MUMBAI: The Namesake, starring Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Kal Penn, and Jacinda Barrett, was nominated for Best Feature at the 2007 IFP Gotham Awards, New York.

Also, star Irrfan Khan is the first Indian actor to ever be nominated for a Film Independent's Spirit Award. Khan has been recognized in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Ashoke Ganguli, a father who anchors his family as they grow through loneliness, adolescence, and bitter loss.
 
The Namesake DVD hit markets in the USA on 28 November and is already available in India. It includes special features like: Commentary by Director Mira Nair, Deleted scenes, The Anatomy of The Namesake: A Class at Columbia University's Graduate Film School, Fox Movie Channel Presents: In Character with Kal Penn, Kolkata Love Poem, and Photography as Inspiration.  
 
The Namesake has been directed by Mira Nair and co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Fox Searchlight. Nair, who calls The Namesake her ”most personal film yet," is being honoured by the Independent Feature Project with a retrospective of her body of work.