Namesake, The - Film, Movie + Trailer

Plot: The Namesake describes the struggles between two first generation Bengali immigrants to the United States, Ashima Ganguli (Tabu) and Ashoke Ganguli (Irfan Khan), and their children, Gogol (Kal Penn) and Sonali (Sonia) (Sahira Nair).

The story begins as Ashoke and Ashima leave Kolkata, India and settle in New York. Through a series of errors, their son's nickname, Gogol, becomes his official birth name, an event which will shape many aspects of his life. Gogol eventually meets and falls in love with two women, Maxine (Jacinda Barrett) and Moushumi (Zuleikha Robinson).

Genres: comedy, drama, romance

Starring: Tabu, Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Zuleikha Robinson, Jacinda Barrett, Sahira Nair

Director: Mira Nair

Written by Jhumpa Lahiri, Sooni Taraporevala

Release date: March 9, 2007