The Namesake (film)

The Namesake
The Namesake
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Mira Nair
Screenplay by	Sooni Taraporevala
Based on	The Namesake; by Jhumpa Lahiri
Produced by	Mira Nair; Lydia Dean Pilcher
Starring	Kal Penn; Tabu; Irrfan Khan; Zuleikha Robinson; Jacinda Barrett; Sebastian Roché; Sahira Nair; Ruma Guha Thakurta; Sabyasachi Chakrabarty; Supriya Devi
Cinematography	Frederick Elmes
Edited by	Allyson C. Johnson
Music by	Nitin Sawhney
Production; companies	UTV Motion Pictures; Mirabai Films; Entertainment Farm
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates	2 September 2006 (Telluride); 9 March 2007 (United States); 23 March 2007 (India);
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	United States; India; Japan
Languages	English; Bengali
Budget	$9.5 million
Box office	$20.14 million

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]

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