The Namesake Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 21, 2008

The Namesake

Release Date: Friday, March 9, 2007

Director: Mira Nair

Starring: Irfan Khan • Kal Penn • Zuleikha Robinson • Konkona Sen Sharma • Tabu

PG-13 Drama N/A

4 / 5.0

71% WILL SEE 29% WON'T SEE

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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.

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Who is making The Namesake – Crew List

A look at The Namesake behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mira Nair last helmed Queen of Katwe and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The film's writer Sooni Taraporevala last penned Ballet Boys.

Director: Mira Nair
Screenwriter: Sooni Taraporevala
Producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher

Studio: Searchlight Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Namesake

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."

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

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

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sexuality/nudiity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English