My Name Is Khan Page #5

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Karan Johar
Production: Fox Searchlight
  10 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG-13
Year:
2010
165 min
$3,931,456
Website
3,228 Views


No. There's no difference.

Good people... bad people.

There's no other difference.

Mandira.

Welcome.

So, after your marriage,

will my name be Sameer Khan?

It will be Sameer Khan,

from the epiglottis.

Khan.

- Yeah.

We can't do this without touching.

I know.

- You know.

Yeah.

I have read it in this book.

Intercourse for dumbos,

by Dr. Richard k. Woomer.

Okay.

- Nice pictures.

I think we should do it.

Now, now we should do it now.

- One minute, and...

Oh, no, no not one minute.

Yeah.

It will take longer than one minute.

Bye, Khan.

- Bye, Sam.

Lunch. Lunch. Lunch. Lunch. Lunch.

- Quick, quick.

Bye, Joe.

Bye! The apple of my eye!

And your hair looks

very pretty, ma'am.

Thank you, sweetheart.

- You're welcome, sweetheart.

Were you flirting with her?

You're not a liar.

- Okay.

Reese, I've to do my homework.

Let me go home.

Just 10 minutes, okay.

- Only 10 minutes.

Alright.

Surprise.

Thank you, Daddy.

Daddy? What about me?

Happy birthday to you.

Mandira. Mandira, can we

have sex please. - Now?

Now, now is good.

With Allah's blessings,

I fulfilled my promise to Ammi.

I made a happy life for myself.

Hello.

Yes, Sarah.

What?

Khan, switch on the TV, please.

Yes, Sarah let me

call you back, okay.

I've never seen

anything like this before...

Oh, my God!

A second plane... a second

plane just hit the other tower.

The skyline of Manhattan

has been changed forever.

New York's twin towers are gone.

Both towers have been hit.

It must've been

a coordinated attack...

Mom, why are Reese and Mrs. Garrick

taking money from everyone?

Donations, baby.

For the family of the fire-fighters

who died saving people during 9/11.

Hi.

- Hi.

How is it going?

- Good, good.

The Johnson's just

gave a thousand dollars.

Wow.

Thank you.

Oh, God.

- Here.

3500 dollars.

It's annual Zakat

(religious tax) money.

It's a duty in Islam.

Duty, duty, duty.

In Islam they donate a certain

percentage of their...

...income each year in charity.

- Yes.

This year, how could

it be anything else?

Yes, that's $3502

and 50 cents exactly.

In the western world, history

is marked simply by BC and AD.

But now, there is a

third distinction. 9/11.

Reports are in from

various parts of America that...

...Muslims are being

targeted and attacked.

Back off.

Get away.

A Sikh employee in Michigan

was shot dead by his employer...

...because he was

mistaken for an Afghani.

In the wake of 9/11, a lot of

American Muslims are changing...

...their names to escape

racial profiling.

Questions are being raised

about America's biased views...

...towards the Islamic community.

Even as Muslim women wearing

hijabs (veils) are being targeted.

Post 9/11, America's view

towards its Islamic inhabitants...

...is changing rapidly.

They must be getting late.

Let's mom drop you today.

And we'll grab an

ice-cream on the way. - Yeah.

Come on.

Of all the religions in the world...

...lslam is the most violent

and aggressive.

It encourages killing or 'Jihad'

as they call it, in the name of God.

Sam, you need to tell your

mom about this. - No, Reese.

I think she already has

too much to worry about.

Get out of my country.

Don't wear this now.

Allah will understand.

These people won't.

Never.

Yes?

I'm Mandira. I heard

about Hasina, so...

She is upstairs,

bhabi (sister-in-law).

He won't come in.

Bhai, please come in. Please.

You are my good son, aren't you?

You are my good son, aren't you?

Alright, Mandira,

you'll join us on Monday.

Thank you so much.

I just want to clarify one thing.

My last name is Khan,

my husband is Muslim.

We'll see you on Monday.

- Thanks.

Khan. I got the job, I got the job.

- Okay.

I got the job.

- Okay.

Now, everything will be all right.

We'll do it. We'll do it.

- I know.

We'll do it.

- We'll do it.

Yes, yes, yes.

We shall overcome?

We shall overcome.

We shall overcome.

You suck.

You suck. Please don't sing.

We shall overcome. I know,

Mandira, we will...

I'm in Santa Fe, New Mexico,

to meet the President.

His motorcade has 12 cars...

...but no one tells me

which car the President is in.

Mandira, I don't know why, but I

keep failing to meet the President.

But I know I have to meet him.

I have to tell him about Sam.

Sam. Khan.

So there you guys are.

So, how was your day?

Again Xbox?

Make place for me,

make place for me.

Don't hug me mom.

- Come here, sweety.

Don't hug me.

And how are you sweetheart? - No,

no don't hug me, don't hug me, no.

Phone.

- I know.

But I'll be back.

- Why?

Because you've no choice.

Hello. Hey Sarah.

Reese, pass Mrs. Khan the salad.

Sam, you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

Sarah, we are fine.

I'm fine.

Rizvan, how is the chicken?

Do you like it?

- No, not at all.

Did I... did I say a joke?

Yes you did, Rizvan.

And a very good one indeed.

- Thank you Mark.

But the chicken is not good.

It's a new recipe. I...

- Don't make it ever again.

Mark was going to cover the

war in Afghanistan, Mandira.

Ammi was right.

Families are not just made by blood.

They are made with love too.

Sarah, Mark and Reese had

become a part of our world.

But I never told them that...

I should have told them.

Take care, buddy.

See you, Reese.

- Take care, Reese.

Hey, Reese.

In chapter five, verse 32 of the

Quran, Allah has decreed that...

...the death of one innocent is

equal to the death of humanity.

I knew that the death of innocents in

9/11 would cost the entire humanity.

But I did not know that you

and I would have to pay...

...the biggest price, Mandira.

Why did this happen

to us, Mandira? Why?

Reese. Just talk to me man.

Wait a minute. Why are

you ignoring me, Reese?

Lts been so many days since...

Reese, listen to me. Wait a minute.

Please listen to me man.

What's the problem?

What have I done?

Reese, just listen to me.

- Piss off.

Listen to me.

Hello. I have got new shoes for you.

Pele Shoe Stores, 34/99. Try them.

Not now.

- Return policy, only fourteen days.

Try now.

- Not now.

No, no try now, try now.

I said not now.

- Okay.

Okay.

Return policy, only

fourteen days. Okay.

Hey.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled.

- Yes, very loud.

Very, very loud. Not nice, not nice.

- Khan.

Khan, please don't be angry with me.

I don't have any

friends apart from you.

Liar. Liar.

Reese is your friend.

He's your friend.

- Right.

You're a liar. He's your friend.

Cool shoes.

- Thank you.

Can I try them?

- No.

Please.

- No, please.

Want to play?

- No.

I'll beat you.

I'll kick your butt.

- Oh, you'll kick my butt.

You suck.

- I suck.

You suck.

- No, I think you suck.

I'll kick your butt.

- You'll kick my butt.

Yeah.

- Here, catch.

Okay, here catch.

Thank you, bye.

- Bye.

Hey, Sam.

Liar. Liar. Bum on fire.

Mom, I'm off.

I'm going to school.

- Good morning.

Mom, be quick.

Please mom. Mom I'm getting late.

Chill out mom.

- Don't try to be cool. - Why, dude?

Whatever. I'll be late today,

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Shibani Bathija

Shibani Bathija is an Indian screenwriter famous for her works in Bollywood films such as Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, My Name Is Khan and Fanaa. Bathija studied English at DePauw University and Communications at San Francisco State. After a period in advertising with SONY, Bathija showed a script to Karan Johar which was then accepted by Yash Raj Films. She served as screenwriter for two 2006 releases, Fanaa and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Her then films included Sanjay Gadhvi's Kidnap and Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan. more…

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