Movie: The Namesake

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kal Penn
Kal Penn

Gogol / Nikhil

Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan

Ashoke Ganguli

Tabu
Tabu

Ashima Ganguli

Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett

Maxine Ratliffe

Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson

Moushumi Mazoomdar

Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ashoke's Mother

Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Ashima's Father

Sahira Nair
Sahira Nair

Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury
Supriya Choudhury

Ashima's Grandmother

Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Mashi

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