The Namesake (2006)

Name: The Namesake
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2006
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson

2h 2m India, Japan, United States of America

Drama Family

Plot

The Ganguli family navigates the challenges of immigrant life after relocating from Calcutta to New York. Ashoke and Ashima cherish their Indian roots while working hard to provide a better future for their children. However, their son Gogol grapples with his cultural identity, seeking to carve out a path that honors both his heritage and his American upbringing. As he struggles to reconcile these two worlds, the family faces the complexities of tradition, sacrifice, and the quest for self-discovery in a new land.

Cast

Kal Penn Irrfan Khan Tabu Jacinda Barrett Zuleikha Robinson Ruma Guha Thakurta Sabyasachi Chakraborty Sahira Nair Supriya Choudhury Jhumpa Lahiri Kharaj Mukherjee Glenne Headly Brooke Smith Jagannath Guha Heather MacRae