Re: My Name Is Khan/Reviews N Collections
MNIK - Times of India Review
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Film : My Name is Khan
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Soneya Jahan, Zarina Wahab
Genre: Drama
Direction: Karan Johar
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes
Critic's Rating: 5 / 5
Story: Rizwan Khan, afflicted with Asperger's syndrome, sets out on a historic journey to meet the US President, when his world takes a somersault after 9/11. His wife, Mandira, meanwhile tries to cope with her grief and come to terms with the new racially-divided reality.
Movie Review: Ok, let's get this straight from the very beginning. It's Khan, from the epiglotis (read deep, inner recesses), not `kaan' from the any-which-way, upper surface. In other words, it's the K-factor -- Karan (Johar) and Khan (Shah Rukh) -- like you've never seen, sampled and savoured before. My Name is Khan is indubitably one of the most meaningful and moving films to be rolled out from the Bollywood mills in recent times. It completely reinvents both the actor and the film maker and creates a new bench mark for the duo who has given India some of crunchiest popcorn flicks. This time round, it's a whole new mantra for the two moguls and the Indian movie industry per se which might henceforth go something like: My name is Bollywood and I'm not just an entertainer. I have a whole lot to say and I'll say it in style....**