Based upon the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri and brought to the screen by acclaimed director Mira Nair ('Monsoon Wedding'), this epic family saga "brims with intelligence, compassion, and sensuous delight" ('Chicago Tribune'). Kal Penn ('Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle') stars as Gogol Ganguli, a suburban tennager caught between his Indian roots and his American birthright. Gogol and his Indian-born parents must somehow strike a balance between age-old traditions and modern-day sensibilities as they search for a patch of common ground. An inspirational tale about the ties that bind us all, 'The Namesake' is "marvelous, moving...funny and sexy" ('Entertainment Weekly').
Production Year:
2006
Released:
Tue, 11/27/2007
Run Time Minutes:
114
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Irrfan Khan - Ashoke
Actors:
Jagannath Guha - Ghosh
Actors:
Ruma Guha Thakurta - Ashoke's Mother
Actors:
Tabu - Ashima
Actors:
Sandip Deb - Music Teacher
Actors:
Sukanya - Rini
Actors:
Tanushree Shankar - Ashima's Mother
Actors:
Sabyasachi Chakraborty - Ahima's Father
Actors:
Tamal Roy Choudhury - Ashoke's Father
Actors:
Dhruv Mookerji - Rana
Actors:
Supriya Devi - Ashima's Grandmother
Actors:
Stuart Rudin - Homeless Man
Actors:
Heather MacRae - Nurse Patty
Actors:
Sumitra - Calcutta House Staff
Actors:
Kanti - Calcutta House Staff
Actors:
Michael Countryman - Mr. Wilcox
Actors:
Kousik Bhowal - Dr. Gupta
Actors:
Rupak Ginn - Uncle
Actors:
Soham Chatterjee - Gogol (Age 4)
Actors:
Gargi Mukherjee - Mira Mashi
Actors:
Pallavi Shah - Kajol Mashi
Actors:
Jhumpa Lahiri - Jhumpa Mashi
Actors:
Noor Lahiri Vourvoulias - Baby Sonia
Actors:
Linus Roache - Mr. Lawson
Actors:
Josh Grisetti - Jerry
Actors:
Kal Penn - Gogol
Actors:
Kalpen Modi - Nikhil
Actors:
Justin Rosini - Marc
Actors:
Dan McCabe - Bart
Actors:
Bobby Steggert - Jason
Actors:
Shahira Nair - Sonia
Actors:
B C Parikh - Mr. Mazumdar
Actors:
Sibani Biswas - Mrs. Mazumdar
Actors:
Zuleikha Robinson - Moushumi Mazumdar
Actors:
Lakhan Das - Baul Singer
Actors:
Kharaj Mukherjee - Chotu
Actors:
Glenne Headly - Lydia
Actors:
Daniel Gerroll - Gerald
Actors:
Jacinda Barrett - Maxine
Actors:
Amy Wright - Pam
Actors:
Brooke Smith - Sally
Actors:
Christie Moreau - Phone Operator
Actors:
Jo Yang - Ms. Lu
Actors:
Krishna Dikshit - Funeral Priest
Actors:
Kartik Das - Boat Man
Actors:
Gary Cowling - Hotel Manager
Actors:
Sudipta Bhawmik - Subroto Mesho
Actors:
Gretchen Egolf - Astrid
Actors:
Baylen Thomas - Blake
Actors:
Jeb Brown - Oliver
Actors:
Jessica Blank - Edith
Actors:
Mia Yoo - Viola
Actors:
Benjamin Bauman - Donald
Actors:
Sebastian Roche - Pierre
Actors:
Maximiliano Hernandez - Ben
Actors:
Partha Chatterjee - Reformed Hindoo
Actors:
Mitali Bhawmik - Singing Voice