The Namesake— Full Cast

Kal Penn

as Gogol / Nikhil

Irrfan Khan

as Ashoke Ganguli

Tabu

as Ashima Ganguli

Jacinda Barrett

as Maxine Ratliffe

Zuleikha Robinson

as Moushumi Mazoomdar

Ruma Guha Thakurta

as Ashoke's Mother

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

as Ashima's Father

Sahira Nair

as Sonali Ganguli

Supriya Choudhury

as Ashima's Grandmother

Jhumpa Lahiri

as Jhumpa Mashi

Kharaj Mukherjee

as Chhotoo

Glenne Headly

as Lydia

Brooke Smith

as Sally

Jagannath Guha

as Ghosh

Heather MacRae

as Nurse Petty