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.

Partition (2007)

Actors: Neve Campbell (actress), Thomas Kretschmann (actor), Steve Woodley (miscellaneous crew), Brian Tyler (composer), Robyn Wiener (miscellaneous crew), Vinay Pathak (actor), Jeannine Dupuy (miscellaneous crew), Irrfan Khan (actor), Jesse Moss (actor), Vic Sarin (director), Vic Sarin (writer), Stacey Harris (miscellaneous crew), Mina E. Mina (actor), Chris Rudolph (producer), Reginald Harkema (editor),

Plot: Gian Singh & Avtar Singh are officers with the Indian Army serving under the command of Andrew Stilwell, who lives with his sister, Margaret, in Delhi. During 1941 the trio are dispatched to active duty in Burma where Andrew is killed. Both Gian and Avtar return to their village in Sarsa, Punjab, where Gian lives with his widowed mom, Shanti. During 1947, after 350 years of occupying India, the British decide to leave, but not before separating Islamic Pakistan and secular India. Millions of Muslims crossed from India to Pakistan, while an equal number of Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians crossed over from the other side. A group of Muslims who were crossing over to Pakistan are attacked by a mob of sword wielding horse-riding Sikhs, and Hindus, including Avtar, many are slaughtered, but some do manage to escape. Muslims, in turn, kill all Hindus, Sikhs and Christian passengers on a train en-route to India. While Gian, who refuses to participate in any killing, is picking up wood for his fireplace, he comes a across a young Muslim girl, Naseem Khan, in hiding, and decides to shelter her. He brings her home with him, places a turban over head to make her look like a young Sikh lad, and hides her in a trunk from his mother. But the villagers do find out, while some want to outrightly kill her, others want her to leave. Gian donates some money for the displaced Sikhs and Hindus from Pakistan, and asks the villagers to give him some time to locate her family from Pakistan and then send her on her way, to which they agree. Gian seeks the help of Margaret, who does her best to liaise with the Ministry of Unification of Families, but to no avail. In the meantime, Naseem adapts herself to the village life, and soon she and Gian fall in love with each other. Shortly thereafter both get married, and soon Naseem gives birth to a boy, Vijay. Years later, they get a surprise visit from Margaret, who has now located Naseem's family. Naseem's is thrilled, and departs to Kasur in Pakistan to meet her family, who she will be staying with for a month. When she does not return after 3 months, Gian approaches the authorities to travel to Pakistan, but is refused as only Muslims are permitted to cross over. He then converts to Islam, changes his name to Mohammad Hassan, and together with Vijay, obtains necessary documents to travel to Pakistan, but are stopped at the border and asked to bring further proof. Both father and son sneak in through the border fence and find a room in Lahore's Royal Hotel, managed by a Walter Hankins, a friend of Margaret. Gian goes to Kasur, finds Naseem's house - and it is here that he gets severely beaten up by Naseem's brothers, Abdul and Akbar, who, along with their mother, have been holding Naseem against her will in their house. The reason: Naseem's father was killed by a Sikh, and they refuse to permit her to leave the house and return to her family. What can Gian do under these circumstances, especially with his illegal entry into Pakistan, and also with sentiments still running high against Sikhs, Hindus, and Christians.

Keywords: india, interracial-relationship, love, muslim, pakistan, partition, sikh
Genres: Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Two Faiths. Two Worlds. One Love. Bound By Love. Separated By History.