My Name Is Khan...

Director: Karan Johar

Producer: Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan

Story: Shibani Bhatia

Dialogues: Shibani Bhatija and Niranjan Iyengar

Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran

Editor: Deepa Bhatia

Tagline: An ordinary man, An extraordinary journey...FOR LOVE

Released on: 12th February, 2010

 

What happens when Karan Johar, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol meet- Magic. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam are the best examples of this. Yet again the trio met and create history with My Name is Khan. The genre is still the same romance and drama with a slight difference. KJo has touched the post 9/11 issue and treated it with simplicity and sensitivity.

In this movie Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh Khan) suffers from Aspeger’s syndrome from his childhood which causes hindrance in his social interactions. Till his mother (Zarina Wahab) is alive she tries every possible way so that Rizwan maintains a normal life and gets educated, in the process neglecting the younger child Zakir(Jimmy Shergill). After his mother’s death, Rizwan moves in with his US based brother Zakir where he works for Zakir’s company as a door to door salesman.  On one of his visit, Rizwan happens to meet Mandira(Kajol) and he falls for her and wishes to marry her. Mandira is a single mother who eventually after a lot of efforts from Rizwan’s side falls in love with him and finally they get married. The world seemed a beautiful place for them. But life is not always bed of roses. Post 9/11 everything in their life changed. The entire world looked suspiciously at Asians and specially Muslims. The racists destroyed their world and the happiness in it when their son Sam became a victim. While Mandira is trying to cope with her grief and trying to avenge her son’s death, Rizwan sets off on a journey to win back his wife and their world. He is faced with the task of not only winning back love but to tell the world that being a Muslim does not mean that he is a terrorist. His entire journey to meet the president of United States is filled with a taste of love, hatred, across cultures, communities and amazing incidents where he is helped by one and all. 

Shahrukh and Kajol were as usual brilliant in this movie. What is amazing is that every person in this movie performed in a brilliant manner thus making this movie a complete package. Entertainment was obviously provided but with a message. The dialogues “My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist” when said by every single person in the movie was very touching. Also when Kajol says “ Agar Sam Rathore hota to woh aj zinda hota, woh Khan tha isiliye mar gaya” shows how the entire situation of her son’s death made her regret her own decision of marrying a Muslim. The songs were utterly beautiful. Tere Naina and Sajda were chart toppers even before the release of the movie. Noor-e-Khuda has awesome lyrics which are not only meaningful but hummable. Overall the movie gets thumbs up. A must watch movie.

The subject and way it was treated both appealed to people. It touched them, made them laugh, cry, feel and finally smile. Karan Johar deserves every kind of applause for making such a huge hit.