Drama · India · 2006 · 2h 2m

The Namesake

The Namesake poster
Director
Mira Nair
Cast
Kal Penn as Gogol / Nikhil Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli Tabu as Ashima Ganguli Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Ratliffe Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazoomdar Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother
Crew
Frederick Elmes — Director of Photography Allyson C. Johnson — Editor Nitin Sawhney — Original Music Composer Sooni Taraporevala — Screenplay Jhumpa Lahiri — Novel Lydia Dean Pilcher — Producer
Tagline

Two Worlds. One Journey.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Namesake — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookarranged marriageindiawoman directorimmigrant experiencetaj mahal, indiakolkata, india
Key Collaborators
Mira Nair Director Frederick Elmes Director of Photography Allyson C. Johnson Editor Nitin Sawhney Original Music Composer Sooni Taraporevala Screenplay Jhumpa Lahiri Novel Lydia Dean Pilcher Producer Lori Keith Douglas Producer Anadil Hossain Producer Yukie Kito Producer Mira Nair Producer Ronnie Screwvala Producer
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