My Name Is Khan

"An ordinary man, an extraordinary journey... FOR LOVE."

2010 2h 45m HI

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7.9

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★8.0TMDB · 1,511🍅87%Rotten Tomatoes●50Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 118,527

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Synopsis

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Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

“An ordinary man, an extraordinary journey... FOR LOVE.”

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Rizwan Khan
Kajol
Mandira Rathod Khan
Arjan Aujla
Sameer "Sam" Rathod Khan
Jimmy Shergill
Zakir Khan
Sonya Jehan
Hasina Khan
Zarina Wahab
Razia Khan
Adarsh Gourav
Rizwan (15 years old)
Tanay Chheda
Rizwan (Young Child)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Karan Johar
Writers: Shibani Bathija, Shibani Bathija
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: China, India, United Arab Emirates, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: China, India, United Arab Emirates, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Karan Johar, shot by Ravi K. Chandran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Deepa Bhatia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Karan Johar directs. Ravi K. Chandran behind the camera. Shankar Mahadevan scores. Deepa Bhatia cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, India, United Arab Emirates, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
5International production across 4 countries: China, India, United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
6Directed by Karan Johar, shot by Ravi K. Chandran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Deepa Bhatia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and Arjan Aujla carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "An ordinary man, an extraordinary journey... FOR LOVE.".
11IMDB entry: tt1188996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "autism", "mumbai (bombay), india", "based on true story", "prejudice".
13Released under 28 different titles around the world.