Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 02-17-2010 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Entertainment, Film/TV
One of the most famous actors in the world - Bollywood uberstar Shah Rukh Khan stars in the just released My Name Is Khan, written by Shibani Bathija. The plot centers around a Muslim child (Rizwan Khan) who grows up in a middle class family in Mumbai. Rizwan is different from the other children and no one, including his mother, can understand why. As an adult, Khan moves to San Francisco and is diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a disorder which makes it difficult for people to interact socially. Rizwan meets a Hindu woman, and despite hostility to the match, they marry. The Khans’ existence gets disrupted, however, after 9/11 when they begin to experience prejudice in their community because of their Muslim roots. Khan then sets out on a journey that takes him from one U.S. state to another in order to prove that he is not a terrorist.
The irony is that in August 2009, when Shah Rukh Khan (a Muslim), came to the U.S. to promote the film, he was detained and questioned for two hours at Newark Liberty International Airport because of his “Khan” name, infuriating Indian leaders and fans around the world. A case where life imitates art, and vice versa.
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Posted by Byblos65 on 02-22-2010
Anyone know if the film is playing anywhere in the Boston area?