My Name Is Khan Page #3

Synopsis: Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism that complicates socialization. The adult Rizwan marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who mistake his disability for suspicious behavior. Following his arrest, he meets Radha, a therapist who helps him deal with his situation and his affliction. Rizwan then begins a journey to meet US President Bush to clear his name.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Karan Johar
Production: Fox Searchlight
  10 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG-13
Year:
2010
165 min
$3,931,456
Website
3,110 Views


four days and 17 hours.

Ammi died of

congestive cardiomyopathy.

Her heart became too

big for its own good.

Before dying, Ammi made me promise...

...that like Zakir, I would

make a happy life for myself.

That I would go to America.

And then I came here...

...to your favourite city.

San Francisco.

And it was scary. Very scary.

Bhai, this is Hasina.

Hello, bhai.

How are you?

Hope your flight was comfortable.

Hello.

Come on. Let's go in.

Hello to you too.

Zakir's wife, Hasina.

She was from Brooklyn, New York.

She taught psychology

in the university here.

She was the first to find out...

...that I had Asperger's Syndrome.

My fear of new places. New people.

My hatred for the colour

yellow and sharp sounds.

The reason for me

being so different...

...from everyone was

defined in just two words...

...Asperger's Syndrome.

Take this.

When you look through this...

...it will be like watching TV.

TV?

This way, you won't be

scared of new places or roads.

Not scared?

No. Just press this button.

See... try?

I took bhai to the Autistic Society.

Hi, Mrs. Brennan.

- Hi.

Sorry.

- I had.

Mrs. Brennan there

believes that bhai is better...

...than most people with Asperger's.

Maybe in odd ways, but at

least he can express his feelings.

And I think your Ammi had

a lot to with it, Zakir.

Good morning.

- Good morning.

This is our office.

Come in. Have a good look.

Have a good look.

What are you doing? Come this way.

What did I have when

I came to America?

Nothing. But today?

See for yourself.

I am the biggest dealer

for Mehnaz Herbal Products.

Because this is America.

- America.

Here, the harder you work,

the more successful you get.

America.

I have worked very hard.

Now, it's your turn.

America.

- Okay?

Shall we? Come.

Not that way. This way

America.

Come. These are all our products

and these are the details.

You will be given the names

and addresses of all the salons.

You will go to every one of

them and sell these. Understand?

No.

You will.

Mehnaz Herbal Beauty Products.

Mehnaz...

The rose water in the clay mask

cleans and clarifies your skin...

...and makes you glow

like a newly-wed bride.

A newly-wed bride.

Mehnaz Herbal Beauty Products.

All of them.

Mehnaz Herbal Beauty Products will

make you glow like a newly-wed bride.

I'm divorced.

We have nothing for

the newly-divorced.

Just a pimple cream won't help.

You need to cleanse your face,

and your system.

I think that maybe I

just need a boyfriend.

Oh, no, no. You

don't need a boyfriend.

You need this and Jamal Gota.

Indian laxative.

It says that the product

will reach you in seven days.

We're lying.

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Shibani Bathija

Shibani Bathija is an Indian screenwriter famous for her works in Bollywood films such as Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, My Name Is Khan and Fanaa. Bathija studied English at DePauw University and Communications at San Francisco State. After a period in advertising with SONY, Bathija showed a script to Karan Johar which was then accepted by Yash Raj Films. She served as screenwriter for two 2006 releases, Fanaa and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Her then films included Sanjay Gadhvi's Kidnap and Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan. more…

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