My Name is Khan review : Sweet and Inspiring

My Name is Khan (2009) is a Hindi movie directed by Karan Johar who is coming back after a long hiatus following the debacle, Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna. It has Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles depicting the present day misconception of the Islam identity. Shahrukh is absolutely awesome. This is the first time I suppose he is playing a character with more substance. He still sticks in my mind as Rizwan Khan (screen character) and not Shahrukh. Kajol has done a good role with no over acting. But one thing still lingers in my mind. Man! How is she still so hot? I mean, we have seen actresses marry and bloat or transform from a hot actress to a homely image. But Kajol still looks the same, in fact more hot than before. Kudos to her diet and exercise. All the others who are a part of this movie have done an awesome job. But the main praise should go to Karan Johar. Man, what a screenplay. What direction? What performances? Excellent job, well handled by a man who we were assuming would give us only tear jerkers. Now he has proved everyone of us wrong. And there is another issue, where he has proved many of us wrong. All muslims are not terrorists. Terrorism can be in anyone’s mind. Even the man who killed Abraham Lincoln is a terrorist. Because he has done an act of violence or terror. It doesn’t mean that only people appearing on T.V with their faces covered and speaking a different language perform an act of terrorism. Osama is not the only representation of the terrorism. Each and every person thinking, supporting or making an act of terrorism is a terrorist. But Osama loves doing it more. Anywayz, I’m tired talking and even thinking about Osama. Because whatever films we make on terrorism, whatever articles our people write, neither does Osama or his beloved followers of the wrong path give it a thought if they are doing the right thing. But atleast our only mission is to change perverted people’s minds, rather than trying to let Osama know that he is doing a wrong deed for humanityl. Thumbs up Karan for joining this mission and for having given us two good films recently, Kurbaan and My Name is Khan. I feel the film has small similarities to Forrest Gump in terms of the storyline and presentation (Mommy's dialogue, hero's disability, meeting presidents). So in a way, I can tell this is India's Forrest Gump. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are awesome. They lift the sprit of the movie and give us goose bumps with their enchanting and inspiring music. My favourite cinematographer, Ravi K.Chandran has transformed Karan’s ideas into a great masterpiece. If not for Ravi, the film would not look even close to this one. Sabu Cyril has done an awesome job in the hurricane hit area set up. Wonderful. The other best part of the movie is the dialogues. After Swades and Rang de Basanthi, I have been truly inspired by the dialogues. The best one being, “My name is Khan and I’m not a terrorist”. Each time this dialogue came, audience gave an astounding applause. The audience give a standing ovation for three reasons.

A. The movie is funny

B. The movie is a disaster

C. The movie has captured their hearts.

I say its option C, the movie has captured their hearts. Overall, the movie looks rich like a Hollywood movie, though more sentiment could have been added in a few places. To achieve this, I cant imagine what effort they took. Great job Dharma Production and Red Chillies Entertainment. Awesome. Awesome. Looking forward to more classy stuff like this.

Review:

4/5

Trivia:
Even a dumb headed fellow would understand seeing this film, that terrorism lies in one’s mind and not in religion.