Starring | : | Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Kal Penn, Zuleikha Robinson, Jacinda Barrett |
Director | : | Mira Nair |
Producer | : | Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mira Nair |
Music Dir | : | Nitin Sawhney |
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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 Ashok (Irfan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) long for 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 loosing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown.