The Namesake

Two Worlds. One Journey.

Directed by: Mira Nair
6.8 188
Drama

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.

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
S
Sahira Nair
Sonali Ganguli
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Brooke Smith
Sally
J
Jagannath Guha
Ghosh
Heather MacRae
Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Sukanya
Rini
Rupak Ginn
Uncle
Linus Roache
Mr. Lawson
J
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
Jo Yang
Ms. Lu
Gary Cowling
Hotel Manager
Gretchen Egolf
Astrid
Baylen Thomas
Blake
Jeb Brown
Oliver
J
Jessica Blank
Edith
Benjamin Bauman
Donald
Sebastian Roché
Pierre
Maximiliano Hernández
Ben
S
Sandip Deb
Music Teacher
D
Dhruv Mookerji
Rana
K
Kousik Bhowal
Dr. Gupta
Rupak Ginn
Mira Mashi
P
Pallavi Shah
Kajol Mashi
Jhumpa Lahiri
Baby Sonia
B
BC Parikh
Mr. Mazumdar
S
Sibani Biswas
Mrs. Mazumdar
L
Lakhan Das
Baul Singer
Glenne Headly
Funeral Priest
K
Kartik Das
Boatman

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