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The Namesake

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
23K
YOUR RATING
Kal Penn in The Namesake (2006)
Theatrical Trailer from Fox Searchlight Pictures
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7 Videos
51 Photos
Coming-of-AgeDrama

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.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.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
  • Writers
    • Sooni Taraporevala
    • Jhumpa Lahiri
  • Stars
    • Kal Penn
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Tabu
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mira Nair
    • Writers
      • Sooni Taraporevala
      • Jhumpa Lahiri
    • Stars
      • Kal Penn
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Tabu
    • 156User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

    Videos7

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    Trailer 2:31
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    Photos51

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    Top Cast59

    Kal Penn
    Kal Penn
    • Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Ashoke
    Tabu
    Tabu
    • Ashima
    Jacinda Barrett
    Jacinda Barrett
    • Maxine
    Zuleikha Robinson
    Zuleikha Robinson
    • Moushumi Mazumdar
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Sally
    Sahira Nair
    • Sonia
    Jagannath Guha
    • Ghosh
    Ruma Guha Thakurta
    Ruma Guha Thakurta
    • Ashoke's Mother
    Sandip Deb
    • Music Teacher
    Sukanya
    Sukanya
    • Rini
    Tanushree Shankar
    • Ashima's Mother
    Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
    Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
    • Ashima's Father
    Tamal Ray Chowdhury
    • Ashoke's Father
    Dhruv Mookerji
    • Rana
    Supriya Choudhury
    Supriya Choudhury
    • Ashima's Grandmother
    • (as Supriya Devi)
    Stuart Rudin
    Stuart Rudin
    • Homeless Man
    Heather MacRae
    • Nurse Patty
    • Director
      • Mira Nair
    • Writers
      • Sooni Taraporevala
      • Jhumpa Lahiri
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews156

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Tabu admitted that in all the years she had lived in India, she had never seen the Taj Mahal. The scene in the movie where the family goes to see the Taj Mahal was her first time seeing the famous tomb.
    • Goofs
      Early in the film when Gogol's mother and father are sitting together and one of them is holding a letter that they plan to mail to India, there are 2 U.S. stamps on the envelope. These stamps are current (2007) stamps, yet the letters are being mailed in the late 1970's or early 1980's.
    • Quotes
      • Ashoke Ganguli: The camera! It is in the car. All this and no picture, huh? We just have to remember it then. Huh? Will you remember this day, Gogol?
      • Gogol: How long do you I to remember it?
      • Ashoke Ganguli: [laughing] Ah, remember it always. Remember that you and I made the journey and went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go.
    • Crazy credits
      Kal Penn is credited twice: once as Kal Penn in the role of Gogol, and once as Kalpen Modi, his birth name, in the role of Nikhil.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: 300/The Namesake/I Think I Love My Wife/Beyond the Gates/The Host (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Ye Mera Divanapan Hai
      Written by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi, Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal (as Shankar Jaikishan) and Shahryar (as Sharyar)
      Performed by Susheela Raman
      Courtesy of Narada Productions, Inc.
      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
      (played in the scene of Kal Penn's wedding night)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 6, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • India
    • Official site
      • Stream The Namesake officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Bengali
    • Also known as
      • Тезки
    • Filming locations
      • Nyack, New York, USA(Nyack Library)
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Cine Mosaic
      • Entertainment Farm (EF)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $9,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,569,248
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $248,552
      • Mar 11, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,354,321
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 2m(122 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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