The Namesake (2006)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Gogul Ganguli

      Kal Penn

    • Ashima

      Tabu

    • Ashoke Ganguli

      Khan, Irrfan

    • Maxine

      Jacinda Barrett

    • Moushumi Mazumdar

      Robinson, Zuleika

    • Sally

      Brooke Smith

    • Sonia

      Sahira Nair

    • Mr Lawson

      Linus Roache

    • Lydia

      Glenne Headly

    • Pam

      Amy Wright

    • Ghosh

      Guha, Jagannath

    • Ashoke's mother

      Ruma Guha Thakurta

    • music teacher

      Sandip Deb

    • Rini

      Sukanya

    • Ashima's mother

      Tanushree Shankar

    • Ashima's father

      Chakraborty, Sabyasachi

    • Ashoke's father

      Tamal Ray Choudhury

    • Rana

      Dhruv Mookerji

    • Ashima's grandmother

      Supriya Devi

    • crazy wino

      Stuart Rudin

    • Nurse Patty

      Heather Macrae

    • Calcutta house staff

      Sumitra

    • Calcutta house staff

      Kanti

    • Mr Wilcox

      Michael Countryman

    • Dr Gupta

      Kousik Bhowal

    • uncle

      Rupak Ginn

    • Gogol (age 4)

      Soham Chatterjee

    • Mira Mashi

      Gargi Mukherjee

    • Kajol Mashi

      Pallavi Shah

    • Jhumpa Mashi

      Jhumpa Lahiri

    • baby Sonia

      Noor Lahiri Vourvoulias

    • Jerry

      Josh Grisetti

    • Nikhil

      Kalpen Modi

    • Marc

      Justin Rosini

    • Bart

      Dan McCabe

    • Jason

      Bobby Steggert

    • Mr Mazumdar

      B.C. Parikh

    • Mrs Mazumdar

      Sibani Biswas

    • Baul singer

      Lakhan Das

    • Chotu

      Mukherjee, Kharaj

    • Gerald

      Daniel Gerrol

    • phone operator

      Christie Moreau

    • Ms Lu

      Jo Yang

    • funeral priest

      Krishna Dikshit

    • boat man

      Kartik Das

    • hotel manager

      Gary Cowling

    • Subroto Mesho

      Sudipta Bhawmik

    • Astrid

      Gretchen Egolf

    • Blake

      Baylen Thomas

    • Oliver

      Jeb Brown

    • Edith

      Jessica Blank

    • Viola

      Mia Yoo

    • Donald

      Benjamin Bauman

    • Pierre

      Sebastian Roché

    • Ben

      Maxmiliano Hernandez

    • reformed Hindoo

      Partha Chatterjee

    • singing voice

      Mitali Bhawmik

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Mira Nair

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Michael Decasper

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Kristin Bernstein

    • Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)

      Eric Lasco

    • Assistant Director (Indian Unit 1st)

      Dylan Gray

    • Assistant Director (Indian Unit 2nd)

      Nitya Mehra

    • Assistant Director (Indian Unit 2nd 2nd)

      Akshay Roy

    • Assistant Director (Indian 2nd Unit)

      Joyati Bose

    • Script Supervisor

      Robyn Aronstam

    Production:

    • ©

      Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    • ©

      TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company

    • Production Company

      Mirabai Films

    • Production Company

      Cine Mosaic

    • Presents

      Fox Searchlight Pictures

    • Presents

      Entertainment FARM

    • Presents

      UTV Motion Pictures

    • Released by

      Twentieth Century Fox

    • Executive Producer

      Yasushi Kotani

    • Executive Producer

      Taizo Son

    • Executive Producer

      Ronnie Screwvala

    • Produced by

      Dean Pilcher, Lydia

    • Produced by

      Mira Nair

    • Co-producer

      Lori Keith Douglas

    • Co-producer

      Yukie Kito

    • Co-producer

      Screwvala, Zarina Mehta

    • Line Producer (Indian Unit)

      Anadil Hossain

    • Associate Producer

      Dinaz Stafford

    • [For] Cine Mosaic

      Thomas De Napoli

    • [For] Cine Mosaic

      Ashley Rudden

    • Unit Production Manager

      Lori Keith Douglas

    • Unit Manager (Indian Unit)

      Pritam Chowdhury

    • Production Supervisor (Indian Unit)

      Harish Amin

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Meghan Wicker

    • Production Co-ordinator (Indian Unit)

      Yasmine Stafford

    • Production Accountant

      Sean Hogan

    • Location Manager

      Kellie Morrison

    • Location Manager (Indian Unit)

      Chandan Das

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Kelley Cribben

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Cindy Tolan

    • Casting (Associate)

      Matt Schreiber

    • Casting (Indian Unit)

      Tess Joseph

    • Casting (Indian Unit Consultant)

      Loveleen Tandan

    • Casting (Indian Unit Consultant)

      Sohag Sen

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      Sooni Taraporevala

    • Based on the novel by

      Jhumpa Lahiri

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Frederick Elmes

    • 2nd Unit Director of Photography

      Odedra, Jay J.

    • Camera Operator

      Gerard Sava

    • Camera Operator (B)

      Pellegrino, Doug

    • Steadicam Operator (Indian Unit)

      Nitin Rao

    • Gaffer

      Jonathan Lumley

    • Gaffer (Indian Unit)

      Dedhia, Mulchand

    • Key Grip

      Tim Smythe

    • Key Grip (Indian Unit)

      Ninad Nayampally

    Stills:

    • Still Photographer

      Abbot Genser

    • Still Photographer (Indian Unit)

      Milan Moudgill

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects by

      Ampersand Company

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator (India)

      Shantanu Paul

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Allyson C. Johnson

    • Assistant Editor

      David A. Smith

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Stephanie Carroll

    • Art Director

      Suttirat Larlarb

    • Art Director (Indian Unit)

      Tanmoy Chakroborty

    • Set Decorator

      Lydia Marks

    • Set Decorator (Indian Unit)

      Sharmishta Roy

    • Property Master

      Jeff Butcher

    • Property Master (Indian Unit)

      Robin Thomas

    • Construction Co-ordinator

      Martin Bernstein

    • Construction Manager (Indian Unit)

      Rajendra Kumar Das

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Arjun Bhasin

    • Wardrobe Supervisor

      Williams, Diedre N.

    • Wardrobe Supervisor (Indian Unit)

      Motwani, Urmila Lal

    Make-up:

    • Key Make-up Artist

      Kelly Gleason

    • Make-up Artist

      Norman Bryn

    • Key Hairstylist

      Peg Schierholz

    • Hairstylist

      Milton Buras

    • Hairstylist (Indian Unit)

      Gazdar, Nazafrin

    • Hairstylist (Indian Unit)

      Rita Dey

    Titles:

    • Titles/Graphics Designed by

      Divya Thakur

    • Titles/Graphics Designed by

      Design Temple

    Film processing:

    • Colour by

      DeLuxe Laboratories

    • Film Colour Timer

      Kenny Becker

    Music:

    • Music

      Nitin Sawhney

    • Additional Source Music Courtesy of

      Killer Tracks

    • Orchestra Performed by

      The Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Leader

      Maya Iwabuchi

    • Musician (Flute)

      K. Srinivasan

    • Musician (Santoor)

      Ulhas Bapat

    • Musician (Sarangi)

      Dilshat Khan

    • Musician (Sitar)

      Niladri Kumar

    • Musician (Swarlin)

      Rajinder Singh

    • Musician (Tabla)

      Satyajit Talwalkar

    • Musician (Violin)

      Deepak Pandit

    • Female Vocalist

      Mitali Bhawmik

    • Female Vocalist

      Reshmin Chowdhury

    • Conductor

      Stephen Hussey

    • Strings Arranged/Orchestrated by

      Nitin Sawhney

    • Music Supervisor

      Linda Cohen

    • Orchestra Co-ordinator

      Paul Talkington

    • Music Editor

      John M. Davis

    • Spirit Dance Studio Mix Editor

      Dean James

    Sound:

    • Orchestral Recording Engineer

      Gary Thomas

    • Music Mixed by

      Thom Chadly

    • Studio Engineer

      Shantanu Hudlikar

    • Sound Mixer

      Ed Novick

    • Boom Operator

      Linda Murphy

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Tavella, Dominick

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Dave Paterson

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Dave Paterson

    • Dialogue Editor

      Brian Bowles

    • Dialogue Editor

      Mary Ellen Porto

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Damian Volpe

    • ADR Editor

      Alfano, Gina

    • Foley Walker

      Jay Peck

    • Foley Editor

      Rachel Chancey

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator (Indian Unit)

      Amin, Allen

    Consultant:

    • For-Gurus of Cinema with Love & Salaams

      Ritwik Ghatak

    • For-Gurus of Cinema with Love & Salaams

      Satyajit Ray

    • Bengali Dialect Coach

      Arun Dasgupta