The Namesake

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

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

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

as Ashima's Father

Sahira Nair

as Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury

as Ashima's Grandmother

Jhumpa Lahiri

as Jhumpa Mashi

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