The Namesake(Film,2006)

Sky Movies DramaSaturday, August 23rd, 20085:45pm to 7:47pm

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A second generation Bengali New Yorker distances himself from his family's roots, but a shocking event forces him to confront his past.Widescreen, Subtitles, Dolby Digital 5.1, Pin ProtectedKeywords: Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

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Directed by

Mira Nair

Written by

Sooni Taraporevala

Jhumpa Lahiri

Cast

Irfan Khan	.... Ashoke Ganguli
Jagannath Guha	.... Ghosh
Ruma Guha Thakurta	.... Ashoke's Mother
Tabu	.... Ashima A. Ganguli
Sandip Deb	.... Music Teacher
Sukanya	.... Rini
Tanusree Shankar	.... Ashima's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakravarthy	.... Ashima's Father
Tamal Sengupta	.... Ashoke's Father
Dhruv Mookerji	.... Rana
Supriya Choudhury	.... Ashima's Grandmother
Stuart Rudin	.... Homeless Man
Heather MacRae	.... Nurse Patty
Sumitra Kanti	.... Calcutta House Staff
Michael Countryman	.... Mr. Wilcox