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The Namesake

American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Director

Mira Nair

Year

Genre

Box Office

$13,569,248

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures,Mirabai Films,UTV Motion Pictures,Entertainment Farm,Cine Mosaic

Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations

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Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol

Ashoke

Maxine

Jacinda Barrett

Moushumi Mazumdar

Zuleikha Robinson

Sally

Sonia

Ghosh

Ashoke's Mother

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Music Teacher

Rini

Ashima's Mother

Tanushree Shankar

Ashima's Father

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty

Ashoke's Father

Tamal Ray Chowdhury

Rana

Ashima's Grandmother

Supriya Choudhury

Homeless Man

Nurse Patty

Calcutta House Staff

Calcutta House Staff

Mr. Wilcox

Michael Countryman

Dr. Gupta

Uncle

Gogol (Age 4)

Soham Chatterjee

Mira Mashi

Gargi Mukherjee

Kajol Mashi

Jhumpa Mashi

Baby Sonia

Noor Lahiri Vourvoulias

Mr. Lawson

Jerry

Marc

Bart

Jason

Mr. Mazumdar

Mrs. Mazumdar

Baul Singer

Chotu

Kharaj Mukherjee

Lydia

Gerald

Pam

Phone Operator

Christie Moreau

Ms. Lu

Funeral Priest

Krishna Dikshit

Boat Man

Hotel Manager

Subroto Mesho

Sudipta Bhawmik

Astrid

Blake

Oliver

Edith

Viola

Donald

Benjamin Bauman

Pierre

Sebastian Roché

Ben

Maximiliano Hernández

Reformed Hindoo

Partha Chatterjee

Singing Voice

Graham

Moshumi's Friend

Student in Gogol's Class

Ashima

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Ashoke Ganguli Ashoke Marc Ashima A. Ganguli Moushumi Mazumdar

What do you say - The Namesake

What do you say

For the last two years - The Namesake

For the last two years

Black as his hair - The Namesake

Black as his hair

You won't believe it - The Namesake

You won't believe it

Pick up pick up Be the first female - The Namesake

Pick up pick up Be the first female

He wants to keep Gogol and not Nikhel as his good name - The Namesake

He wants to keep Gogol and not Nikhel as his good name

Did you guys know all the stuff about him when you named me - The Namesake

Did you guys know all the stuff about him when you named me

So I am two inches away from her - The Namesake

So I am two inches away from her

I detest American television - The Namesake

I detest American television

We all came out of Gogol's Overcoat - The Namesake

We all came out of Gogol's Overcoat

There is something I always wanted to ask you but - The Namesake

There is something I always wanted to ask you but

Why don't you get in my American sahib Sonia can sit on my lap - The Namesake

Why don't you get in my American sahib Sonia can sit on...

In the middle of the night I have called and you are not there - The Namesake

In the middle of the night I have called and you are not...

Where are you going - The Namesake

Where are you going

Think of your mother Think of your son - The Namesake

Think of your mother Think of your son

You know why - The Namesake

You are going out - The Namesake

You are going out

So I have been thinking a lot about my name - The Namesake

So I have been thinking a lot about my name

He's here - The Namesake

Mrs Ganguly I am Mr Wilcox - The Namesake

Mrs Ganguly I am Mr Wilcox

I can't - The Namesake

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American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mira Nair

Writer: Sooni Taraporevala, Jhumpa Lahiri

Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures,Mirabai Films,UTV Motion Pictures,Entertainment Farm,Cine Mosaic

Genre: drama

Year: 2006

MetaScore: 82/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $13,569,248

Released: 06 Apr 2007

Awards: 5 wins & 7 nominations

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