My Name is Khan is a movie that takes viewers on a journey.
Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) isa
Muslim man who has suffered from a disease Asperger syndrome. This
syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder and affects a person’s behavior
and perception.Loud
noises make him nervous; the color yellow freaks him out and he unable
to express his emotions clearly. But because of good cognitive skills,
he learns facts quickly. While some find him endearing, others think he
is rude.
When
his mother died, Rizwan moves to America to live with his younger
brother and his wife. Even as Rizwan finds it hard to adjust to the new
and busy environment, he gets a job as ‘a shop to shop’ beauty product
salesman.
He meets a single mom, Mandira (Kajol)
and falls in love with her. She was taken by Rizwan's honesty, she buys
a whole range of his products and a romance ensues between the two.
Rizwan's intelligent mind charms Mandira’s young son Sameer. Then they
get married.
All's
going well, until the September 11th terror attack on America. Their
lives change forever. A communal bashing incident at school leads
to Sameer death. Mandira blames Rizwan for their misfortune and regrets
having the last name Khan.
Mandira leaves Rizwan and he embarks on a journey through America to meet the president with the message"My Name is Khan and I am not a terrorist".
The
film touches over a very sensitive issue of religious distinction and
people differentiation. A great moment in the film is when Razwan taught
by his mother that one's religion does not differentiate him from
another.The only difference between people is that there are good people and there are bad people.
Razwan's
massage is a Message of love and peace to all people. A Message to say
that people are different but they have equal rights.
I like to end with this quote: "Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.” By Arthur Rubinstein.
Apart
from the lead pair the cast includes Jimmy Shergill, Sonya Jehan, Arjun
Mathur, Zarina Wahab, Tanay Chheda, Arif Zakaria, Parvin Dabas,Navneet
Nishan, Christopher B.Duncan, Shane Harper...
Themovieis directed by Karan Johar, script by Shibani Bathija, and created by Hiroo Yash Johar andGauri Khan.
