Star Cast:Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Parveen Dabbas, Arif Zakaria, Navneet Nishan, Sheetal Menon, Tanay Cheda, Arjun Mathur, Sonya Jehan.
Credits:
Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar
Music Director: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa.
Banner: Dharma Productions
Producer: Gauri Khan, Hiroo Johar
Director: Karan Johar
After a gap four years director Karan Johar’s latest film, My Name Is Khan, attempts to make a social statement and succeeds completely.
This movie is a genuine cinematic attempt at erasing the supposed hatred and prejudices against followers of a particular religion post 9/11. After a long time we find some sparks of brilliance, where he displayed with his first movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Finally he came out of family dramas, Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham , Kabhi Alvida Na Kahana & made his first grown-up film, and made it well.
Rizwan Khan (Tanay Cheda) is a Muslim child who lives with his mother (Zarina Wahab) in the Borivali section of Mumbai. He suffers from Asperger syndrome, a form of high functioning autism complicating socialization. On growing up, he (Shah Rukh Khan =SRK) moves on to San Francisco to live with his brother and sister-in-law. He meets a Hindu single mother, Mandira (Kajol), falls in love with her. They get married despite protests from his family and start a small business. Happily settled, September 11, 2001 strikes their relationship where Muslims undergo a sea-change.
Rizwan and Mandira face a number of difficulties following which they split. Rizwan is upset about his love leaving him and embarks on a touching and inspiring journey across America.He later meets Radha (Sheetal Menon), a therapist who helps him in dealing with his situation and his affliction. On his journey to clear his name, he meets President Barack Obama (Christopher B. Duncan).
My Name Is Khan, as name itself suggests the movie revolves around one man Rizwan Khan (SRK) who personally battling with a strange mental disorder but externally fighting against seeing whole of Muslim community with suspect after 9/11. He is a man with mission, a missionary of peace.
Director Karan Johar stays with emotional drama. The movie begins with airport security. Searching Rizwan khan and then moves into flashback. Rizwan Khan moves to San Francisco and lives with his brother (Jimmy Shergill) and sister-in-law (Sonya Jehan). Rizwan, who has Asperger’s syndrome, falls in love with Mandira (Kajol). Despite protests from his brother, they get married and start a small business together. They are happy until 9/11. Rest of the movie revolves around Rizwan Khan & his mission.
This is a movie with a message that tells the world all about loving entire humanity. Shah Rukh Khan has taken the role of an autistic person as a challenge which he delivers brilliantly. He is charismatic and wonderful with such a lovable personality. Undoubtedly he is the soul of the movie. After Fanaa, another great performance from supremely talented actress Kajol. The chemistry between SRK & Kajol is heartwarming. They compliment each other very well and this film only proves it yet again.
The film has some capable supporting cast which leaves a solid impact are Zarina Wahab, Jimmy Shergill, Sonya jehan, Arjun Mathur, and Arif Zakaria. Sugandha Garg is confident. Navneet Nishan & Vinay Pathak supports well in a brief role. Tanay Chheda (as child Rizwan ) and Yuvaan Makaar (Kajol’s son) are excellent.Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is good & having a sufi soul with wonderful lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar. Sajda, Noor E Khuda, & Tere Naina are some of the melodious songs. The dialogues are very heart touching and more ever the way Shah Rukh delivers them makes them ever so remember able.
Ravi K Chandran’s cinematography is a visual treat. Writer Shibani Bhatija has tried to experiment too many things. The second part could have been more tightened to match up to the gripping first half. Rizwan Khan does so many things that it is hard to keep up.
Overall, My Name is Khan’ is quite good, but not the master piece of cinema it could have been.This is a impressive
movie with a message and is a must watch.My Name is Khan develops into an epic film. It is not faultless by any stretch, but will have you emoting with cinematic euphoria one minute and pulling out your tissues in desperation the next.
Rating: *****
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