Barack Obama

My Name Is Khan (2010)

Actors: Zarina Wahab (actress), Karan Johar (director), Douglas Tait (actor), Waymond Lee (actor), Ehsaan Noorani (composer), Loy Mendonsa (composer), Jim Gaines (actor), Vinay Pathak (actor), Shah Rukh Khan (actor), Don Abernathy (actor), Jimmy Shergill (actor), Shankar Mahadevan (composer), Greg Collins (actor), Himanshu Nanda (miscellaneous crew), Maxine Brooks (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: 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.

Keywords: anti-muslim, anti-terrorism, asperger's-syndrome, autism, based-on-true-story, character-name-in-title, muslim, prejudice, racial-profiling, road-trip
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller,
Taglines: An ordinary man, An extraordinary journey ... FOR LOVE.

Quotes:

Rizwan Khan: My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist.

Razia Khan: Remember one thing, son. There are only two kinds of people in this world. Good people who do good deeds. And bad people who do bad. That's the only difference in human beings. There's no other difference. Understood? What did you understand? Tell me. Tell me::Rizwan Khan: Good people. Bad people. No other difference.

Fund Raiser Receptionist: For dinner with the president is $500 you know?::Rizwan Khan: That's... that's $500::Fund Raiser Receptionist: What church are you from?::Rizwan Khan: Church? Church?::Fund Raiser Receptionist: This is a Christian's only event.::Rizwan Khan: But... but it says it's a fund raiser for the draught in Africa.::Fund Raiser Receptionist: For Christian's honey. [Giving the money back]::Rizwan Khan: Honey, honey keep it. For those who are not Christian in Africa.

Rizvan, Age 15: Zakir was fortunate. He could cry.

Rita Singh: The reason for my being so different was defined in just two words. Asperger's Syndrome.

Rizwan Khan: [first day selling] Mehnaz Herbal Beauty Products will make you glow like a newly-wed bride.::Woman: I'm divorced.::Rizwan Khan: Uh oh. We don't have anything for the newly-divorced.

Mama Jenny: Oh, you hungry child? You want a little dinner?::Rizwan Khan: No, I want lots of dinner.

Rizwan Khan: [eulogy] Sameer Rathod Khan, my son. Weight 56 kilogram, blood group O positive. Sameer loved Xbox and soccer. He loved his soccer shoes so much that he would sleep in them. That was the only bad habit he had.::Rizwan Khan: Sam was six years old when I married his mother. Sameer was a good son. He did not mind sharing his mom's love with me. But I couldn't be such a good dad to him. Other dads sense their children's unsaid needs and fulfill them. But I can't sense unexpressed feelings. So I couldn't fulfill them. But, but, Sam never complained. He never complained.::Rizwan Khan: Sam had one more bad habit. He always hid bad news from us. He would never tell me when my favorite team Manchester United lost. Never. Unless we had a bet. Then he would tell me. The I would have to give him his favorite mint chocolate-chip ice cream. Two scoops. Two scoops always. [laughs] Two scoops. On 27th November 2007, he was killed. [now crying] He was 13 years, nine months and four days old. Sameer was not only my son, he was my dearest friend. Actually, my... my only friend. My only best friend.

Zakir Khan: [to TV cameras] The question over here is, not why he's trying to meet the President. The question is, what's wrong in an ordinary citizen wanting to meet the President of his country? Or is it just wrong for a Muslim man to even try?

Rizwan Khan: Mama Jenny is right... this one I can't repair.