The Namesake
Mira Nair2006-09-02
Two Worlds. One Journey.
6.74
122 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Kal Penn | Gogol / Nikhil | Unowned |
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Irrfan Khan | Ashoke Ganguli | Zac E. Chan |
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Tabu | Ashima Ganguli | Unowned |
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Jacinda Barrett | Maxine Ratliffe | Unowned |
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Zuleikha Robinson | Moushumi Mazoomdar | Unowned |
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Ruma Guha Thakurta | Ashoke's Mother | Unowned |
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Sabyasachi Chakraborty | Ashima's Father | Unowned |
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Sahira Nair | Sonali Ganguli | Unowned |
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Supriya Choudhury | Ashima's Grandmother | Unowned |
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Jhumpa Lahiri | Jhumpa Mashi | Unowned |
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Kharaj Mukherjee | Chhotoo | Unowned |
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Glenne Headly | Lydia | Unowned |
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Brooke Smith | Sally | Unowned |
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Jagannath Guha | Ghosh | Unowned |
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Heather MacRae | Nurse Petty | Unowned |
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Michael Countryman | Mr. Wilcox | Unowned |
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Sukanya | Rini | Unowned |
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Rupak Ginn | Uncle | Unowned |
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Linus Roache | Mr. Lawson | Unowned |
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Josh Grisetti | Jerry | Unowned |
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Dan McCabe | Bart | Unowned |
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Bobby Steggert | Jason | Unowned |
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Tanusree Shankar | Ashima's Mother | Unowned |
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Tamal Ray Chowdhury | Ashoke's Father | Unowned |
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Stuart Rudin | Homeless Man | Unowned |
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Amy Wright | Pam | Unowned |
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Jo Yang | Ms. Lu | Unowned |
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Gary Cowling | Hotel Manager | Unowned |
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Gretchen Egolf | Astrid | Unowned |
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Baylen Thomas | Blake | Unowned |
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Jeb Brown | Oliver | Unowned |
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Jessica Blank | Edith | Unowned |
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Benjamin Bauman | Donald | Unowned |
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Sebastian Roché | Pierre | Unowned |
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Maximiliano Hernández | Ben | Unowned |
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Sandip Deb | Music Teacher | Unowned |
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Dhruv Mookerji | Rana | Unowned |
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Kousik Bhowal | Dr. Gupta | Unowned |
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Rupak Ginn | Mira Mashi | Unowned |
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Pallavi Shah | Kajol Mashi | Unowned |
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Jhumpa Lahiri | Baby Sonia | Unowned |
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BC Parikh | Mr. Mazumdar | Unowned |
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Sibani Biswas | Mrs. Mazumdar | Unowned |
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Lakhan Das | Baul Singer | Unowned |
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Glenne Headly | Funeral Priest | Unowned |
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Kartik Das | Boatman | Unowned |