My Name Is Khan

Movie Director: Karan Johar
Cast and Crew: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab
Releasing Date: February 12, 2010
Music Composers: Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy
Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar, Javed Akhtar (uncredited)
Production House: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dharma Productions, Red Chillies Entertainment, Image Nation Abu Dhabi
Fun Fact: Shabana Azmi was initially cast for the role of Rizwan Khan’s mother, but she opted out after Shah Rukh Khan’s shoulder injury delayed the shooting of the movie.
Why it Made News: Shah Rukh Khan was actually detained at an airport in the US before the release of the movie. Although he said this has been happening with him, and a lot of Muslims because of surname for a long time since 9/11, this garnered a lot of attention and some said it was a publicity stunt to promote the movie.

Movie Synopsis:

Rizwan Khan is an Indian who is living in the US with his brother Zakir and sister-in- law. He is suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome. One day, he meets a Hindu woman Mandira and they eventually fall in love. Mandira has a child from her ex-husband named Sameer. She marries Rizwan and the trio live together happily, until 9/11 happens, following which, Sameer’s classmates bully him for being a Muslim and accidentally kill him. After his wife throws rage at him and asks if he can tell the President that he, a Muslim, is not a terrorist, he actually considers it and sets on a journey to meet the President. On his path, he meets many people and wins their hearts with his simplicity and kind-heartedness, and also his ability to ‘repair almost everything.’