. Hindi. English Budget ₹85 ( US$19 million) Box office ₹223.44 crore ( US$49 million) My Name Is Khan is a Indian film directed by, produced by Hiroo Johar and, and starring and in lead roles. The film was jointly produced by and and was distributed by, which had bought the rights for the film for a sum of ₹100 crore, making it the most expensive Bollywood film of 2010. It is also the highest buy over for any Indian film, surpassing 's record of ₹90 crore (equivalent to ₹188 crore or US$26 million in 2018). Before its release, the film generated a great deal of publicity for itself due to three main reasons: first, the multiple political controversies surrounding the film and its lead actor; second, Khan's presence in the film (he was last seen in a leading actor role in December 2008, when was released); and third, the reunion of the ' golden pair' of Khan and Kajol, who last appeared together in the film in 2001.
My Name Is Khan debuted in, on 10 February 2010. It premiered globally in cinemas on 12 February 2010. It was also screened as part of the 's official selection the same month.
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Upon its release, the film broke many box office records. My Name Is Khan was the at the time, the first to gross over overseas, before it was overtaken by (2009) in 2011. Within four weeks, the film crossed the ₹70 crore mark in India and became the first film of to do so. In overseas markets, the film grossed US23.5 million. My Name Is Khan earned a worldwide gross of ₹223.44 crore ( US$49 million).
The film was released in India on DVD on 28 April 2010. In India, plus a DVD release worldwide followed on 10 August 2010. Contents. Plot Rizwan Khan is a child who lived with his brother Zakir (Arnav Chhapwale) and his mother in a middle-class family in the section of. Rizwan has, but he has certain gifts, particularly a special ability to repair things. His difference leads to special tutoring from a reclusive scholar and extra attention from his mother, all which leads to a heightened level of jealousy from his brother, who eventually leaves his family for a life in the United States.
Despite this initial resentment, as an adult Zakir requests Rizwan to come and live with him in after the death of their mother. It is at this time that Zakir's wife, Haseena diagnoses Rizwan as having. Rizwan begins to work as a product seller in Zakir's company and in the process he meets a woman, Mandira and her young son, Sameer, from a previous marriage. Despite Zakir's hostility to the match, they marry and settle down in the town of Banville, where both Mandira and Sameer take Rizwan's last name as their own. They also live next door to the Garrick family, consisting of Mark, who is a reporter, his wife Sarah and son Reese. The couples perfect existence is disrupted after the in. Mark goes to cover the war in Afghanistan and dies there.
At the same time, the Khan family begins to experience in their community and Reese begins to turn against Sameer as well. An argument between them turns into a racially motivated schoolyard fight between Sameer and a number of older students. Reese tries to stop the fight but is held back and Sameer gets punched and kicked multiple times by the group of older students. Sameer, angry, calls the leader of the gang an asshole, resulting in the leader kicking a soccer ball at Sameer's stomach, knocking him out. The gang threatens to hurt Reese if he tells anyone what happened.
Sameer is then taken to the hospital, but dies due to internal bleeding and spleen rupture. Shattered, Mandira blames Rizwan for his death stating that Sameer 'died only because his name was Khan.' ,telling Rizwan that she no longer wants to be with him. When he asks her what he has to do in order for them to be together, she tells him sarcastically that he has to tell the people of the United States and the President that 'my name is Khan and that I am not a terrorist'. Rizwan, being naive, thus sets out on a journey that takes him from one US state to another, in order to meet the president and get his wife's love back. During this quest, he travels to a small town in and befriends Mama Jenny and her son Joel.
Later, in, he prays in a Mosque and overhears violent rhetoric from a Muslim doctor Faisal Rahman. He reports this to the FBI but there is no response at that moment.
Later, while waiting in a crowd to meet President and repeating again and again, 'My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist,' Rizwan is arrested and placed in prison by police who misinterpret his statement. While in the prison, he is brutally interrogated as a terrorist suspect, but meets the psychiatrist, Radha, who believes he is innocent. He is later released after a media campaign by a group of Indian student reporters, who prove his innocence by unearthing his attempts to inform the FBI about Faisal Rahman. After his release, he returns to hurricane-hit Wilhemina to help Mama Jenny and her son.
His efforts attract media attention and numerous Muslims come to help as well. At the same time, Reese confesses to Mandira and reveals the identity of the boys who killed Sameer. She informs Detective Garcia who has been assisting her in the case, and the boys are arrested. After the killers are brought to justice, she joins Rizwan in Georgia.
At the moment she arrives to meet him, Rizwan is stabbed by one of Faisal Rahman's followers, who accuses him of being a traitor to Islam. He is then rushed to the hospital. With Mandira's help, Rizwan survives and meets President-elect, who tells him: 'Your name is Khan and you are not a terrorist.' I think it's an exceptionally relevant time, as the unity of our nation is of paramount importance, and I am very happy to witness such a movement in front of my eyes. We are all coming together to fight for a common cause – called humanity. Everyone knows that terrorism has no religion and it will never have a religion. As a filmmaker, I believe that I have a social responsibility and I promise to fulfill that.
– 's response to the increased unification between Hindus and Muslims in India, especially after. As said to Madhureeta Mukherjee. In an earlier July 2009 interview, Khan also noted that the film focuses on themes concerning 'the relationship between the Western world and Islam and how that has changed over the past few years.' He describes the film as about 'the journey of one family and how it changes because of 9/11' and suggests 'we touch upon that in a very unbiased and educated way.' In another early interview, he also stated that, 'it's not about a disabled man's fight against disability. It's a disabled man's fight against the disability that exists in the world—terrorism, hatred, fighting My Name Is Khan is also about Islam and the way the world looks at Islam but we are not taking any sides. We are only trying to say that there are only good people and bad people.
There are no good Hindus, bad Hindus, good Christians, bad Christians. Either you are a good person or a bad person. Religion is not the criterion, humanity is.' Said in an interview with: ' MNIK is an unusual Bollywood film, if at all, and doesn't have those quintessential pre-requisite elements that any Bollywood film has. It's telling a story with a strong message, professing humanity and goodness and putting it out on a big cinematic scale. So all put together it is definitely a different experience for mainstream India.
All I can say is that MNIK is going to open windows and doors to many people who have stories to tell and are shy to put their story on the celluloid' When asked about comparisons between the film and the 2009 release, noting that both have dealt with similar topics, he added: 'I'd say that Kurbaan didn't have 'hope', whereas MNIK had 'hope'. Kurbaan was more darker, grittier and a grey look at a situation, whereas MNIK is a hopeful, far more positive and a lot more positivity in its finishing reels with a triumph to the human spirit. Kurbaan was very cinematic and interesting in its approach but it didn't offer a solution. Rather it just tells the problem. MNIK offers you that solution.' Casting and filming Production of the film took place in India and the United States.
Filming began in Los Angeles during December 2008 and one of the locations used was. Johar next continued production in Mumbai during April 2009.
During June 2009, production moved to San Francisco and the, where they filmed a key scene at the. And were cast in the lead roles, reuniting them after many years. The film faced a temporary setback in late December when actor was denied a visa to the United States.
He was eventually replaced by as Khan's younger brother. Although was originally cast as 's mother she left the production after his shoulder injury delayed the filming schedule. She was replaced in the role. Portrayed Shahrukh Khan's character as a child living in the section of Mumbai. Chheda was chosen because he resembles Khan and because he is recognizable to an international audience after portraying 'middle Jamal' in.
He had earlier worked with Khan in the remake of the 1970s film. American actor was chosen to portray President Barack Obama. Duncan is known for his impression of Obama on. Johar had difficulties finding a mosque to film in.
According to actor, 'I don't know if Karan tried to get permission in Mumbai. But we were to shoot in a mosque in Los Angeles and hard as Karan tried to convince the authorities that his film would not propagate anti-social values, he was denied permission. We finally shot the two-day scene with Shahrukh Khan on the set of a mosque constructed at The Club in.' Johar also shot for an important scene inside of the studio of CBS 5. San Francisco's Film Commission Director Stephanie Coyote was responsible for giving permission to the crew to shoot in the film studio. While shooting for the film, Khan suffered from severe pain in the neck and headaches which were caused by the expressions and posture of Rizwan Khan. His character in the film who has Asperger's Syndrome, has a way of jutting his neck out at a particular angle and wears an expression which has his eyebrows raised in every scene.
As he would shoot for hours, he'd get severe migraines. Director Karan Johar admitted that 'Shahrukh's character Rizwan had to arch his eyebrows and focus his eyes on a certain place before every take. Halfway through the shooting of the film, Shah Rukh developed severe headaches as result of all the pressure it would put on his head so he had to see a neurosurgeon for that.'
After filming in Los Angeles was completed, Johar stated that, 'in all my 11 years as a filmmaker, I've never felt the experience to be so different. The content of My Name Is Khan is diametrically opposite to whatever I've done in the past.' He described working with both Shahrukh Khan and Kajol again as 'magic. They build an inexplicable energy on screen.' Johar also stated that he was 'blown away by Shahrukh who had done monumental research on his autistic character in the film. I was zapped by how much he knew about the subject.'
Johar also asked Khan to co-produce the film under his production company, Talking about the initiative, the director said: we were both passionate about the subject, we said why not co-produce the film? We've known each other so long that this new initiative is just an extension of our emotions.
Besides, I can never make a film without Shah Rukh. Release My Name Is Khan debuted in, on 10 February 2010. It released globally in cinemas on 12 February 2010. MNIK had a two phase release. To begin with, it had a mainstream release in India coupled with a regular Diaspora release in UK, US, Gulf, Australia and various other countries. 'After that in the months of April and May, we would be looking at a mainstream theatrical release in countries like Germany, Poland and other parts of North America,' detailed Johar. Marketing.
Khan, Kajol and Johar while unveiling the first look of the film My Name Is Khan was screened as part of 's Official Selection in February 2010, out of competition. The website auctioned the tickets for the film's screening at the Berlin Film Festival for a record price of £1.000 (60.000) each.
All the tickets were sold out in five seconds. The first look of My Name Is Khan unveiled at a grand function at Mumbai by Johar, Khan and Kajol and was then be beamed across 70 countries worldwide on the Star TV Network. Says Karan, 'This is a first in the history of Bollywood – that the promos of a film will play across such a wide platform.
And, this has mainly been made possible because of our synergy with Fox Star Studios. And also the first time a Bollywood company is tying up with a mainstream Hollywood studio. So, there are many firsts to this venture.' The trailer of the film was released at the premiere of the Hollywood film,. My Name Is Khan marked the first instance of a film using the Roadblock advertising technique to market a film, in which the three-minute trailer was aired on all leading television channels simultaneously. I will add that MNIK is a very special topic about humanity in the garb of a Muslim character. The film is made on a large canvas and the subject material is adapted in terms of humanity in a very entertaining way.
The message of love, the way it has been shot internationally and the way of releasing it, might have all the possibilities of an international release. It is going to be released in a way no Hindi film has been released internationally before – 's response to questions siting the film as 'international' with a 'far reaching influence' that should be seen by all The makers of the film made various brand tie-ups to for the promotion of the film. Entered into a strategic marketing alliance with Fox Star and spend approximately Rs4 crore in a month-long 360 degree integrated marketing campaign which ran across all India to co-promote the brand and the movie. Created an entire MNIK footwear and apparel collection to promote the film. On 1 February 2010, Khan and Kajol became the first Indian movie stars to ring the opening bell of the New York stock exchange.
They were invited by Fox Searchlight Pictures to do so as part of their promotion for My Name Is Khan. Shahrukh Khan also appeared on as part of its promotion in the UK, becoming only the second Indian after to do so. Pre-release revenues On 7 August 2009, Karan Johar signed a deal for 1 billion with, who will market and distribute it in India (FOXSTAR) and worldwide (Fox Searchlight). It covers all rights except music, which has been secured by Sony Music. Reception India The film received highly positive reviews. Jha (film critic and author of The Essential Guide to Bollywood) gave My Name Is Khan a rave review arguing that Rizwan Khan 'repairs almost anything, including irreparably damaged relationships. But this film about damaged lives needs no repairing.
My Name Is Khan is a flawless work, as perfect in content, tone and treatment as any film can get. My Name Is Khan is no ordinary film. Long after the wary-of-physical-touch Rizwan has finally shaken hands with President Obama, long after the heat and dust of racial and communal hatred has settled down the core of humanism that the film secretes stays with you.
Yes, we finally know what they mean by a feelgood film.' Of also gave it five stars, describing My Name Is Khan as, 'indubitably one of the most meaningful and moving films to be rolled out from the Bollywood mills in recent times.' Of gave My Name Is Khan four and a half out of five stars and argues, 'When a film stars two of the finest talents of the country, you expect nothing but the best. SRK, well, how does one describe his performance? To state that this is his best work so far would be cutting short the praise he truly deserves.
Kajol is pure dynamite and casting her for this character was the most appropriate decision. No other actress could've matched SRK in histrionics the way Kajol has. In fact, SRK and Kajol complement each other wonderfully well and this film only proves it yet again. It's a powerhouse performance from this supremely talented actress.' Sarita Tanwar of gave the film four and a half out of five stars and described it as 'near-perfect', concluding that 'The Karan-Shah Rukh-Kajol combo strikes once more.' Of gave My Name Is Khan three and a half out of five stars, arguing that 'the film shamelessly tugs at your heartstrings and on more than one occasion wallops you to weep. Aided by solid camerawork, tight editing and a layered story, Johar crafts an engaging, stirring saga that is earnest and noble.
With this message movie in the mainstream format, the director takes a step in the right direction.' Sudhish Kamath from wrote, 'My Name Is Khan is populist, yet layered with rich political subtext. It's all about types, yet every character feels real.
It's about generalisations and yet it chooses to dwell on the specifics. It's all heart and spirit that you can't help but overlook the flaws and admire it.' According to critic Manish Gajjar, who gave the film four out of five stars, the film is 'a fiction-based film refreshingly told with realism of racial profiling on American soil.
It's a rare treat for Hindi commercial cinema and a crossover audience.' Gupta from in a positive review concluded, ' My Name Is Khan has conscience and courage and two heartfelt performances. It can try your patience a bit but it will not leave you untouched.' From, giving the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, described it as 'a gentle, affecting and heart-warming film that makes you smile through your tears. It looks at contentious issues but offers overwhelming hope and renewal.'
United States lists an approval rating of 83%, with 20 positive and 4 negative reviews. As of 21 February 2010, the film has a score of 50 out of a scale of 100 on the review aggregate website, based on 7 reviews. Rachel Saltz of states, ' Khan is one of a handful of Hindi films (, ) about Indians living in a paranoid, post-9/11 America, and there's something fascinating about looking at this country through a lens, even when the story is a kind of fairy tale. (Most interesting here is the link made between black Americans and Indians, especially Muslims.) Skilfully directed by Karan Johar and with an evocative score by Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy, Khan jerks tears with ease, while teaching lessons about Islam and tolerance.' According to Kirk Honeycutt of, My Name Is Khan is, 'a film that delves compellingly into Americans' anti-Muslim hysteria' as it tackles 'a subject American movies have mostly avoided – that of racial profiling and the plight of Muslim-Americans. It also allows Shah Rukh Khan to display his talent to an even wider audience.
It's well worth the 162-minute journey.' Jay Wesissberg of describes My Name Is Khan as a 'riotously overstuffed and enormously enjoyable drama' with 'confident camerawork which is matched by exceptional production design' He also states that Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are a 'delight together and her natural warmth makes the relationship even more believable.' My Name Is Khan was not to the as, but it was eligible for other nominations at the. Box office My Name Is Khan opened very well in most places across the world, and set many records in the process. However, the performance of the film could not sustain beyond the first or second week in some places, including India and USA.
The film's performance in India was quite good but still is generally regarded as 'below expectations' due to the high price, while the overseas performance of the film has been record breaking. By 4 April 2010, the worldwide for My Name Is Khan from the box office was 36,145,870. Domestically in India, My Name Is Khan generated a of ₹825.2 million and a gross of ₹1,146.1 million. The film's final worldwide gross was ₹223.44 ( US$49 million), including US$23.5 million ( ₹108.83 crore) overseas. India In India, the film opened with a massive ₹295 million (US$6,356,688), which was the third-highest weekend net for a Bollywood film, behind. It recorded the third-highest first day business across India, behind and at the time of release.
The film broke the record of for the biggest opening weekend in the first quarter of the year. The film was reported to have done very well in multiplexes, but comparatively on the lower side in single screens. The film managed to net INR460.8 million (US$9,952,857) in its first week In rankings based on distributor share, My Name Is Khan comes in fifth behind, and; in a way bearing out Sajid Khan's boast that Housefull will surpass MNIK in India. The film managed to retain the No. 1 spot at the Indian box office for two consecutive weeks, and remained in the top five for six consecutive weeks. At the end of its theatrical run, the film earned ₹82.52 (US$12,698,289) in India. Overseas My Name Is Khan grossed US$23.5 in the overseas markets.
Making it the highest-grossing Indian film overseas at the time, the first Indian film to gross over overseas, and currently one of the top ten. The film grossed the biggest opening day overseas, taking an estimated 170 million, beating the overseas opening day collections of. The film also grossed the biggest opening weekend overseas, taking an estimated INR 255 million, again beating the overseas opening weekend collections of 3 Idiots which grossed INR 185 million. In its first week, it grossed INR393 million (US$8.5 million).
As of August 2010, the film has grossed $4,018,771 in the United States and $37,001,087 elsewhere for a worldwide total of $41,019,858. In the UK, it made £123,000 on its opening day, which was more than the combined total of in its first two days (£121,000). By the end of the second week, MNIK became only the third Bollywood film to cross the £2 million mark in the UK, after and, according to the exchange rates prevailing at their respective times of release. My Name Is Khan debuted in USA in 120 theatres, breaking the record set by which debuted in 119 theatres. The film broke the record for an opening weekend in the US, earning US$1,994,027. The film debuted at No. 13 at the American box office.
By the end of the first week, the film grossed US$2,552,283, second only to which had a Christmas holiday week. By the fourth week, the film earned US$3,868,891 (INR193,820,016), breaking Shahrukh Khan's previous record set. On the 51st day of screening in the US, My Name Is Khan broke the US$4 million barrier, and became only the second Bollywood film ever to cross this mark, after 3 Idiots. In Australia, the film earned 39,000 (INR16.1 lakhs) on its opening day, and was ranked No. 11 in the market. By the first weekend, the film earned US$437,687, defeating the previous record set by 3 Idiots (US$350,000). In New Zealand and Fiji, the film earned 13,627 on its opening day, and earned NZ$144,831 (US$100,698) in its first week.
By the end of its theatrical run, the film earned NZ$232,586. In the the response to the film has been described as 'huge' and it earned approximately US$300,000 on its opening day.
In Egypt it earned one million. By the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed US$517,018. My Name Is Khan also opened well in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Far East. The film is the highest-grossing film in Pakistan, breaking the records set by, 3 Idiots. By its third week, MNIK became the highest-grossing Bollywood film in the Middle East, earning US$3.3 million. In South Africa, the film earned US$85,214 (Rs. 39.28 lakhs) in its opening weekend.
In Malaysia, it earned 105,527 (US$31,106) in its opening weekend, and by the second weekend, the film had earned MYR410,864 (US$120,452). In Nigeria, the film earned an 'impressive' 2,310,137 (US$15,362) in its opening weekend.
In, the film earned 10,599 (US$7,443) by the second weekend. In Indonesia, the film grew from 6 to 14 screens and saw a jump of 300 percent in week three.
The film has also grossed $425,825 in 7 weeks at the Bahrain box office. The film has also grossed an impressive $55,073 in Poland in its opening weekend. The film grossed $270,698 in South Africa.
In, the film grossed US$2,618,866. The film also made $58,683 in Lebanon region. My Name is Khan released in Hong Kong on 5 January 2012 and collected $107,197. Box office records My Name Is Khan created several records, both in India and around the world. In India, the film smashed the record for a Bollywood release in the month of February, breaking the previous two-year record held. The film also broke the record for a Bollywood release in the first quarter of the year, breaking the previous two-year record held.
In the UK, the film broke the four-year record of, and became the highest-grossing Bollywood film in the UK. In the Middle East it is also the highest grossing Bollywood film. Performance analysis The film faced considerable falls in collections after its first week. The drops in collections is evident from the fact that 63% of the film's net collections came from the first week, as compared to 54% for, 56% for, 49% for and 39% for. In spite of this, the film managed to retain the No. 1 position at the box office for two consecutive weeks.
It was in the top 5 list of the Indian box office for six consecutive weeks. Though the mid-week collections saw a drop of 60% from the opening weekend, it held up well against other major releases and secured the highest first quarter collections, a record previously held by the 2008 film Race. Thus, the film is a financial success owing to its record-breaking overseas collections and healthy domestic collections. Released 4 January 2010 chronology (2009) My Name Is Khan (2010) (2010) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Planet Bollywood Glamsham The soundtrack is composed by the critically acclaimed, who previously teamed up with to give hit music for his movies like (2003) and (2006). The lyrics are penned. The music was released on 5 January 2010, by Sony Music Entertainment (India) who has also previously released the music for 's movies (2001) and, which gained global musical success.
The musical soundtrack consists of 6 original songs and 4 bonus tracks that are taken from 's previous successful films that have featured. The soundtrack includes one called 'Khan Theme', composed by Indrajit Sharma and the strings for the song are performed by the Bombay Film Orchestra. The songs such as 'Noor-e-Khuda' blend western bar blues and techno sounds with Indian classical styles such as. The song 'Allah hi Rahem' sung by Ustad is another example of Sufi thematic song. The soundtrack is thus representative of the 'indie fusion genre'. Unlike 's other films, this film has no lip-sync songs.
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All the songs are in background. Title Music Singer(s) Length 1.
'Sajda' Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, 06:05 2. 'Noor-E-Khuda' Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Shankar Mahadevan, 06:37 3. 'Tere Naina' Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy 04:38 4. 'Allah Hi Rahem' Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy 04:01 5. 'Khan Theme' Indrajit Sharma 02:43 6. 'Rang De' Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Shankar Mahadevan 03:45 Total length: 28:09 Reception Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from most music critics.
Gianysh Toolsee of Planet Bollywood states that the soundtrack is 'very much about transcending the boundaries set by Bollywood by venturing into an emotional state through Sufism and spirituality.' Joginder Tuteja of gives the album a three out of five stars, suggests that director Karan Johar along with musicians Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyricist 'have brought not a partial but a substantial difference to the way music in Johar's films is being looked at.' Lyrics Although is alone credited for writing the lyrics for the songs, Niranjan penned the only two Sufi songs in the film, 'Sajda' and 'Allah Hi Rahem'. The famous lyricist, was approached to write the lyrics for the remaining three songs. Earlier it was reported that he refused to write lyrics, because Javed Akhtar did not want to share the credits with another lyricist since Niranjan Iyengar has written two songs for the film.
Later confirmed that Javed Akhtar penned the remaining songs, but Javed did not want him to be credited as the lyricist when the soundtrack released as he had to share the credits with Nirinjan Iyenger. Javed confirmed this and said, 'I don't like to share the credits. I would have got the publicity but the other person, who has done a fine job, wouldn't have. I have read the songs penned by Niranjan and I think he has done a great job.' Controversies Airport security Khan has stated that due to his last name and religion, he (like Rizwan Khan) is frequently subject to excess security checks at airports. On 14 August 2009, Khan arrived in the United States to promote My Name Is Khan and to participate in -related events around the country (including ).
Upon arriving at in, he was pulled aside by immigration officers after his name popped up on their computers, questioned for over an hour (Khan claims it was at least two hours) about the nature of his visit, and was later released. According to the Times Online, 'In Delhi, Timothy J. Roemer, the American Ambassador to India, said that the embassy was trying to 'ascertain the facts of the case.' He added: 'Shah Rukh Khan, the actor and global icon, is a welcome guest in the United States.' ' Khan said he was told that it was because 'they said my name was common to some name that popped up on the computer.'
The officials asked if he could provide names of people to vouch for him. Khan noted that he 'had all the documents; they were asking me where I was going to be staying. I gave the name of FOX people with whom I had finalised a deal a few days ago as contacts.' However, because they wanted to check his luggage which the airline had lost, Khan said that he 'was taken to a room where many people were awaiting a secondary check on visa, most were South Asians. In fact many officers were reluctantly vouching for me, some people were asking for autographs and a fan even said he knew who I was. But the officers said it was procedure and kept taking numbers from me.'
I did feel bad for a lot of people in that room, I know because I had an escort and someone would recognise me, I will get out. Others may face more trouble. I have extra security because of my name.
I can handle this but when you have someone as respectable as an ex-president getting frisked, I am nobody (in reference to the frisking of President earlier in the summer). I think it is a procedure that needs to be followed. But it is an unfortunate procedure. — on being frisked at While he was not allowed to use his own phone, Khan was permitted one phone call. He was thus released after officials from the intervened.
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel stated that the event will be further explored with U.S. According to the, 'Elmer Camacho, a spokesman for the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, said the questioning was part of the agency's routine process to screen foreign travellers.' When asked if he would demand an apology, Khan replied that he would not. The director of My Name Is Khan, was asked during an August 2009 interview with if the event was a publicity stunt for the film. Johar denied that it was and responded: 'It's upsetting because I got a text message this morning asking me if it was a publicity plug for my movie.
(Sarcastically) I mean, if I had that much power over the Homeland Security, why would I allow Shah Rukh to go through something like this? What's really shocking is the fact that when I was writing the film, I never thought that what happened to the protagonist of the film would happen to Shah Rukh.' During a January 2010 interview, Khan referred to the implication that the event was a publicity stunt for the film as 'lowdown and cheap.' , who portrays in My Name Is Khan, also commented on the incident stating: 'I was very disappointed with what SRK experienced at the airport. We're living in times where the levels of fear can sometimes spill over into paranoia. Here's a man who is an international superstar, being detained for an excessive amount of time at an airport in the United States. It had to be very upsetting for him.
Imagine being detained at an airport in India for a long time, during a kind of interrogation.' In addition, the incident sparked debate and commentary among Indian politicians, actors, and others.
It also led to demonstrations in India. California Governor later invited Khan to have dinner with him 'in a bid to diffuse what has become a slight diplomatic row.' In another event, on 5 February 2010, while promoting My Name Is Khan on the British talk show, Khan claimed that female security staff at in London had printed a naked image of him taken using the newly installed that he was asked to go through. He said that he autographed it for them, though it is not clear if his comments were intended as a joke. A spokeswoman for Heathrow Airport has denied his claim. She claimed that it was 'completely factually incorrect', stressing that images captured using the equipment could not be stored or distributed in any form and that his claims 'simply could not be true.' In relation to Khan's comments, has raised concerns over the new body scanners and the possibilities of it being abused to distribute naked pictures of celebrities.
His comments have restarted the debate in Britain over whether the new scanners violate individual privacy. Shiv Sena controversy After Shahrukh Khan (who owns the cricket team) criticised the fact that members of the were not bought by the clubs competing in the 2010 (IPL), he was condemned by, a political party. There were consequent protests and demonstrations against him and demands that cinemas in India refuse to screen My Name Is Khan. Khan responded by stating, 'What did I say that was wrong? All I said was that I wanted people to come to my country.' Khan continued by stating that: 'I have no idea what I am supposed to apologise for.
If I am in wrong I would like to apologise but someone needs to explain to me what is wrong.' He also stated that he does 'not want any confrontation. I am trying to explain myself on every platform. I have not said anything that is anti-national.' Khan said that he was willing to meet with to discuss the issue. Initially, Shiv Sena rescinded its demand to block release of My Name Is Khan after it was announced that Khan would be allowed to release it 'in as many theatres' as he would like.
However, on 10 January 2010, when cinemas opened for advanced bookings, individuals disguised as 'cinegoers' began to attack cinemas and booking centres. Director Karan Johar and distributors met with police to ask for additional security. In response, threatened to withdraw security cover for party leader Uddhav Thackeray. Later, some security was withdrawn and the government has 'called in five battalions of the State Reserve Police Force to protect 63 cinemas in the city that will screen the film directed by Karan Johar from this Friday.'
There were multiple arrests and leave of all police officials were cancelled. The distributor, Fox Star, stated that the film would still be released on its scheduled opening date, 12 February. It opened to full cinema houses across India. See also. 4 February 2010.
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