The Namesake (film)

For other uses, see Namesake (disambiguation).

The Namesake
Promotional poster
Directed byMira Nair
Screenplay bySooni Taraporevala
Based onThe Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Produced byMira Nair
Lydia Dean Pilcher
StarringKal Penn
Tabu
Irrfan Khan
Zuleikha Robinson
Jacinda Barrett
Sebastian Roché
Sahira Nair
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Supriya Devi
CinematographyFrederick Elmes
Edited byAllyson C. Johnson
Music byNitin Sawhney
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • 2 September 2006 (2006-09-02) (Telluride)
  • 9 March 2007 (2007-03-09) (United States)
  • 23 March 2007 (2007-03-23) (India)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
India
Japan
LanguagesEnglish
Bengali
Budget$9.5 million[2]
Box office$20.14 million[3]

The Namesake is a 2006 English-language drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sooni Taraporevala based on the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. It stars Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan and Sahira Nair. The film was produced by Indian, American and Japanese studios.[4] The film was released in the United States on 9 March 2007, following screenings at film festivals in Toronto and New York City. The Namesake received positive reviews from American critics.[5]

  1. ^ "The Namesake (12)". BBFC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "The Namesake". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ The Namesake at Box Office Mojo
  4. ^ "The Namesake (2006)". BFI. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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