Overview - The Namesake

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Family

Runtime: 122 minutes

Homepage: The Namesake

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$20,354,321.00

Spoken Languages

  • বাংলা
  • Český
  • Français
  • हिन्दी
  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Fox Searchlight Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Mirabai Films

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: UTV Motion Pictures

    Production country India

  • Name: Entertainment Farm

    Production country Japan

  • Name: Cine Mosaic

    Production country United States of America

Overview

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.

Cast

  • Name: Kal Penn

    Character: Gogol / Nikhil

    Popularity: 1.3631

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  • Name: Irrfan Khan

    Character: Ashoke Ganguli

    Popularity: 1.854

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  • Name: Tabu

    Character: Ashima Ganguli

    Popularity: 0.8048

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  • Name: Jacinda Barrett

    Character: Maxine Ratliffe

    Popularity: 0.8608

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  • Name: Zuleikha Robinson

    Character: Moushumi Mazoomdar

    Popularity: 0.9424

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  • Name: Ruma Guha Thakurta

    Character: Ashoke's Mother

    Popularity: 0.1088

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  • Name: Sabyasachi Chakraborty

    Character: Ashima's Father

    Popularity: 0.3469

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  • Name: Sahira Nair

    Character: Sonali Ganguli

    Popularity: 0.0382