Guest Blogger: Yasmin M1

My Name Is Khan is not your typical Bollywood movie in fact it’s nothing like it. Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh Khan) is a middle class kid who has Asperger’s syndrome who ends up leaving his family to live in the United States. Despite his syndrome Mandira (Kajol) a Hindu woman falls in love and marries a Muslim man Rizwan Khan. Everything is going well until the 911 attack and the Khan family faces prejudice in the community. Mandira’s son gets killed after trying to stop a fight. Mandira blames Rizwan for Sam's death and she tells him to leave her alone. He asks Mandira what he has to do to get back together and she cynically tells him to tell the President that his name is Khan and that he is not a terrorist. Rizwan takes the request seriously and later on meets with the President and tells him that his name is Khan and he is not a terrorist. The actor who played Rizwan Khan is named Shahrukh Khan and the actress who played Mandira is names Kajol. I thought their performances were authentic and the characters were fully developed. In 2011 Karan Johar won the best director, Shahrukh Khan won the best actor, and Kajol won the best female actress.Rizwan Khan has Asperger’s and he is not able to communicate well with others. Rizwan is very intelligent, a hard worker and lives in San Francisco. Rizwan is committed to his faith (Islam) and wants a better life for himself in the US. Mandira is a single mother who has a Hindu background. Mandira works at a salon and together with Rizwan and her son Sam they form a family. Mandira is motivated for providing for her family especially her son. The theme of this movie is how the Western and the Eastern world changed after the 911 attack. There are good people and bad people .Religion is not the criterion, human race is. Not everyone’s religion defines who they truly are. I liked what some of the critic had to say about the movie but I don’t agree with the ratting. This movie should’ve gotten a higher than 3.7.My name is Khan is an epic, mind-blowing, and heartwarming movie that anyone will enjoy watching. I highly recommend it because it’s really changes what people think about one another. Everyone should learn to ignore the racial stereotypes because in the end we all live in one planet.