India Synopsis
“Two Worlds. One Journey.”
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
The 2005–2007 India Window
157 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Namesake sits at position #40.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Namesake. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Namesake premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $98K per minute on screen and earned $167K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #681 of 1,983 India films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #463 of 1,132 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Bengali, French, Hindi, Czech |
| Production Companies | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mirabai Films |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | September 2, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0433416 |