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.
Drama
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films
Kal Penn as Gogol/Nikhil, Tabu as Ashima Ganguli, Irrfan Khan as Ashoke Ganguli, Sahira Nair as Sonali Ganguli, Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Ratliffe, Zuleikha Robinson as Moushumi Mazoomdar, Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother, Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Ashima's Father, Supriya Choudhury as Ashima's Grandmother