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Kal Penn in The Namesake (2006)

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The Namesake

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Director

Mira Nair
Mira Nair

Writers

Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
screenplay
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
novel

Cast

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Kal Penn
Kal Penn
Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol
Tabu
Tabu
Ashima
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Ashoke
Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett
Maxine
Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson
Moushumi Mazumdar
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith
Sally
Sahira Nair
Sahira Nair
Sonia
Jagannath Guha
Jagannath Guha
Ghosh
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ashoke's Mother
Sandip Deb
Sandip Deb
Music Teacher
Sukanya
Sukanya
Rini
Tanushree Shankar
Tanushree Shankar
Ashima's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Ashima's Father
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Ashoke's Father
Dhruv Mookerji
Dhruv Mookerji
Rana
Supriya Choudhury
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
(as Supriya Devi)
Stuart Rudin
Stuart Rudin
Homeless Man
Heather MacRae
Heather MacRae
Nurse Patty
Sumitra
Sumitra
Calcutta House Staff
Kanti
Kanti
Calcutta House Staff
Michael Countryman
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Kousik Bhowal
Kousik Bhowal
Dr. Gupta
Rupak Ginn
Rupak Ginn
Uncle
Soham Chatterjee
Soham Chatterjee
Gogol (Age 4)
Gargi Mukherjee
Gargi Mukherjee
Mira Mashi
Pallavi Shah
Pallavi Shah
Kajol Mashi
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Noor Lahiri Vourvoulias
Noor Lahiri Vourvoulias
Baby Sonia
Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Mr. Lawson
Josh Grisetti
Josh Grisetti
Jerry
Justin Rosini
Justin Rosini
Marc
Dan McCabe
Dan McCabe
Bart
Bobby Steggert
Bobby Steggert
Jason
B.C. Parikh
B.C. Parikh
Mr. Mazumdar
Sibani Biswas
Sibani Biswas
Mrs. Mazumdar
Lakhan Das
Lakhan Das
Baul Singer
Kharaj Mukherjee
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chotu
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll
Gerald
(as Daniel Gerrol)
Amy Wright
Amy Wright
Pam
Christie Moreau
Christie Moreau
Phone Operator
Jo Yang
Jo Yang
Ms. Lu
Krishna Dikshit
Krishna Dikshit
Funeral Priest
Kartik Das
Kartik Das
Boat Man
Gary Cowling
Gary Cowling
Hotel Manager
Sudipta Bhawmik
Sudipta Bhawmik
Subroto Mesho
Gretchen Egolf
Gretchen Egolf
Astrid
Baylen Thomas
Baylen Thomas
Blake
Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown
Oliver
Jessica Blank
Jessica Blank
Edith
Mia Yoo
Mia Yoo
Viola
Benjamin Bauman
Benjamin Bauman
Donald
Sebastian Roché
Sebastian Roché
Pierre
Maximiliano Hernández
Maximiliano Hernández
Ben
Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee
Reformed Hindoo
Mitali Bhawmik
Mitali Bhawmik
Singing Voice
(voice)

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Marcus Collins
Marcus Collins
Graham
(uncredited)
Sandi DeGeorge
Sandi DeGeorge
Moshumi's Friend
(uncredited)
Aaron Yoo
Aaron Yoo
Student in Gogol's Class
(uncredited)

Producers

Lydia Dean Pilcher
Lydia Dean Pilcher
producer
Lori Keith Douglas
Lori Keith Douglas
co-producer
Anadil Hossain
Anadil Hossain
line producer: India
Yukie Kito
Yukie Kito
co-producer (as Yuki'e Kitô)
Yasushi Kotani
Yasushi Kotani
executive producer
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
producer
Ronnie Screwvala
Ronnie Screwvala
executive producer
Zarina Screwvala
Zarina Screwvala
co-producer
Taizo Son
Taizo Son
executive producer
Dinaz Stafford
Dinaz Stafford
associate producer

Composer

Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney

Cinematographer

Frederick Elmes
Frederick Elmes
director of photography

Editor

Allyson C. Johnson
Allyson C. Johnson

Casting Director

Cindy Tolan
Cindy Tolan

Production Designer

Stephanie Carroll
Stephanie Carroll

Art Director

Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
art director (as Suttirat Larlarb)

Set Decorator

Lydia Marks
Lydia Marks

Costume Designer

Arjun Bhasin
Arjun Bhasin

Makeup Department

Norman Bryn
Norman Bryn
makeup artist
Milton Buras
Milton Buras
hair stylist
Rita Dey
Rita Dey
hair stylist: India
Anup Kumar Ganguli
Anup Kumar Ganguli
makeup artist assistant: India
Nazafarin Gazdar
Nazafarin Gazdar
hair stylist: India (as Nazafrin Gazdar)
Kelly Gleason
Kelly Gleason
key makeup artist
Shriniwas Narayan Reddy
Shriniwas Narayan Reddy
makeup artist
Shyam Reddy
Shyam Reddy
makeup artist assistant: India
Peggy Schierholz
Peggy Schierholz
key hair stylist (as Peg Schierholz)
Heidi Kulow
Heidi Kulow
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Harish Amin
Harish Amin
production supervisor: India
Pritam Chowdhury
Pritam Chowdhury
unit manager: India
Kelley Cribben
Kelley Cribben
post-production supervisor
Lori Keith Douglas
Lori Keith Douglas
unit production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

Avani Batra
Avani Batra
third assistant director
Kristin Bernstein
Kristin Bernstein
second assistant director
Joyati Bose
Joyati Bose
assistant director: second unit, India
Michael DeCasper
Michael DeCasper
first assistant director
Dylan Gray
Dylan Gray
first assistant director: India
Eric Richard Lasko
Eric Richard Lasko
second second assistant director (as Eric Lasko)
Nitya Mehra
Nitya Mehra
second assistant director: India
Arindam Mukherjee
Arindam Mukherjee
additional second assistant director: second unit
Akshay Roy
Akshay Roy
second second assistant director
Jay Jay Odedra
Jay Jay Odedra
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ann Marie Auricchio
Ann Marie Auricchio
scenic artist
Russell Barnes
Russell Barnes
art department coordinator
Tuli Basu
Tuli Basu
art department coordinator: India
Martin Bernstein
Martin Bernstein
construction coordinator
Brinda
Brinda
art department trainee: India
Jeff Butcher
Jeff Butcher
property master
Brian Buteau
Brian Buteau
set dresser
Daniela Capistrano
Daniela Capistrano
art department intern
Tanmoy Chakraborty
Tanmoy Chakraborty
art director: India
Kiran Chandra
Kiran Chandra
art department assistant / prop coordinator: India

Sound Department

Gina Alfano
Gina Alfano
adr editor
David Boulton
David Boulton
adr engineer (as David Bolton)
Brian Bowles
Brian Bowles
dialogue editor
Thom Cadley
Thom Cadley
sound mixer
Rachel Chancey
Rachel Chancey
foley editor
Ryan Collison
Ryan Collison
foley engineer
Keith Culbertson
Keith Culbertson
sound re-recordist
Michael Holmstrom
Michael Holmstrom
sound mix engineer
Larry Hopkins
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer
Paul Katz
Paul Katz
sound mix engineer

Special Effects

Shantanu Paul
Shantanu Paul
special effects coordinator: India

Visual Effects

John Dowdell
John Dowdell
2K digital intermediate colorist
Chris Gelles
Chris Gelles
visual effects executive producer: & Company
David Isyomin
David Isyomin
visual effects supervisor: & Company
David O
David O
digital optical compositor (as David Geoghegan)

Stunts

Allan Amin
Allan Amin
stunt coordinator: India

Camera and Electrical Department

Shankar Asari
Shankar Asari
sparks: India
Garrett Boehling
Garrett Boehling
dolly grip
Joydeep Bose
Joydeep Bose
camera intern: India
Kathleen Corgan
Kathleen Corgan
second assistant camera: India
Mulchand Dedhia
Mulchand Dedhia
gaffer: India
Samuel G. Friedman
Samuel G. Friedman
best boy electric (as Sam Friedman)
Mara Galus
Mara Galus
camera loader
Abbot Genser
Abbot Genser
still photographer
Ganesh Ghosh
Ganesh Ghosh
spot boy: India
Kurt Lennig
Kurt Lennig
rigging gaffer

Casting Department

Aditi Bhattacharya
Aditi Bhattacharya
casting trainee: India
Emily Chakraborty
Emily Chakraborty
casting trainee: India
Karen E. Etcoff
Karen E. Etcoff
extras casting (as Karen Etcoff)
Tess Joseph
Tess Joseph
casting: India
Ruchi Pugalia
Ruchi Pugalia
casting trainee: India
Soumitra Saha
Soumitra Saha
casting assistant: India
Matt Schreiber
Matt Schreiber
casting associate
Sohag Sen
Sohag Sen
casting consultant: India
Nina Srivasatava
Nina Srivasatava
extras casting associate
Nina Srivastava
Nina Srivastava
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Megha Barnabas
Megha Barnabas
costume intern
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
costume dresser: India
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar
tailor: India
Ellen Mahlke
Ellen Mahlke
key costumer
Christina Morales
Christina Morales
costume intern
Urmila Motwani
Urmila Motwani
wardrobe supervisor: India (as Urmilla Lal Motwani)
Hilary Niederer
Hilary Niederer
assistant costume designer
Ravi Pawar
Ravi Pawar
costume assistant: India
M.D. Sanaullah
M.D. Sanaullah
costume dresser: India (as MD Saunaulla)
Stev Taylor
Stev Taylor
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Kenny Becker
Kenny Becker
color timer
Priya Darshini
Priya Darshini
post-production intern (as Priyadarshini)
Peter Heady
Peter Heady
digital intermediate finishing artist
Asal Hejazi
Asal Hejazi
post-production intern
Jean Lane
Jean Lane
digital intermediate producer
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o
post-production intern
Noëlle Penraat
Noëlle Penraat
negative cutter (as Noelle Penraat)
Francis Power
Francis Power
post-production assistant
Nirali Shastri
Nirali Shastri
post-production intern
David A. Smith
David A. Smith
assistant editor

Location Management

Chandan Das
Chandan Das
location manager: India
John Druzba
John Druzba
location intern
Sandeep Gondalekar
Sandeep Gondalekar
location assistant: India
Michael Hartel
Michael Hartel
assistant location manager
Gahan Haskins
Gahan Haskins
location scout
Eric Kench
Eric Kench
location assistant
Kellie Morrison
Kellie Morrison
location manager
Stephen Popernik
Stephen Popernik
location coordinator
Justin Rosini
Justin Rosini
location assistant
Probal Sircar
Probal Sircar
location assistant: India

Music Department

Ulhas Bapat
Ulhas Bapat
musician: santoor
Mitali Bhawmik
Mitali Bhawmik
musician: singer
Thom Chadly
Thom Chadly
music score mixer
Reshmin Chowdhury
Reshmin Chowdhury
musician: singer
Linda Cohen
Linda Cohen
music supervisor
John M. Davis
John M. Davis
music editor
Stephen Hussey
Stephen Hussey
conductor
Maya Iwabuchi
Maya Iwabuchi
orchestra leader
Dean James
Dean James
music studio mix editor
Dilshat Khan
Dilshat Khan
musician: sarangi

Script and Continuity Department

Peter Madamba
Peter Madamba
script researcher

Transportation Department

Terry Adams
Terry Adams
driver
Jim Buckman
Jim Buckman
transportation captain (as James S. Buckman)
Robert Buckman
Robert Buckman
transportation co-captain
Kajol Chakraborty
Kajol Chakraborty
transportation manager: India
Debit Chanda
Debit Chanda
picture vehicle coordinator: India
Indranil Chowbhury
Indranil Chowbhury
transportation coordinator: India
George Collins
George Collins
driver
David Conelli
David Conelli
camera car driver
Curtis Europe
Curtis Europe
driver
Billy Featherstone
Billy Featherstone
driver

Additional Crew

Patrick Andrews
Patrick Andrews
production assistant
Michael Barnes
Michael Barnes
financial legal services
Puloma Basu
Puloma Basu
cast production assistant
Ashley Bearden
Ashley Bearden
assistant production coordinator
Sammy Bhattacharya
Sammy Bhattacharya
office production assistant: India
Ami Boghani
Ami Boghani
assistant: Ms. Nair
Sumit Bothra
Sumit Bothra
manager: Nitin Sawhney, Embargo Management Ltd.
Pinaki Chatterjee
Pinaki Chatterjee
set production assistant: India
Praveen Chowdhury
Praveen Chowdhury
set production assistant: India
Sara Clarke
Sara Clarke
production office intern

Thanks

Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar
special thanks (as Zoia Akhtar)
S.M. Ferozeuddin Alameer
S.M. Ferozeuddin Alameer
special thanks (as Feroze Alameer)
Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak
dedicatee
Nemai Ghosh
Nemai Ghosh
special thanks
Mira Gupta
Mira Gupta
special thanks
Ram Maheshwari
Ram Maheshwari
special thanks
Soumitra Majumdar
Soumitra Majumdar
special thanks
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
dedicatee
Dayanita Singh
Dayanita Singh
special thanks
Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand
special thanks

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