The Namesake Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

"The Namesake" is the story of the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irfan Khan, Tabu) long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Namesake.

• I
  Irfan Khan

  A Mighty Heart, Billo Barber

• K
  Kal Penn

  A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Smile

• Z
  Zuleikha Robinson

  The Merchant of Venice, Hidalgo

• K
  Konkona Sen Sharma

• T
  Tabu

  Life of Pi

• J
  Jacinda Barrett

  So B. It, Poseidon

• G
  Glenne Headley

  Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

• B
  Brooke Smith

  To the Bone, Labor Day

Crew Behind the Film

The The Namesake behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Mira Nair last directed Queen of Katwe and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The film's writer Sooni Taraporevala last wrote Ballet Boys.

Director

Mira Nair

Screenwriter

Sooni Taraporevala

Producer

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Production Details

What we know about the The Namesake movie production.

Key Facts

• Said Director Mira Nair of her most personal project to date: "The Namesake encompasses in a deep humane way the tale of millions of us who have left one home for another, who have known what it means to combine the old ways with the new world, who have left the shadow of our parents to find ourselves for the first time."

Production Updates for The Namesake

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed The Namesake movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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