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The Namesake

Two Worlds. One Journey.

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The Namesake — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • March 9, 2007
  • Runtime
  • 122 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Mira Nair

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The Namesake — Cast

Kal Penn photo Kal Penn Gogol / Nikhil Irrfan Khan photo Irrfan Khan Ashoke Ganguli Tabu photo Tabu Ashima Ganguli Jacinda Barrett photo Jacinda Barrett Maxine Ratliffe Zuleikha Robinson photo Zuleikha Robinson Moushumi Mazoomdar Ruma Guha Thakurta photo Ruma Guha Thakurta Ashoke's Mother Sabyasachi Chakraborty photo Sabyasachi Chakraborty Ashima's Father Sahira Nair Sonali Ganguli

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