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The film is slated for a February 2010 release.<ref name=release>{{cite web|url=http://www3.dharma-production.com/forthcoming.html|title= Dharma productions forthcoming films|date=2010|work=[[Dharma Productions]]}}</ref> On August 7, 2009, Karan Johar signed a deal for 1 billion [[Indian rupee|INR]] with Fox Studios, who will market and distribute the film in India (FOXSTAR) and worldwide (Fox Searchlight). <ref name=companies/><ref name=foxdeal>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?&id=ENTEN20090104088&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA|title= SRK-Fox in a Rs 100 crore deal|last=White|first=Beverly|date=2009-08-06|accessdate=2009-08-21|work=[[NDTV]]|publisher=[[Prannoy Roy|Prannoy Roy Publications]]}}</ref>
The film is slated for a February 2010 release.<ref name=release>{{cite web|url=http://www3.dharma-production.com/forthcoming.html|title= Dharma productions forthcoming films|date=2010|work=[[Dharma Productions]]}}</ref> On August 7, 2009, Karan Johar signed a deal for 1 billion [[Indian rupee|INR]] with Fox Studios, who will market and distribute the film in India (FOXSTAR) and worldwide (Fox Searchlight). <ref name=companies/><ref name=foxdeal>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?&id=ENTEN20090104088&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA|title= SRK-Fox in a Rs 100 crore deal|last=White|first=Beverly|date=2009-08-06|accessdate=2009-08-21|work=[[NDTV]]|publisher=[[Prannoy Roy|Prannoy Roy Publications]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
Rizwan Khan ([[Tanay Chheda]]), a [[Muslim]] child who has [[Asperger syndrome]], grew up with his mother ([[Zarina Wahab]]) in the ''[[Borivali]]'' section of [[Mumbai]].<ref name=trains/><ref name="BMW"/> As an adult ([[Shahrukh Khan]]), Rizwan falls in love with a [[Hindu]] single mother, Mandira ([[Kajol]]) who lives in [[San Francisco]].<ref name=IWinterview/>

While not focusing on the events of [[September 11 attacks|9/11]],<ref name=meet/> the storyline explores the period afterwards. At that time, authorities arrest and detain Rizwan, after interpreting the visible aspects of his condition as "suspicious" behavior. After his arrest, he meets Radha ([[Sheetal Menon]]), a therapist who helps him overcome the ordeal.<ref name=underway>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2009/06/19/bollywood_news_johar_feature.shtml |title=Film shooting for Johar's film underway|last=Gajjar|first=Manish|date=2009-06-19|accessdate=2009-08-21|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]}}</ref><ref name=Menon>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090218/jsp/entertainment/story_10549954.jsp |title=She does Shilpa, Khan No.420|last=Singh|first=Mauli|date=2009-02-18|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Ananda Publishers]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> Rizwan then begins a journey to find and meet President [[Barack Obama ]] ([[Christopher B. Duncan]]) in order to clear his name.<ref name=IWinterview/>


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 19:03, 30 October 2009

My Name Is Khan
File:Mynameiskhan.jpg
Theatrical Poster
Directed byKaran Johar
Written byScreenplay:
Shibani Bathija
Story:
Karan Johar
Shibani Bathija
Dialogue:
Niranjan Iyengar[2]
Shibani Bathija
Produced byDharma Productions
Red Chillies Entertainment
Fox STAR Studios
StarringShahrukh Khan
Kajol
Jimmy Shergill
CinematographyRavi K. Chandran
Music byShankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Distributed byFox STAR Studios
Release date
February 2010[1]
Country India
LanguageHindi

My Name Is Khan (Hindi: माई नेम इज़ खान) is an upcoming 2010 Bollywood film based upon a true story.[3] It is directed by Karan Johar, co-produced by Johar (Dharma Productions) and Shahrukh Khan, (Red Chillies Entertainment)[4] has a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, and stars Khan and Kajol. The musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composed the film's score.[5] Cinematography is by Ravi K. Chandran.[6]

The film is slated for a February 2010 release.[1] On August 7, 2009, Karan Johar signed a deal for 1 billion INR with Fox Studios, who will market and distribute the film in India (FOXSTAR) and worldwide (Fox Searchlight). [4][7]

Cast

Actor/Actress Role
Shahrukh Khan Rizwan Khan
Kajol Mandira Khan
Jimmy Shergill Rizwan's brother
Zarina Wahab Rizwan's mother
Sonya Jehan Rizwan's sister
Arif Zakaria Faisal Rahman
Tanay Chheda Rizwan Khan (as a child)
Parvin Dabas
Sheetal Menon Radha
Arjun Mathur Raj
Navneet Nishan
Christopher B. Duncan President Barack Obama
Shane Harper Tim
Steffany Huckaby Kathy Baker
Katie A. Keane Sarah
Kyle Hamon Jim

Themes

In an August 2009 interview, Shah Rukh Khan stated that My Name Is Khan is "not about terrorism, or 9/11. It’s about a relationship between two people, between an individual and the State, and between an individual and the country. In short, there the three important components: love story, Islam and a mild form of autism."[8]

In an earlier July 2009 interview, Khan also noted that the film focuses on themes concerning "the relationship between the Western world and Islam and how that has changed over the past few years." He describes the film as about "the journey of one family and how it changes because of 9/11" and suggests "we touch upon that in a very unbiased and educated way."[9] In another early interview, he also stated that, "it’s not about a disabled man’s fight against disability. It’s a disabled man’s fight against the disability that exists in the world — terrorism, hatred, fighting [...] My Name is Khan is also about Islam and the way the world looks at Islam but we are not taking any sides. We are only trying to say that there are only good people and bad people. There are no good Hindus, bad Hindus, good Christians, bad Christians. Either you are a good person or a bad person. Religion is not the criterion, humanity is."[10]

In late 2008, journalist Madhureeta Mukherjee (referring to the post - 2008 Mumbai attacks atmosphere in India) suggested in an interview with Karan Johar that, "My Name Is Khan starts at a time when Hindus and Muslims in India have united like never before." In response, Johar stated: "I think it’s an exceptionally relevant time, as the unity of our nation is of paramount importance, and I am very happy to witness such a movement in front of my eyes. We are all coming together to fight for a common cause – called humanity. Everyone knows that terrorism has no religion and it will never have a religion. As a filmmaker, I believe that I have a social responsibility and I promise to fulfill that." [11]

Production

Pre-production and casting

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were cast in the lead roles, reuniting them after many years.[12] Kareena Kapoor was also considered for Kajol's role, but Kajol was Johar's first choice.[13] The film faced a temporary setback during late December when actor Aamir Bashir was denied a visa to the United States.[14] He was eventually replaced by Jimmy Shergill as Shahrukh Khan's younger brother. [15] Although Shabana Azmi was originally cast as Shah Rukh Khan's mother[16] she left the production after Shahrukh Khan's shoulder injury delayed the filming schedule.[10][17] She was replaced in the role by Zarina Wahab.[18] Tanay Chheda will portray Shah Rukh Khan's character as a child living in the Borivali section of Mumbai. [19] Chheda was chosen because he resembles Shah Rukh Khan and because he is recognizable to an international audience after portraying "middle Jamal" in Slumdog Millionaire. [20] American actor Christopher B. Duncan was chosen to portray President Barack Obama. Duncan is known for his interpretation of Obama on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[21] Johar also asked Khan to co-produce the film, as "we were both passionate about the subject, we said why not co-produce the film? We’ve known each other so long [...] that this new initiative is just an extension of our emotions. Besides, I can never make a film without Shah Rukh. He is a big part of me and my family. He’s like the older brother I never had. I love SRK as a unit — that includes his wife, children, sister and his in-laws."[22]

Filming and post-production

Production of the film is taking place in India and the United States. Filming began in Los Angeles during December 2008 [10][23] and one of the locations used was UCLA.[24] Johar next continued production in Mumbai during April 2009.[20] During June 2009, production moved to San Francisco[25] and the Bay Area, where they filmed a key scene at the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.[26]

Johar had difficulties finding a mosque to film in. According to actor Arif Zakaria, "I don't know if Karan tried to get permission in Mumbai. But we were to shoot in a mosque in Los Angeles and hard as Karan tried to convince the authorities that his film would not propagate anti-social values, he was denied permission [...] We finally shot the two-day scene with Shah Rukh Khan on the set of a mosque constructed at The Club in Andheri." [27]

After filming in Los Angeles was completed, Johar stated that, "in all my 11 years as a filmmaker I’ve never felt the experience to be so different. The content of My Name Is Khan is diametrically opposite to whatever I’ve done in the past."[15] He described working with both Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol again as "magic. They build an inexplicable energy on screen." Johar also stated that he was "blown away by Shah Rukh who had done monumental research on his autistic character in the film. I was zapped by how much he knew about the subject."[15]

Newark Airport incident

On August 14, 2009, Khan arrived in the United States in order to both promote My Name Is Khan and to participate in various South Asian-related events around the country (including Indian Independence Day). Upon arriving at Newark Airport in New Jersey, he was pulled aside by Immigration officers after his name popped up on their computers,[28] questioned for over an hour (Khan claims it was at least two hours) about the nature of his visit, and three hours later was released with an apology.[29][30]

Khan said he was told that it was because "they said my name was common to some name that popped up on the computer."[31][32] The officials asked if he could provide names of people to vouch for him. Khan noted that he "had all the documents; they were asking me where I was going to be staying. I gave the name of FOX people with whom I had finalised a deal a few days ago as contacts." However because they wanted to check his luggage which the airline had lost, Khan said that he "was taken to a room where many people were awaiting a secondary check on visa, most were Asians. In fact many officers were reluctantly vouching for me, some people were asking for autographs and a Pakistani fan even said he knew who I was. But the officers said it was procedure and kept taking numbers from me."[31][33]

While he wasn't allowed to use his own phone, Khan was permitted one phone call.[29] He was thus released after officials from the Indian Consulate intervened. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel stated that the event will be further explored with U.S. officials.[32] According to the BBC, "Elmer Camacho, a spokesman for the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, said the questioning was part of the agency's routine process to screen foreign travellers."[34] When later asked during an interview whether he was angry, Khan responded that,

"I did feel bad for a lot of people in that room, I know because I had an escort and someone would recognise me, I will get out. Others may face more trouble [...] I have extra security because of my name. I can handle this but when you have someone as respectable as an ex-president getting frisked, I am nobody" (in reference to the frisking of President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam earlier in the summer).[31]

Khan later stated that, "I think it is a procedure that needs to be followed. But it is an unfortunate procedure." When asked if he would demand an apology, Khan replied that he would not.[35]

The incident has sparked debate online[36] and led to demonstrations in India. [37] The director of My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar, was asked during an interview with MiD DAY if the event was a publicity stunt for the film. Johar denied that it was and responded: "It's upsetting because I got a text message this morning asking me if it was publicity plug for my movie. (Sarcastically) I mean, if I had that much power over the Homeland Security, why would I allow Shah Rukh to go through something like this? [...] What's really shocking is the fact that when I was writing the film, I never thought that what happened to the protagonist of the film would happen to Shah Rukh."[38] Dr. Shashi Tharoor, the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and a member of the Indian Parliament, commented on the incident stating that "we all found it offensive" and praised Khan for handling it with "great dignity."[39] Actress Juhi Chawla also stated that it was "as absurd as Brad Pitt coming to India, being strip-searched, investigated and interrogated."[40] Other figures in the Indian entertainment industry each with the last name "Khan" noted similar travel experiences (Zayed Khan, Iqbal Khan, Shabina Khan, Kabir Khan, Irrfan Khan, Dilip Kumar/Yusuf Khan, Eijaz Khan).[41] Deepak Chopra's son, author and businessman Gotham Chopra echoed these sentiments by stating:

"It's not just American customs agents being provincial, it's the fact that I would guess that in India alone, there are several million Khans. I'm not joking. Khan is one of the most common Muslim names and India is not even an Islamic country. "Ghengis Khan," anyone? Khan is like Jones or Smith. This is how our security works in the US? This is how we are catching terrorists? Are you kidding me?" [42]

See also

Notes

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  6. ^ "Spotted: Ravi K Chandran shooting for My Name is Khan". Rediff.com. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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  14. ^ Maniar, Parag (2008-12-23). "Aamir Bashir denied US visa". Mumbai Mirror. The Times Group. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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  22. ^ Ahmed, Afsana (2009-03-25). [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/SRK-is-an-elder-brother Karan/articleshow/4309310.cms "SRK is like an elder brother: Karan"]. The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 2009-08-21. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 69 (help)
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  24. ^ "Spotted: SRK, Karan Johar in Los Angeles". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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  26. ^ Reporter, Metro (2009-08-03). "Pizarro: Bollywood pays a visit to San Jose's Children's Discovery Museum". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2009-08-21. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |publishers= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (2009-04-25). "KJo denied permission to shoot in LA mosque". MiD DAY. Mid Day Multimedia Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  28. ^ Chakraborty, Pratap (2009-08-16). "Shahrukh Khan says stopped at US airport". Google News. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  29. ^ a b Dubey, Bharati; Rajghatta, Chidanand (2009-08-16). "'Khan' holds up Shah Rukh in US". The Times of India. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  30. ^ Blakely, Rhys (2009-08-17). "Diplomatic row after Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan questioned by US customs". The Times Online. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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  37. ^ Wheaton, Sarah (2009-08-17). "Fans protest Shah Rukh Khan's treatment in U.S." CBC.
  38. ^ Sukumaran, Shraddha (2009-08-16). "'Shah Rukh always had this fear...'". MiD DAY. Mid Day Multimedia Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  39. ^ Reporter, PTI (2009-08-17). "Shahrukh's detention in US to be taken up by India". Press Trust of India. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  40. ^ Reporter, PTI (2009-08-16). "Film industry outraged over treatment meted out to Shah Rukh". DNA. Diligent Media Corporation. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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  42. ^ Chopra, Gotham (2009-08-17). "SRK is bigger than Pitt, Madonna: Gotham Chopra". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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