My Name Is Khan

About My Name Is Khan

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco.

My Name Is Khan is a 2010 romance film directed by Karan Johar. Shah Rukh Khan stars as Rizwan Khan, Kajol as Mandira Rathod Khan, Arjan Aujla as Sameer "Sam" Rathod Khan, and Jimmy Shergill as Zakir Khan.

Released in February 2010, it runs 165 minutes. Written by Shibani Bathija. It was produced by Fox International Productions. The story is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under hopeful, autism, disability, and prejudice. It scores 8.0 out of 10 from 1,525 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

Rain Man, The Unbreakable Boy, and Hacksaw Ridge make useful companions to My Name Is Khan, all filed under asperger's syndrome.