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The Namesake

Name: The Namesake
Director: Mira Nair
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-09-02
Cast: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson

Drama

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

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Cast

Kal PennIrrfan KhanTabuJacinda BarrettZuleikha RobinsonRuma Guha ThakurtaSabyasachi ChakrabortySahira NairSupriya ChoudhuryJhumpa LahiriKharaj MukherjeeGlenne Headly

Director

Mira Nair

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