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The Namesake

Name: The Namesake
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-09-02
Duration: 2 h 2 min

2006 · 2h 2m · PG-13 · English · India

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

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Details

Director: Mira Nair
Writers: Sooni Taraporevala
Release date: September 2, 2006
Runtime: 2h 2m
Original language: English
Production countries: India, Japan, United States of America
Production companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Cine Mosaic, Entertainment Farm
Certification: PG-13
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $20,354,321

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Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookarranged marriageindiawoman directorimmigrant experiencetaj mahal, indiakolkata, india

Cast

Kal Penn

Gogol / Nikhil

Irrfan Khan

Ashoke Ganguli

Tabu

Ashima Ganguli

Jacinda Barrett

Maxine Ratliffe

Zuleikha Robinson

Moushumi Mazoomdar

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ashoke's Mother

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Ashima's Father

Sahira Nair

Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury

Ashima's Grandmother

Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Mashi

Kharaj Mukherjee

Chhotoo

Glenne Headly

Lydia

Brooke Smith

Sally

Jagannath Guha

Ghosh

Heather MacRae

Nurse Petty

Michael Countryman

Mr. Wilcox

Rupak Ginn

Uncle

Linus Roache

Mr. Lawson

Josh Grisetti

Jerry

Dan McCabe

Bart

Bobby Steggert

Jason

Tanusree Shankar

Ashima's Mother

Tamal Ray Chowdhury

Ashoke's Father

Stuart Rudin

Homeless Man

Amy Wright

Pam

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