The Namesake
Sign in to save2006 film directed by Mira Nair
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6.8The 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.
Released: 2006-09-02122 minDir: Mira NairDrama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 7 June 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Namesake
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Screenwriter
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Cast member
- Heather MacRae
- Composer
- Nitin Sawhney
- Producer
- Mira Nair
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2006 American films2006 drama films2006 films2006 independent films2006 Japanese filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAsian-American drama filmsEnglish-language Indian filmsEnglish-language Japanese filmsFilms about adultery in the United StatesFilms about immigration to the United States