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<div>{{Short description|2010 film directed by Karan Johar}}<br />
{{For|the 2013 film of the same name|My Name Is Khan (2013 film)}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = My Name Is Khan<br />
| image = My Name Is Khan film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Karan Johar]]<br />
| producer = {{ubl|Hiroo Yash Johar|[[Gauri Khan]]}}<br />
| writer = [[Shibani Bathija]]<br />
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes<br />
| label1= Dialogues by<br />
| data1 = {{ubl|Shibani Bathija|[[Niranjan Iyengar]]}}<br />
}}<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Shah Rukh Khan]]|[[Kajol]]}}<br />
| music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]<br />
| editing = [[Deepa Bhatia]]<br />
| studio = {{ubl|[[Star Studios|Fox Star Studios]]<ref name="My Name is Khan">{{cite journal | url=https://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=30052 | title=My Name is Khan | journal=Aveleyman}}</ref>|[[Searchlight Pictures|Fox Searchlight Pictures]]<ref name="asman" />|[[Dharma Productions]]<ref name="My Name is Khan" />|[[Red Chillies Entertainment]]}}<br />
| distributor = {{ubl|'''United States'''|Fox Searchlight Pictures|'''India:'''|Fox Star Studios<ref>{{cite web|title=My Name is Khan|website=[[Screen Daily]]|first=Lee|last=Marshall|date=13 February 2010|access-date=31 October 2021|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/my-name-is-khan/5010760.article}}</ref>|'''Hong Kong:'''|[[Fortune Star]]<ref name="My Name is Khan"/>|'''International:'''|[[20th Century Fox]]}}<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2010|2|10|[[Dubai]]|2010|2|12|Worldwide}}<br />
| runtime = 161 minutes<ref name="release">{{Cite news |date=4 February 2010 |title=BBFC Movie Information |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/e8ea0df3a881175480256d58003cb570/7a82f63c1590b15f802576c000663f9f?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |access-date=4 February 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223125216/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/e8ea0df3a881175480256d58003cb570/7a82f63c1590b15f802576c000663f9f?OpenDocument |archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><br />
| country = {{ubl|India<ref name="asman" />|United States<ref name="asman" />|Hong Kong<ref name="asman">{{Cite web |date=10 May 2017 |title=MY NAME IS KHAN (2010) – BFI |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8dc62a16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811150639/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8dc62a16 |archive-date=11 August 2017 |website=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>}}<br />
| language = English<br>Hindi<ref>{{Cite web |title=MY NAME IS KHAN {{!}} British Board of Film Classification |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/my-name-is-khan-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjg0mji|access-date=8 August 2021 |website=www.bbfc.co.uk}}</ref><br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|50|c|year=2010|mode=historical}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan – Movie |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2875491841/ |access-date=13 December 2018 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INRConvert|223|c|year=2010|mode=historical}}<ref name="gross" /><br />
}}<br />
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'''''My Name Is Khan''''' is a 2010 [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Karan Johar]] and written by [[Shibani Bathija]] and [[Niranjan Iyengar]]. It stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]] in lead roles. In the film, Rizwan Khan (Khan), an [[Autism|autistic]] Muslim, sets out on a journey across the United States to meet the [[President of the United States|President]] after Mandira (Kajol), his Hindu wife, suffers from [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]] discrimination [[Aftermath of the September 11 attacks|after]] the [[September 11 attacks]]. <br />
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Johar began developing the film by 2007, seeking a departure from his previous romantic films; it is Johar's first directorial effort where he did not contribute to the screenplay. Johar and Bathija extensively researched autism in preparation for the film, especially [[Asperger's syndrome]], as well as Islam. The film was co-produced by Johar's mother, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Khan's wife, [[Gauri Khan]], under their respective production companies [[Dharma Productions]] and [[Red Chillies Entertainment]]. Khan and Kajol's involvement was confirmed by May 2008, with the remainder of the cast rounded out by January 2009. [[Principal photography]] began in December 2008 and lasted until October 2009, with filming locations including [[Los Angeles]], [[Mumbai]], and [[San Francisco]]. The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]].<br />
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''My Name Is Khan'' first premiered in the [[United Arab Emirates]] on 10 February 2010 and was theatrically released worldwide two days later by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]. It grossed {{INRConvert|223|c|year=2010|mode=historical}} worldwide, becoming the [[List of Hindi films of 2010|highest-grossing Hindi film of 2010]] and the second-highest-grossing Indian film of 2010. It received numerous [[List of accolades received by My Name Is Khan|awards and nominations]], including three wins at the [[56th Filmfare Awards]], with praise for Johar's direction, the screenplay, soundtrack, and performances (particularly from Khan and Kajol); it is used as a scholarly case study for its cinematic portrayal of autism and Islamophobia. <br />
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==Plot==<br />
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim, grew up with his brother, Zakir, and his widowed mother, Razia, in a middle-class family in [[Borivali]], [[Mumbai]]. His autism leads to special tutoring from a reclusive scholar and extra attention from his mother, all of which leads to a heightened level of jealousy from Zakir, who eventually leaves his family for a life in [[San Francisco]]. Despite this, Zakir sponsors Rizwan to come and live with him after their mother's death. Zakir's wife Haseena diagnoses Rizwan as having [[Asperger syndrome]]. Rizwan also begins to work for Zakir's. He meets Hindu woman Mandira and her young son Sameer, born from a previous marriage. Despite Zakir's uncertainty, they marry and live in the fictional Banville, adopting Rizwan's surname as theirs. They also live next door to the Garrick family; Sam is close to their young son, Reese.<br />
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The Khans' perfect existence gets disrupted following the [[September 11 attacks]]. Mark goes to [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|cover the war in Afghanistan]] but dies there. At the same time, the Khans begin to experience the [[Aftermath of the September 11 attacks#Backlash and hate crimes|post 9/11 prejudice]], and Reese begins to turn against Sam. Their rivalry causes an eventual fight on a soccer field, where a bunch of older students attack Sam. One of them kicks a football at Sam, rupturing his spleen and killing him. A grieving Mandira blames Rizwan, stating that Sam died solely because of Rizwan's surname. Consequently, when Rizwan asks what he can do to help, Mandira sarcastically tells him that to be back together, he has to tell the people and [[President of the United States]] that his name is Khan and he is not a terrorist.<br />
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Rizwan, taking her seriously, thus sets out on a road trip to first meet President [[George W. Bush]] and later [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]]. He travels to the fictional Wilhemina, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and befriends Mama Jenny and her son Joel. While at a mosque in [[Los Angeles]], he overhears violent rhetoric from a doctor, Faisal Rehman who is quoting religious texts, and angrily defies Faisal's statements before walking out to drop a message for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI). While waiting in a crowd at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] to meet President Bush, he says, "My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist!", repeatedly. He is arrested due to misinterpretation as "I am a terrorist."<br />
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Rizwan is interrogated as a terrorist suspect but is released after a media campaign by Indian student reporters Raj, Komal and Bobby Ahuja, who prove his innocence by revealing his attempts to inform the FBI about Faisal. After his release, he returns to the hurricane-hit Wilhemina to help Mama Jenny, Joel, and everyone there, attracting media attention. Reese, seeing Rizwan on TV, finally confesses to Mandira his knowledge of what happened to Sam, and reveals the identity of the boys who killed him. She informs Detective Garcia, who has been assisting her on the case, and the boys, including Reese, are arrested.<br />
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Mandira joins Rizwan in Georgia. At the moment she arrives, Rizwan is stabbed by one of Faisal Rehman's followers who accuses him of being a traitor to Islam, and is hospitalized. Rizwan survives and meets Obama, who tells him: "Your name is Khan and you are not a terrorist". Rizwan in turn tells that not only him, his son Sameer was not a terrorist. Obama apologizes to him for the problems that happened to them.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
The cast is listed below:<ref name="BH">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/my-name-is-khan/cast/ |title=My Name Is Khan Cast & Crew |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110233150/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/my-name-is-khan/cast/ |archive-date=10 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BOI">{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=96 |title=My Name Is Khan Cast |website=Box Office India |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714205518/https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=96 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rizwan Khan<br />
** [[Adarsh Gourav]] as young Rizwan in his teenage years<br />
** [[Tanay Chheda]] as young Rizwan in his early years<br />
* [[Kajol]] as Mandira Rathod Khan<br />
* Dominic Renda as Mark Garrick<br />
* Jennifer Echols as Mama Jenny<br />
* [[Kenton Duty]] as Reese Garick<br />
* [[Katie A. Keane]] as Sarah<br />
* Benny Nieves as Detective Garcia<br />
* [[Christopher B. Duncan]] as [[Barack Obama]]<br />
* Yuvaan Makar as Sameer "Sam" Rathod Khan<br />
* [[Sheetal Menon]] as Radha<br />
* [[Arjun Mathur]] as Raj<br />
* [[Sugandha Garg]] as Komal<br />
* [[Jimmy Sheirgill]] as Zakir Khan<br />
* [[Navneet Nishan]] as Rita Singh<br />
* [[Zarina Wahab]] as Razia Khan<br />
* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Faisal Rahman<br />
* [[Sonya Jehan]] as Hasina Khan<br />
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Jitesh<br />
* [[Parvin Dabas]] as Bobby Ahuja<br />
* [[Sumeet Raghavan]] as an attacker<br />
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== Production ==<br />
=== Development ===<br />
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| quote = "I am one of those people who is very open-minded about religion. I don't have any prejudices. When there's talk about Islam and terrorism, and the association between the two, I believe there are larger political reasons for everything. You can't generalize about a religion. There are millions of people across the world who are Muslim, who are suffering on account of a faulty perception, and I felt very strongly that I wanted to tell that story."<br />
| source = —Karan Johar, 2017{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=123}}<br />
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Having worked on a number of romantic dramas and consequently become known for these,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-45329520100112 |title=Just A Minute With: Karan Johar on 'My Name is Khan' |date=12 January 2010 |last=Jamkhandikar |first=Shilpa |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713125206/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-45329520100112 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Karan Johar]] desired to experiment with a new genre.{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=122}} He wanted it to be one that would attract critical and commercial success, as well as help prove his ability of making non-romantic films to his audience.{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=122–123}} Eventually, the idea of making a socially relevant film came to his mind, "because that is what those kinds of people like".{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=123}} He chose to depict Islam as a main topic of discussion — an action that he described as a "conscious decision" — since he felt there is an international unawareness and negative generalization towards the religion.<ref name="Collider">{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/director-karan-johar-interview-my-name-is-khan/ |title=Director Karan Johar Exclusive Interview My Name Is Khan |date=7 May 2010 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |last=Roberts |first=Sheila |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104040929/https://collider.com/director-karan-johar-interview-my-name-is-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While himself belonging not to the religion, he called himself educated and open-minded enough to understand that misconceptions against Islam exist.{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=123}}<ref name="Collider" /> As a filmmaker, Johar wanted to communicate with his audience of his message, which is "correcting the world's misconceptions about Islam", in an emotional, yet effective, manner.<ref name="Collider" /><br />
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In November 2007, ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' reported a then-untitled upcoming project by Johar.<ref name="title">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2007/11/21/10457/index.html |title='Khan' or 'My Name Is Khan'? |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=13 July 2022 |date=21 November 2007 |archive-date=1 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501085851/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2007/11/21/10457/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The filmmaker told the entertainment portal that there would be possibility it would be rather titled ''My Name Is Khan'' or simply ''Khan''.<ref name="title" /> In a July 2008 article in his personal blog, Johar confirmed the title as ''My Name Is Khan'', breaking his tradition of initiating his works' titles with the letter "K".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/07/22/11711/index.html |title=Karan Johar posts details about his upcoming films in his latest blog |date=22 July 2008 |access-date=13 July 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820213653/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/07/22/11711/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He said, "While deciding upon the title, I just went by my gut and decided on something which brings to fore the spirit of the film and the story that I wanted to tell. Everything was decided in true earnest. The right title of the film was and stays on as ''My Name Is Khan''."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lsquoMy-Name-is-Khanrsquo-perfect-title-Karan-Johar/article16813705.ece |title='My Name is Khan' perfect title: Karan Johar |date=10 February 2010 |work=The Hindu |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701091214/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lsquoMy-Name-is-Khanrsquo-perfect-title-Karan-Johar/article16813705.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
[[File:580 Danville 04272021 paigegreen.jpg|thumb|[[Danville, California]] (pictured) was the inspiration behind the fictional town Banville]]<br />
[[Shibani Bathija]] wrote the story and screenplay while penning the dialogues with Johar's then-regular collaborator [[Niranjan Iyengar]],<ref name="BH" /> thus making ''My Name Is Khan'' Johar's first film he did not write himself,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/12475/my-name-khan-left-karan.html |title='My Name Is Khan' left Karan Johar stressed out |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=13 July 2022 |date=8 July 2009 |archive-date=6 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006081914/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/12475/my-name-khan-left-karan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> though he still helped her in the research.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-karan-johar/20091119.htm |title=My Name Is Karan Johar |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=19 November 2009 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref> According to Johar, it gave him "a level of detachment from the proceedings and yet, a lot of attachment" and released "unexplored emotions".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/column/being-karan-johar-is/20210525.htm |title='Being Karan Johar is both an advantage and a disadvantage' |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |date=25 May 2021 }}</ref> In preparation, Bathija and Johar met a lot of people with autism, including those who have Asperger's syndrome; Bathija also read books about their condition, including ''An Asperger Marriage'' and ''Aspergers in Love'', non-fictions about the life of a woman with his husband, who suffers from Asperger.<ref name="Collider" /><ref name="GN">{{Cite news |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/srk-kajols-magic-sizzles-once-again-1.581047 |title=SRK-Kajol's magic sizzles once again |date=11 February 2010 |work=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref> Johar suggested to have a Muslim character in the lead and set the film in the September 11 attacks, which Bathija eventually agreed with.<ref name="Google">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N43l3gXO8Q |title=My Name is Khan {{!}} Shibani Bathija {{!}} Talks at Google |date=28 June 2010 |publisher=[[Talks at Google]] |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Geographically, the story sets in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], which came to Bathija's inspirations because of her familiarity with the place while finishing her communication study at the [[San Francisco State University]] between 1998 and 2000.<ref name="Banville">{{Cite news |url=https://eastbayexpress.com/danville-becomes-banville-1/ |title=Danville Becomes 'Banville' |date=17 March 2010 |last=Seltenrich |first=Nate |work=[[East Bay Express]] |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref> Her motivation to use it as the film's backdrop increased in 2007 after seeing many Bollywood films also being shot there.<ref name="Banville" /> A fictional town, Banville, which she described as "a stereotypically white, upper-class Bay Area suburb", was also added into the story.<ref name="Banville" /> In an interview to the ''[[East Bay Express]]'', Bathija recounted that while researching for the San Francisco Bay by [[Google Maps]] from [[Mumbai]], she spotted [[Danville, California]], which fitted her criteria of a location that resembles a "small, very rich suburban town".<ref name="Banville" /> Beside that, Bathija also wrote the English-language dialogues, while [[Niranjan Iyengar]] wrote the Hindi ones.<ref name="Google" />{{sfn|Minutella|2017|p=20}} A number of Arabic phrases, mostly in religious context, were also added.{{sfn|Minutella|2017|pp=20–22}}<br />
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The film was co-produced by Hiroo Yash Johar of Karan Johar's [[Dharma Productions]] and [[Gauri Khan]] of Shah Rukh Khan's [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].<ref name="BH" /> The partnership was announced in February 2009;<ref>{{Cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222183032/http://mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/feb/190209-My-Name-Is-Khan-Dharma-Production-Karan-SRK-Red-Chillies-Kaal-Gauri-Hiroo-Yash-Johar.htm |archive-date=22 February 2009 |title=SRK, KJo to co-produce next |date=19 February 2009 |last1=KBR |first1=Upala |last2=Joshi |first2=Tushar |url=http://mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/feb/190209-My-Name-Is-Khan-Dharma-Production-Karan-SRK-Red-Chillies-Kaal-Gauri-Hiroo-Yash-Johar.htm |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref> on co-producing the film under his own banner, Shah Rukh Khan said he disliked to [[Presales|presell]] films, especially non-commercial ones, like ''My Name Is Khan'', and wanted Johar to finish it without taking a loan as well as to collectively own the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/an-interview-with-srk-on-the-movie-mnk/articleshow/5515168.cms |title=An interview with SRK on the movie 'MNK' |last=Raghavendra |first=Nandini |date=30 January 2010 |work=[[The Economic Times (India)|The Economic Times]] |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref> The budget was estimated to have been {{INRConvert|550|m|year=2010|mode=historical}}, according to the financial newspaper ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/496wZov7dh96t5zDkbJN9N/8216My-Name-Is-Khan8217-to-unleash-marketing-blitz.html |title='My Name Is Khan' to unleash marketing blitz |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |last=Chandran |first=Anushree |access-date=14 July 2022 |date=2 February 2010 }}</ref> The production was also handled in part with the American production houses [[Fox Star Studios]] and [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]].<ref name="BH" /> Fox Star's involvement to distribute the film was announced in August;<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.screendaily.com/fox-star-to-finance-distribute-shah-rukh-khans-my-name-is-khan/5004395.article |title=Fox Star to finance, distribute Shah Rukh Khan's My Name Is Khan |last=Mitchell |first=Wendy |access-date=14 July 2022 |work=[[Screen Daily]] |date=6 August 2009 }}</ref> however, the company's exact paid amount for the rights was disputed, with unconfirmed estimations ranging from {{INRConvert|810|m|year=2010|mode=historical}} to {{INRConvert|1|b|year=2010|mode=historical}}, and its executives refused to disclose the number.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/whats-the-actual-price-2/ |title=What's the actual price? |last1=Sharma |first1=Money |last2=Sethhi |first2=Sahirr |date=1 September 2009 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=14 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-41589920090806 |title=Fox Star to distribute 'My Name is Khan' |date=6 August 2009 |website=Reuters |last=Jamkhandikar |first=Shilpa |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> In February 2010, the [[Abu Dhabi]]-based Image Nation joined to distributed the film,<ref name="IN">{{Cite news |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=2 February 2010 |title=Imagenation Abu Dhabi joins Fox Star Studios on My Name Is Khan |url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/imagenation-abu-dhabi-joins-fox-star-studios-on-my-name-is-khan-/5010283.article |work=Screen Daily |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201005092019/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/imagenation-abu-dhabi-joins-fox-star-studios-on-my-name-is-khan-/5010283.article|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=16 October 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> and nine months later, the Hong Kong-based Huaxia Film Distribution followed.<ref name="Huaxia">{{Cite news |date=2 November 2010 |title=My Name is Khan to become first Indian revenue-sharing release in China |url=https://www.screendaily.com/my-name-is-khan-to-become-first-indian-revenue-sharing-release-in-china/5020046.article |work=Screen Daily |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201003093811/https://www.screendaily.com/my-name-is-khan-to-become-first-indian-revenue-sharing-release-in-china/5020046.article |archive-date=3 October 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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=== Casting ===<br />
[[File:Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol unveil the first look of My Name Is Khan.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were cast in the lead roles and also made their Hollywood debut.]]<br />
Shanoo Sharma and [[Robi Reed]] handled the casting of ''My Name Is Khan''.<ref name="Variety">{{Cite news |last=Weissberg |first=Jay |date=12 February 2010 |title=My Name Is Khan |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/my-name-is-khan-1117942163/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807043504/https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/my-name-is-khan-1117942163/|archive-date=7 August 2020|access-date=6 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The earliest press reports appeared in October 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/film-india-film-dc-idUSDEL23084320071015 |title=Bollywood's Khan and Kajol to reunite |website=Reuters |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=15 October 2007 }}</ref> when Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were reported to be cast in the lead.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/04khan.htm |title=SRK-Kajol in Karan Johar's next? |last=Gupshup |first=Gullu |website=Rediff.com |date=4 October 2007 |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> Karan Johar, however, clarified that while Shah Rukh Khan had accepted the offer, he had not been able to confirm whether Kajol would be in the casting, saying that he had not talked with her yet.<ref name="title" /> During this period, [[Kareena Kapoor]] was reported to have offered herself to play opposite Shah Rukh Khan, until May 2008 at the time Kajol confirmed her presence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/27video4.htm |title=My Name Is Khan: Kareena out, Kajol in |date=27 May 2008 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=23 July 2022 }}</ref> ''My Name Is Khan'' became Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's sixth collaboration, after ''[[Baazigar]]'' (1993), ''[[Karan Arjun]]'' (1995), ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998) and ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), the latter two were also directed by Karan Johar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsubramaniam |first=Nikhil |date=12 February 2011|title=10 Best Onscreen Romantic Couples of the Decade |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/789 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024204/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/789 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=23 July 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{sfn|Anjaria|2021|pp=21–22}}<br />
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Before Jimmy Sheirgill, [[Aamir Bashir]] was originally chosen to play the role of Zakir, Rizwan's younger brother.<ref name="AM">{{Cite news |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bashirs-loss-is-shergills-gain/articleshow/37673310.cms |title=Bashir's loss is Shergill's gain |date=10 January 2009 |work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]] |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> When filming began in December 2008, the United States authority refused to give Bashir a visa to travel to that because he did not mention his travel to Iran in the application form;<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-bashir-denied-us-visa/articleshow/15880167.cms |title=Aamir Bashir denied US visa |date=23 December 2008 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> since the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|Mumbai attacks]], the country had been cautious of foreigners.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/12/23/12351/index.html |title=Muslim cast and crew members of My Name Is Khan denied US visas |date=23 December 2008 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> The incident attracted considerable media attention, which led to his exclusion from the casting.<ref name="AM" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/city-times/masala-mix-karan-treads-a-different-path |title=Masala mix: Karan treads a different path |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |date=11 July 2009 |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Shabana Azmi]] was initially cast for portraying Rizwan's mother, Razia. However, owing to a delay caused by Shah Rukh Khan's shoulder surgery in January 2009, Azmi opted out;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-on-the-sets-of-my-name-is-khan/20090608.htm |title=On the sets of SRK's My Name is Khan |date=8 June 2009 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> she continued to shoot for [[Gurinder Chadha]]-directed comedy-drama, ''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]'' (2010).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/trivia/13712/index.html |title=My Name Is Khan: Trivia |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/shabana-azmi-in-gurinder-chadha-s-next/story-UJHvasowCnxhSY4GkFsXYO.html |title=Shabana Azmi in Gurinder Chadha's next |date=4 February 2009 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=15 July 2022 }}</ref> The role eventually went to Zarina Wahab.<ref name="BH" /><br />
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In January 2009, Pakistani actress Sonya Jehan was reported to join the casting to play the supporting role of university professor Hasina Khan.<ref name="BH" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonya-jehan-to-play-second-lead-in-my-name-is-khan_19720.html |title=Sonya Jehan to play second lead in 'My Name is Khan' |date=2 January 2009 |website=[[Zee News]] |access-date=23 July 2022 }}</ref> Unlike Jehan's previous films that shows her in revealing clothes, this one has her wearing a [[hijab]], the traditional head-covering for Muslim women. She was particularly drawn to her character and expressed a desire to play similar roles in the future.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/859494/exclusive-simply-sonya |title=Exclusive: Simply Sonya |date=14 February 2010 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |access-date=23 July 2022 }}</ref> Child artist Tanay Chheda played the role of young Rizwan.<ref name="slums">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/04/20/12771/index.html |title=Karan Johar shoots in Mumbai slums for My Name Is Khan |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=20 April 2009 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=24 July 2022 }}</ref> Chheda's performance in the widely-acclaimed drama ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), his resemblance of Shah Rukh Khan's appearance and his familiarity with Mumbai slums were the basis for Karan Johar to cast him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Slumdog-kid-to-play-junior-SRK/articleshow/4384086.cms |title=Slumdog kid to play junior SRK |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413164305/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Slumdog-kid-to-play-junior-SRK/articleshow/4384086.cms |archive-date=13 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Instead of putting the footages of then-President Barack Obama, an actor physically similar to him was chosen.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/who-s-playing-obama-in-my-name-is-khan/story-mOlHgRT9ll9TIAjSzvIp7L.html |title=Who's playing Obama in My Name is Khan? |date=12 January 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=24 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Forest Whitaker]] was the original possibility for the role, but he declined owing to conflicting schedule and disinclination to play Obama who was still in his office.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/interview-forest-whitaker-the-star-of-the-butler-refused-an-offer-to-play-president-obama-8926394.html |title=Interview: Forest Whitaker&nbsp;– The star of The Butler refused an offer to play President Obama |last=Aftab |first=Kaleem |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 November 2013 |access-date=24 July 2022 }}</ref> The role eventually went to [[Christopher B. Duncan]], who was cast two months after an audition.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kajol-took-my-breath-away-Duncan/articleshow/5473494.cms |title=Kajol took my breath away: Duncan |last=Dasgupta |first=Priyanka |work=The Times of India |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=19 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/obamas-one-of-the-biggest-celebrities-duncan/articleshow/8187947.cms |title=Obama's one of the biggest celebrities: Duncan |last=Pal |first=Divya |date=9 May 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=27 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
[[File:Shahrukh Khan 2004.jpg |thumb|upright|Shah Rukh Khan, who played the autistic Rizwan in ''My Name Is Khan'', had his own research to the character]]<br />
Karan Johar and Bathija researched extensively for Shah Rukh Khan's character in ''My Name Is Khan'' for two years, and this include their personal study of Asperger's syndrome and contacts with autistic people from various centers in [[London]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Los Angeles]] and India. When interviewed by Bollywood Hungama, he admitted to have helped her by "just executing her vision".<ref name="Collider" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/11/14/4501/index.html |title="The chemistry between Abhishek, John and Priyanka is fantastic"&nbsp;– Karan Johar |date=14 November 2008 |website=Bollywood Hungama |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |access-date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> Karan Johar and Bathija met Christopher and Gisela Slater-Walker, who wrote ''An Asperger Marriage'', and he described the former as having been their significant inspiration for the character.<ref name="Collider" /> They also had a rendezvous with Chris and Maxine Aston (''Aspergers in Love''{{'s}} writers), whom Karan Johar said to have been the "basis" for Rizwan and Mandira's relationship. Their research also included gathering information related to the condition from [[YouTube]] videos.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2009 |title=SRK in Khan's character even at home: Karan Johar |url=http://sify.com/movies/srk-in-khans-character-even-at-home-karan-johar-news-bollywood-kkfr4Uijfcd.html |website=[[Sify]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119201247/http://sify.com/movies/srk-in-khans-character-even-at-home-karan-johar-news-bollywood-kkfr4Uijfcd.html |archive-date=19 November 2010 |access-date=27 July 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Shah Rukh Khan did his own research to his role, which Bathija stated to have been written specifically for him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/vanessa_mcmahon/my_name_is_khan_interview_with_screenwriter_shibani_bathija |title=My Name Is Khan, interview with screenwriter Shibani Bathija |date=6 December 2011 |website=FilmFestivals.com |last=McMahon |first=Vanessa |access-date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> He said that he was nervous but at the same time excited to play the type of role, which he had never done before.<ref name="TIE">{{Cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/srk-plays-a-character-with-asperger-s-syndrome/556738/ |title=SRK plays a character with Asperger's syndrome |date=20 December 2009 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=27 July 2022 |last=Sahgal |first=Natasha }}</ref> Karan Johar described him as being challenged, even considering Rizwan to be Shah Rukh Khan's "most challenging" character.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/srk-kajols-magic-sizzles-once-again-1.581047 |title=SRK-Kajol's magic sizzles once again |date=11 February 2010 |work=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> Shah Rukh Khan himself referred to it as "the most interesting part" of his career as an actor, seeing that he could spread awareness about a condition that is rarely suffered from.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/InterviewsCinema/My-Name-Is-Khan-will-entertain-SRK/Article1-506320.aspx |title=My Name Is Khan will entertain: SRK |date=17 February 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-date=14 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114054039/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/InterviewsCinema/My-Name-Is-Khan-will-entertain-SRK/Article1-506320.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> His film characters are mainly secular; they are not especially focused on their religious background, but the one in ''My Name Is Khan'' is.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/123589668 |title=His Name Is Khan (And It's One You Might Know) |date=11 February 2010 |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=31 July 2022 |last=Inskeep |first=Steve }}</ref> Alluding to its autism, he referred to his ''My Name Is Khan'' character as a "neuro-atypical mind, who could do less and say more".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20100301-his-name-is-khan-742122-2010-02-18 |title=His name is Khan |last=Bamzai |first=Kaveree |date=18 February 2010 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Karan Johar sent Shah Rukh Khan to the centers he had previously visited with Bathija;<ref name="Collider" /> the director wanted the actor to socialize with autistic people, predominantly those with Asperger, and make his own Rizwan based on these interactions.<ref name="Collider" /> Beside videos, Shah Rukh Khan continued his research with reading books about the syndrome, including the mystery novel ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]''.<ref name="TIE" /> Karan Johar observed that Shah Rukh Khan's research for the character was particularly extensive, admitting that it astonished him: "I was zapped by how much he knew on the subject. And he brought all the knowledge on the sets."<ref name="best">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-do-my-best-work-with-srk-kajol-karan/story-EDkz1OBL2Ju1sxKkFjfUyL.html |title=I do my best work with SRK, Kajol: Karan |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=14 July 2009 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 July 2022 }}</ref> While playing his character, the actor maintained expressionless eyes even when he was saying his dialogues, which he found difficult. To get it right, he practiced in bathroom for ten consecutive days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/a-bmw-date-with-srk/cid/490123 |title=A BMW date with SRK |date=7 March 2009 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=30 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Los Angeles-based Robin Slater, who had worked in films including ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' (2000), ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' (2005) and ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006), was appointed to be Shah Rukh Khan's makeup artist by producer [[Prashant Shah]].<ref name="makeup">{{Cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/AnfZb90Q647SsTy3wnig7M/How-to-look-like-Shah-Rukh-Khan.html |title=How to look like Shah Rukh Khan |last=Khan |first=Parizaad |date=16 February 2010 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> Slater described his look as "a natural sun-kissed one, very natural. He looks fresh and they all thought he looked much younger."<ref name="makeup" /> She did his makeup in six steps and six minutes, starting with using a [[concealer]] to get rid of the flaws from his face.<ref name="makeup" /> She then [[airbrush]]ed the [[Foundation (cosmetics)|foundation]] on, put sunburn stipple around his chin, cheekbones, forehead, jaw and nose, and shaded the nose and jawline.<ref name="makeup" /> After using powder gel to make him as if he wore no makeup, Slater removed airbrush overflow on his eyebrows and eyelashes.<ref name="makeup" /><br />
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Kajol was given with the role of Mandira, Rizwan's Hindu wife with a son from her previous marriage. She found ''My Name Is Khan'' to be thematically similar to Karan Johar's previous films, noting ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' for instance.<ref name="Kajol">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/feb/10/slide-show-1-kajol-on-my-name-is-khan.htm |title=Kajol's only regret in My Name is Khan |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |date=10 February 2010 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> However, she added "there was more [[Masala film|masala]] in them" in comparison to ''My Name Is Khan'', which she called his deepest one.<ref name="Kajol" /> The complexity of her character, Mandira, made her emotionally engaged to it, and Kajol stated that this experience eventually gave her a life lesson: "It is okay to be imperfect as a human being."<ref name="Kajol" /> She described ''My Name Is Khan'' as an intense collaboration with her friend, Karan Johar, who asked her to lose weight for characterization.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-name-is-Kajol/article16836441.ece |title=My name is Kajol |last=Shah |first=Jigar |date=7 January 2010 |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Sreya |date=21 January 2009 |title=Size zero not for our heroines: Karan Johar|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/size-zero-not-for-our-heroines-karan-johar-imagegallery-0-movies-jdwmUTcbhajsi.html |website=[[Sify]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002032713/https://www.sify.com/movies/size-zero-not-for-our-heroines-karan-johar-imagegallery-0-movies-jdwmUTcbhajsi.html |archive-date=2 October 2020 |access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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In an interview to [[Indo-Asian News Service]], Johar said that Kajol had always been the one in his mind while casting for an actress to play Mandira. On her spontaneous nature, he commented, "There is no method to her madness. She is sheer brilliance. Her expressions connect you immediately. She is all real, all woman, all human on screen and I don't think any living actress has the quality that Kajol has."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kjo-may-have-not-made-mnik-without-kajol/story-YpsqsDXPTlXrveIYMoPoPJ.html |title=KJo may have not made MNIK without Kajol |date=11 February 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> His frequent collaborator, [[Manish Malhotra]], was specifically chosen as her costume designer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2009/dec/20/kajols-working-woman-look-in-my-name-is-khan-114668.html |title=Kajol's working woman look in 'My Name Is Khan' |date=20 December 2009 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> As to her role as a [[San Francisco]]-based hairstylist, Kajol wore colorful clothes, including jackets and trousers; while her character is at home, she would be given more tracks and sweaters.<ref name="stylist">{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/stylist-no-1/cid/555046 |title=Stylist No. 1 |date=20 January 2010 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> In one of her scenes, she featured in a red [[sari]], which was not Malhotra's design but was bought from a shop.<ref name="stylist" /> Johar said that she did not want the fashion to distract the film's messages.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/we-re-not-a-fashionable-country-johar/story-GWjCB5zxBlz4gHmyMynfjL.html |title=We're not a fashionable country: Johar |last=Pinto |first=Rochelle |date=17 April 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> Shiraz Siddique handled the rest of the cast's costumes.<ref name="BH" /><br />
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=== Filming ===<br />
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[[Principal photography]] was commenced by [[Ravi K. Chandran]] on 18 December 2008 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/not-without-my-daughter/articleshow/15884829.cms |title=Not without my daughter |date=6 January 2009 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Farah Khan]] and Sham Kaushal provided the choreography; [[Sharmishta Roy]] served as the production designer; Mohammed Kasim and Mansi Dhruv Mehta were the art directors; [[Sidharth Malhotra]] and [[Varun Dhawan]], who would later make their film debuts with Johar's next directorial venture ''[[Student of the Year]]'', also presented by Shah Rukh Khan, served as assistant directors.<ref name="Variety" />{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=125}} In January 2009, after a one-month schedule, Shah Rukh Khan went on to shoot an action scene in ''[[Dulha Mil Gaya]]'' (2010) but faced an accident that injured his shoulder.<ref name="surgery01">{{Cite web |date=28 January 2009|title=SRK to undergo surgery on his shoulder |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/01/28/12477/index.html |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412081948/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/01/28/12477/index.html |archive-date=12 April 2011 |access-date=29 January 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He underwent a [[physical therapy]],<ref name="surgery01" /> and in the next month a surgery that made the shooting was delayed until the next month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shah Rukh's shoulder injury postpones My Name Is Khan shoot |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/02/19/12564/index.html |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=19 February 2009 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428000315/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/02/19/12564/index.html |archive-date=28 April 2011 |access-date=29 January 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/feb/180209-Shah-Rukh-Khan-Mannat-sea-facing-hospital-room-Dr-Sanjay-Desai-surgery-dietary-restrictions.htm |title=SRK back home |last=KBR |first=Upala |date=18 February 2009 |work=Mid-Day |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> After filming was continued, he faced severe [[migraine]]s but only taking pills to relieve these.<ref name="physiotherapy">{{Cite news |last=KBR |first=Upala |date=11 January 2010|title=SRK had severe migraines while shooting for My Name Is Khan|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/srk-had-severe-migraines-while-shooting-for-my-name-is-khan/69065 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703111932/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/srk-had-severe-migraines-while-shooting-for-my-name-is-khan/69065 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> When the pain worsened he checked up to a doctor; his migraines were proven to have been the result of being in leaning position and raising his eyebrows for hours, which were required for his character.<ref name="physiotherapy" /> In January 2010, he had another physical therapy.<ref name="physiotherapy" /><br />
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The Los Angeles schedule began in March 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhandari |first=Rohini |date=30 January 2009 |title=My Name Is Khan to wrap after three shooting schedules |url=https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/my-name-is-khan-to-wrap-after-three-shooting-schedules/26756 |work=Business of Cinema |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200930054628/https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/my-name-is-khan-to-wrap-after-three-shooting-schedules/26756|archive-date=30 September 2020 |access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next month, the slum scenes were shot in [[Borivali]].<ref name="mosque">{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K.|date=25 April 2009|title=KJo denied permission to shoot in LA mosque|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/apr/250409-Mumbai-News-Karan-Johar-LA-mosque-Denied-Permission-Shahrukh-Khan-Kajol-My-Name-is-Khan.htm |work=Mid-Day |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930215600/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/apr/250409-Mumbai-News-Karan-Johar-LA-mosque-Denied-Permission-Shahrukh-Khan-Kajol-My-Name-is-Khan.htm|archive-date=30 September 2009|access-date=29 July 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> The next two days, the film was shot at a mosque in [[Andheri]].<ref name="mosque" /> Filming then moved to San Francisco in May 2009 for a 40-day schedule.<ref name="slums" /> Coinciding with the start of the [[2009 swine flu pandemic]], it was done secretly to avoid public attention,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=8 June 2009 |title=SRK, Kajol head to San Francisco for My Name Is Khan shoot|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/06/08/12965/index.html |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611150508/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/06/08/12965/index.html|archive-date=11 June 2009|access-date=29 July 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> and finished a month afterwards.<ref name="slums" /> In August 2009, the cast and crew moved to [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]] for shooting the hurricane scene.<ref name="FC">{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Chuman |date=26 August 2006 |title=Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan unit to move to Film City|url=https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/karan-johars-my-name-is-khan-unit-to-move-to-film-city/29228|work=Business of Cinema|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007024813/https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/karan-johars-my-name-is-khan-unit-to-move-to-film-city/29228|archive-date=7 October 2020|access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> For the sets, Josh Maidain designed a dam of {{convert|135|x|240|m|ft}}, along with churches and small houses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Manisha Pradhan |date=16 July 2009 |title=My Name Is Khan set being constructed at Film City |url=https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/my-name-is-khan-set-being-constructed-at-film-city/28737 |work=Business of Cinema |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007025415/https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/my-name-is-khan-set-being-constructed-at-film-city/28737|archive-date=7 October 2020 |access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> A {{convert|150|x|150|ft|m}} tank was also made, and approximately 12 thousand liters of water were used for the scene.<ref name="US">{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=17 April 2010 |title=SRK's MNIK now 35 minutes shorter! |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/SRKs-MNIK-now-35-minutes-shorter/articleshow/5825214.cms |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420223141/http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/SRKs-MNIK-now-35-minutes-shorter/articleshow/5825214.cms |archive-date=20 April 2010 |access-date=29 July 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Money |date=15 March 2010 |title=Flood Sequence |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/vfx/13874/64/index.html |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625022754/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/vfx/13874/64/index.html |archive-date=25 June 2010 |access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This schedule, which was the last of the production, began on 1 September and was completed in a month.<ref name="FC" /> During the filming, a snake reportedly entered the tank and panicked all the workers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 2020|title=10 years of My Name Is Khan: A nostalgic look-back at Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's emotional epic |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/feb/12/10-years-of-my-name-is-khan-a-nostalgic-look-back-at-shah-rukh-khan-and-kajols-emotional-epic-895--3.html |work=[[Cinema Express]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929094156/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/feb/12/10-years-of-my-name-is-khan-a-nostalgic-look-back-at-shah-rukh-khan-and-kajols-emotional-epic-895--3.html |archive-date=29 September 2020 |access-date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''My Name Is Khan'' was edited by [[Deepa Bhatia]], while Dileep Subramaniam and Anuj Mathur were involved in the sound design.<ref name="BH" /> The film's final cut runs for 155 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/my-name-is-khan-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjg0mji |title=My Name Is Khan |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=29 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] composed the soundtrack to ''My Name Is Khan'', while Iyengar and [[Javed Akhtar]] (uncredited) provided the lyrics.<ref name="BH" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Ux5ur3enUNj4bIz0xUjR5O/Three-is-company-too.html |title=Three is company too |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |date=1 February 2010 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=30 July 2022 }}</ref> The film has six original songs and four additional songs taken from Karan Johar's previous films.<ref name="iTunes">{{Cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-name-is-khan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/347295498 |title=My Name Is Khan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |website=[[iTunes]] |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-date=8 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108100025/https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-name-is-khan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/347295498 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All the songs are played in the background; none with [[lip sync]].<ref name="best" /> When Iyengar had written two of the film's songs, Akhtar was approached to write the remaining but rejected the offers, citing his unwillingness to share credits.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/my-name-is-javed/story-8vU9QCPTHXfId1mugKMuqI.html |title=My name is Javed |date=7 February 2009 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> However, on Johar's persuasion, Akhtar later agreed to write one song though his name appeared not in the film's credits.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/lyricist-javed-akhtar-will-give-lyrics-to-my-name-is-khan-title-track-34138 |title=Lyricist Javed Akhtar will give lyrics to My Name Is Khan title track |date=25 February 2009 |work=Mid-Day |last=Joshi |first=Tushar |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> ''My Name Is Khan'' features eight singers: [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Adnan Sami]], [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]], [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Rashid Khan]] and [[Suraj Jagan]].<ref name="iTunes" /> The album was released on 5 January 2010 by [[Sony Music]].<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EgHgDgiLzqMC |title=Khan Do |last=Borthakur |first=Ahir Bhairab |date=13 February 2010 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=122 |issue=1 |page=31 |issn=0006-2510 |editor-last=Marks |editor-first=Craig }}</ref> The ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine reported that it sold 150,000 units four days after its launch in India only,<ref name="Billboard" /> and proved to be a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/music-roundup--2010-first-half-melody-on-a-leash/643404/0 |title=Music Round-up&nbsp;– 2010 first half: Melody on a leash |date=8 July 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=30 July 2022 |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv }}</ref><br />
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The soundtrack of the film received positive reviews from music critics.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://newprocessfromhome.com/movies/bollywood/story/mnik-sets-new-record-in-us-canada-67368-2010-02-15 |title=MNIK sets new record in US, Canada |date=15 February 2010 |work=India Today |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=30 July 2022 }}</ref> Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote ''My Name Is Khan''{{'s}} music does not has the romantic nature that is usual in Karan Johar's films, mainly ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', and gave it a rating of three out of five stars.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/my-name-is-khan/songs/music-critic-review/ |title=Music review of My Name Is Khan by Joginder Tuteja |last=Tetuja |first=Joginder |date=9 January 2010 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' concluded, "On the whole, every song in the album is above-average. The composers have stuck to the theme of the film and the soundtrack has the potential to rock the charts."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music-review-myname-is-khan/story-GguXWBaNpAm4oV1iMpz9LN.html |title=Music Review: MyName Is Khan |last=Kher |first=Ruchika |date=7 January 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Sukanya Verma]] of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' found the music to have strong [[Sufi music|Sufi feels]], opining that "it's neither fancy nor groundbreaking but warm enough to make us like it".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/07/my-name-is-khan-music-review.htm |title=MNIK music: Not fancy, yet very likable |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=7 January 2010 |website=Rediff.com |author-link=Sukanya Verma |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> Writing for the ''[[BBC]]'', Jaspreet Pandohar described the soundtrack as a "mellow, spiritually-uplifting musical experience",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rb6m/ |title=Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy My Name Is Khan Review |last=Pandohar |first=Jaspreet |date=2010 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> while ''[[Mid-Day]]'' noted "the six-track album is worth occasional listening, but certainly not the soul-stirrer you were expecting".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2010/jan/200110-Music-Review-My-Name-is-Khan.htm?zcc=rl |title=Crooners and lyrics save MNIK |last=Saurav |first=Kumar |date=20 January 2010 |work=Mid-Day |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> The ''[[Indo-Asian News Service]]'' included "Sajda" in their listing of 10 greatest Bollywood songs of 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/93673/top-10-bollywood-songs-of-2010 |title=Top 10 Bollywood songs of 2010 |date=23 December 2010 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |access-date=31 July 2022 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service }}</ref> The songs have been listed as following.<ref name="iTunes" /><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Sajda<br />
| extra1 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]<br />
| length1 = 06:05<br />
| title2 = Noor-E-Khuda<br />
| extra2 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Shankar Mahadevan, [[Adnan Sami]]<br />
| length2 = 06:37<br />
| title3 = Tere Naina<br />
| extra3 = [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]]<br />
| length3 = 04:38<br />
| title4 = Allah Hi Rahem<br />
| extra4 = [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Rashid Khan]]<br />
| length4 = 04:01<br />
| title5 = Khan Theme<br />
| extra5 = {{mdash}}<br />
| length5 = 02:43<br />
| title6 = Rang De<br />
| extra6 = [[Suraj Jagan]], Shankar Mahadevan<br />
| length6 = 03:45<br />
}}<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Additional songs<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title7 = Kuch Kuch Hota Hai<br />
| extra7 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
| length7 = 4:57<br />
| title8 = Suraj Hua Maddham<br />
| extra8 = [[Sonu Nigam]], Alka Yagnik<br />
| length8 = 7:08<br />
| title9 = Kal Ho Naa Ho<br />
| extra9 = Sonu Nigam<br />
| length9 = 5:21<br />
| title10 = Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna<br />
| extra10 = Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik<br />
| length10 = 8:03<br />
| total_length = 53:29<br />
}}<br />
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== Marketing ==<br />
[[File:SRK Kajol & Karan.jpg|thumb|left|Khan, Kajol and Johar while unveiling the first look of the film]]<br />
''My Name Is Khan'' was screened as part of [[60th Berlin International Film Festival]]'s Official Selection in February 2010, out of competition.<ref name="berlin">{{Cite news |date=15 December 2009 |title=My Name Is Khan selected for Berlin Film Festival |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_my-name-is-khan-selected-for-berlin-film-festival_1324120 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217092413/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_my-name-is-khan-selected-for-berlin-film-festival_1324120 |archive-date=17 December 2009}}</ref> The website [[eBay]] auctioned the tickets for the film's screening at the Berlin Film Festival for a record price of £1,000&nbsp;[[Pound sterling|stg]] ({{INR}}60,000) each. All the tickets were sold out in five seconds.<ref name="sel">{{Cite web |title=MNIK sees records at Berlin |url=http://www.malaysianews.net/story/600401 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217044134/http://www.malaysianews.net/story/600401 |archive-date=17 February 2010 |access-date=12 February 2010 |publisher=MalaysiaNews.Net |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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The first look of ''My Name Is Khan'' unveiled at a grand ceremony at Mumbai by Johar, Khan and Kajol and was then beamed across 70 countries worldwide on the [[Star India|Star TV Network]]. Johar was excited and noted, "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 an Indian company is tying up with a mainstream American studio. So, there are many firsts to this venture."<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2009 |title=SRK, Kajol promote My Name Is Khan |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/17/slide-show-1-celebrity-day-in-pix.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529145732/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/17/slide-show-1-celebrity-day-in-pix.htm |archive-date=29 May 2012 |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 December 2009 |title=SRK, Karan, Kajol are back |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-16/news-interviews/28111346_1_bollywood-film-mnik-fox-star-studios |url-status=dead |access-date=30 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524094354/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-16/news-interviews/28111346_1_bollywood-film-mnik-fox-star-studios |archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> The trailer of the film was released at the premiere of ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' (2009).<ref name="K&SRK">{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan's first trailer with Avatar |date=17 December 2009 |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2009/my-name-is-khan-first-trailer-171209.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515181204/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2009/my-name-is-khan-first-trailer-171209.html |archive-date=15 May 2013 |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]}}</ref> ''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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=16 December 2009 |title=My Name Is Khan: First film to use ad roadblock strategy |work=The Economic Times |location=India |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-12-16/news/27645335_1_star-india-star-india-first-film |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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{{quote box|width=40%|align=right|quote=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<ref name="trailer">{{Cite news |date=14 December 2009 |title=I'm a proud Indian first says SRK |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/dec/141209-Shah-Rukh-Khan-My-Name-Is-Khan.htm |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217091208/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/dec/141209-Shah-Rukh-Khan-My-Name-Is-Khan.htm |archive-date=17 December 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>|source= – ''[[Shah Rukh Khan]]'s response to questions siting the film as "international" with a "far reaching influence" that should be seen by all''}}<br />
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The makers of the film made various brand tie-ups to for the promotion of the film. [[Dish TV]] entered into a strategic marketing alliance with Fox Star and spent approximately {{INRConvert|40|m|year=2010|mode=historical}} in a month-long 360-degree integrated marketing campaign which ran across all India to co-promote the brand and the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Businessofcinema.com Team |title=Dishtv to pump in Rs 40 million to promote SRK's My Name Is Khan |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15384 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406202823/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15384 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=Businessofcinema.com}}</ref> [[Reebok]] created an entire ''MNIK Footwear and Apparel Collection'' to promote the film.<ref name="Sify 2010">{{Cite web |date=5 February 2010 |title=Reebok new footwear promotes 'My Name Is Khan' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/reebok-new-footwear-promotes-my-name-is-khan-news-national-kcfvOcdhfjbsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211034447/http://www.sify.com/movies/reebok-new-footwear-promotes-my-name-is-khan-news-national-kcfvOcdhfjbsi.html |archive-date=11 December 2015 |access-date=3 December 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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On 1 February 2010, Khan and Kajol became the first Indian film stars to ring the opening bell of the New York stock exchange [[NASDAQ]]. They were invited by Fox Searchlight Pictures to do so as part of their promotion for ''My Name Is Khan''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=1 February 2010 |title=SRK, Kajol ring the NASDAQ bell |work=The Hindu |location=India |url=http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/movies/article98789.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=1 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203194549/http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/movies/article98789.ece |archive-date=3 February 2010}}</ref> Khan also appeared on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' as part of its promotion in the UK, becoming only the second Indian after [[Shilpa Shetty]] to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2010 |title=Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qn04k |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425232606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qn04k |archive-date=25 April 2017 |access-date=26 October 2015 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
=== Theatrical ===<br />
''My Name Is Khan'' debuted in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]] on 10 February 2010.<ref name="debut">{{Cite news |last=Coker |first=Margaret |date=10 February 2010 |title=Shah Rukh Khan Premieres New Film, "My Name Is Khan" |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/10/shah-rukh-khan-premieres-new-film-my-name-is-khan/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212080951/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/10/shah-rukh-khan-premieres-new-film-my-name-is-khan/ |archive-date=12 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It released globally in cinemas on 12 February 2010.<ref name="release" /> ''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.<ref name="phased releases">{{Cite web |date=4 February 2010 |title=MNIK will have a phased global release: Karan Johar |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/50775/mnik-have-phased-global-release.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209072647/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/50775/mnik-have-phased-global-release.html |archive-date=9 February 2010 |access-date=18 October 2011 |website=Deccan Herald |location=India |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==== Pre-sale records ====<br />
On 7 August 2009, Johar signed a deal for {{INRConvert|1|b|year=2009}} with [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]], who will market and distribute it in worldwide (Fox Searchlight).<ref name="companies">{{Cite news |last=Bhushan |first=Nyay |date=7 August 2009 |title=Fox to distribute 'Khan' |page=8 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-star-distribute-khan-87375 |url-status=live |access-date=5 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212005547/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-star-distribute-khan-87375 |archive-date=12 December 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="foxdeal">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Beverly |date=6 August 2009 |title=SRK-Fox in a Rs 100 crore deal |work=[[NDTV]] |publisher=[[Prannoy Roy]] Publications |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?&id=ENTEN20090104088&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |url-status=dead |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809192130/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?&id=ENTEN20090104088&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |archive-date=9 August 2009}}</ref> It covers all rights except music, which has been secured by [[Sony Music India]].<br />
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=== Home media ===<br />
The film was released in India on [[DVD]] on 21 April 2010, [[Blu-ray]] in India, plus a DVD release worldwide followed on 17 August 2010.<br />
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In the United Kingdom, it was 2012's sixth most-watched foreign-language film on television with 210,000 viewers on [[Channel 4]], and the year's second most-watched [[Asian film]] (below the Chinese film ''[[Red Cliff (film)|Red Cliff]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013 |title=BFI Statistical Yearbook 2013 |pages=150 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] (BFI) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2013.pdf |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
=== Critical response ===<br />
''My Name Is Khan'' received highly positive reviews from overseas publications, most of which echoed the same sentiments as of domestic critics.{{sfn|Soe|2018|p=476}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.insideindonesia.org/review-my-name-is-khan-2 |title=Review: My name is Khan |last=Mackey |first=Wil |date=7 January 2013 |work=[[Inside Indonesia]] |access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Arun |date=13 February 2010 |title=MNIK opens in 119 theatres across US to mixed reviews |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/mnik-opens-in-119-theatres-across-us-to-mixed-reviews/story-kRzlcjF9pS3lp7rdh0dWaO.html |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|83|6.7|29|''My Name Is Khan'' rests on powerful performances to tell an affecting story that blends timely themes and old-fashioned Bollywood melodrama.}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_name_is_khan |title=My Name Is Khan |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref> {{Metacritic film prose|50|7}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/my-name-is-khan |title=My Name Is Khan 2010 |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref><br />
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''My Name Is Khan'' received highly positive reviews upon release, with particular praise directed towards its direction and the leads' performances,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Gauri-thanks-Shah-Rukhrsquos-fans/article16814447.ece |title=Gauri thanks Shah Rukh's fans |date=14 February 2010 |work=The Hindu |access-date=24 July 2022 }}</ref>{{sfn|Kabir|2010|p=373}}<ref name="HT">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/press-reacts-to-mnik/story-4ds9QMArY1dlIlyTEwOSFL.html |title=Press reacts to MNIK |last1=K. |first1=Prema |last2=Kotwani |first2=Hiren |last3=Menon |first3=Serena |date=12 February 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref>{{sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=123}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/16/tough-times-for-mnik.htm |title=Tough times ahead for My Name is Khan |last=Mirani |first=Vinod |date=16 February 2010 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=24 July 2022 }}</ref> and has often been referred to as the director's [[magnum opus]].{{sfn|Ganti|2012|p=398}} <br />
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In a {{frac|4|1|2}}-star review, [[Taran Adarsh]] wrote that Shah Rukh Khan's performance was his career's best so far and "no amount of praise can do sufficient justice to his portrayal".<ref name="BH02">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/my-name-is-khan/critic-review/my-name-is-khan-movie-review/ |title=My Name Is Khan Movie Review |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date=8 February 2010 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> Adarsh also praised the decision to cast Kajol, whom he regarded as the one with the strongest chemistry with Shah Rukh Khan, and described her as having given "a powerhouse performance".<ref name="BH02" /> ''Rediff.com''<nowiki/>'s Raja Sen said Karan Johar had made "his first grown-up film", and described it as one "that will inspire, make aware, make happy".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-mnik/20100212.htm |title=Yes, he Khan |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=12 February 2010 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Sudhish Kamath]] wrote of the character Rizwan as "the epitome of goodness and surprisingly, the filmmaker tones down his sense of drama several notches, showing great restraint for at least two-thirds of the film".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Khan-do-no-wrong/article11673434.ece |title=Khan do no wrong |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |date=13 February 2010 |work=The Hindu |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Bhavishek Shah called the film a landmark to the careers of the director and its lead actors. The critic opined Shah Rukh Khan succeeded in playing his part: "Completely getting under the skin of the character, Shah Rukh has picked up every single nuance of an Asperger's syndrome patient without making it appear labored."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/Sure-winner/article16815318.ece |title=Sure winner |last=Shah |first=Bhavishek |date=17 February 2010 |work=The Hindu |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> Savera R. Someshwar of ''Rediff.com'' wrote that Kajol delivered a fine performance, taking note of her "laughter, her determination, her ''[[joie de vivre]]'', her grief, her anger — Kajol brings it all to life. And, if I may say so, Kajol, no one runs up a hill dressed in a night suit, wearing floppy slippers, with no make-up on, as well as you do."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-my-name-is-khan/20100211.htm |title=SRK, Kajol ace in MNIK |last=Someshwar |first=Savera R. |date=11 February 2010 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Pratim D. Gupta]] of ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'' wrote that Shah Rukh Khan is outstanding and called his presence to be emotional equilibrium, and was excited to see him collaborating once again with Kajol.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-name-s-khan-shah-rukh-khan/cid/546255 |title=The Name's Khan, Shah Rukh Khan |last=Gupta |first=Pratim D. |author-link=Pratim D. Gupta |date=13 February 2010 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> Writing for the ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'', Minty Tejpal saw the film was intended for an international market, noting its story that includes Islamophobia and African-American community.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/my-name-is-khan-main-hoon-don/articleshow/21927293.cms |title=My name is khan: Main hoon don |last=Tejpal |first=Minty |date=12 February 2010 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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| source = —Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/my-name-is-khan/579024/0 |title=My Name Is Khan |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=26 February 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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''BBC''<nowiki/>'s Manish Gajjar believed Shah Rukh Khan had shown his versatility as an actor within his emotional performance and considered it to be his best. On Kajol, Gajjar thought she had given an equally commendable performance, especially in the second half where her character, Mandira, is shown as being egocentric after losing her son.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8524000/8524620.stm |title=My Name Is Khan review |date=19 February 2010 |website=BBC |last=Gajjar |first=Manish |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> Minu Jain of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' complimented Karan Johar for exploring a genre that is not romance-centric and labelled the film "a road journey through a troubled post 9/11 America towards humanism".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/feb/12/my-name-is-khan-130925.html |title=My Name Is Khan |last=Jain |first=Minu |date=12 February 2010 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Mayank Shekhar]] of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' also praised his move to experiment outside the typically musical Bollywood cinema; Shekhar wrote positively of Bathija's screenplay, which he called compelling enough for praise.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mayank-shekhar-s-review-my-name-is-khan/story-AFatpy4hmG92UVizKQHjnN.html |title=Mayank Shekhar's Review: My Name is Khan |date=12 February 2010 |last=Shekhar |first=Mayank |work=Hindustan Times |author-link=Mayank Shekhar |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Subhash K. Jha]] referred to the film as "a flawless work, as perfect in content, tone and treatment as any film can get".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hug-your-neighbour-watch-my-name-is-khan/articleshow/5569497.cms?from=mdr |title=Hug your neighbour, watch My Name Is Khan! |date=13 February 2010 |work=The Times of India |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] lauded ''My Name Is Khan''{{'s}} story, claiming that it had been able to made her cry.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=My-Name-Is-Anna-Ia-m-Bowled-Over-61793.html |title=My Name Is Anna, & I'm Bowled Over |date=11 February 2010 |last=Vetticad |first=Anna M. M. |author-link=Anna M. M. Vetticad |work=India Today |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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[[Anupama Chopra]] said Shah Rukh Khan's character Rizwan as the greatest part of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/my-name-is-khan-479 |title=My Name Is Khan |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |author-link=Anupama Chopra |date=7 March 2014 |website=[[NDTV]] |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> Sukanya Venkatraghavan of ''[[Filmfare]]'' asserted, "To say ''MNIK'' is a warm-the-cockles film about a man with Asperger syndrome who overcomes all odds and triumphs would be to pigeonhole it. The movie has a larger picture-one of humanity, tolerance, redemption and above all love."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.filmfare.com/articles/my-name-is-khan-877.html |title=My Name Is Khan |date=12 May 2010 |work=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=31 July 2022 |last=Venkatraghavan |first=Sukanya }}</ref> Kaveree Bamzai of ''[[India Today]]'' said the film deserves to be watched not for its message but Shah Rukh Khan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/srk-dazzles-but-theres-too-much-of-everything-in-it-67189-2010-02-12 |title=SRK dazzles, but there's too much of everything in it |last=Bamzai |first=Kaveree |access-date=31 July 2022 |work=India Today |date=12 February 2010 }}</ref> Alike views were shared by [[Rajeev Masand]], who encouraged people to watch it for the cast; Masand further stated that the message of religious tolerance is significant but not unique.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-review-mnik-is-inherently-sincere/110054-8.html |title=Masand's review: MNIK is inherently sincere |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |date=12 February 2010 |website=[[IBNLive]] |access-date=31 July 2022 |archive-date=15 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215135052/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-review-mnik-is-inherently-sincere/110054-8.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Mid-Day''{{'s}} Sarita Tanwar argued, "In a near-perfect film, the only over-the-top part is Rizwan's return to a flood-hit small town to save the African-American family. It's stands out because everything else is so understated."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/my-name-is-khan---movie-review/71701 |title=My Name Is Khan&nbsp;– Movie Review |date=10 February 2010 |work=Mid-Day |last=Tanwar |first=Sarita |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref> A scathing opinion was expressed by Ajit Duara of ''[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open]]'' magazine, who labelled it "an expensive and empty vessel", attributing it to "the naivete of its treatment and the hack job that Karan Johar does with all the actors in this huge production".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/my-name-is-khan/ |title=My Name Is Khan |last=Duara |first=Ajit |date=17 February 2010 |work=Open |access-date=31 July 2022 }}</ref><br />
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In a review to ''[[Ananda Bazar Patrika]]'', Indroneil Sarkar disliked the film for its heavy subject and commented that the flood scene of the second half should have been edited out in entirety.<ref name="HT" /> Vinod Mirani of ''Box Office India'' criticized the film as "an average film, lavishly made", and remarked, "As a director, Karan has treated the subject too leisurely, and consequently the pace slows down and the film drags at time. He's trying to say too many things."<ref name="HT" /> Ajay Brahmatraj of ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'', while commending Karan Johar for this time picking a complex subject, found the story not well written.<ref name="HT" /> ''[[Man's World (magazine)|Man's World]]''{{'s}} [[Maithili Rao]] wrote, "It works only in the first half. Post interval there's too much drama, in particular the flood scene. They were trying to make a hero of an ordinary man. That spoilt the effect of the first half."<ref name="HT" /> [[Deepa Gahlot]] of ''[[The Afternoon Despatch & Courier]]'' dismissed the film as being not one "that will evoke an instant reaction", concluding: "After a while, instead of feeling sympathetic, you are put off."<ref name="HT" /><br />
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=== International ===<br />
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| source = —Phelim O'Neill of ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/12/india |title=My Name Is Khan |last=O'Neill |first=Phelim |date=12 February 2010 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref><br />
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In spite of being critical of the film's flood subplot and topics not fully explored, such as the [[Iraq War]], ''[[Sight & Sound]]''{{'s}} [[Naman Ramachandran]] wrote Shah Rukh Khan carried out the film despite its flaws.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=My Name Is Khan |magazine=[[Sight & Sound]] |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |issue=20 |volume=5 |date=May 2010 |page=81 |issn=0037-4806 }}</ref> Itrath Syed of ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'' called ''My Name Is Khan'' "a multilayered, politically nuanced, and emotionally demanding film".<ref name="Georgia">{{Cite news |url=https://www.straight.com/article-289810/vancouver/shahrukh-khan-my-name-khan |title=My Name Is Khan starring Shahrukh Khan: an unexpected achievement |last=Syed |first=Itrath |date=15 February 2010 |work=[[The Georgia Straight]] |access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> Syed noted there are "places where Johar leans too heavily on melodrama. Yet he does reveal an American experience in which fear and suspicion are commonplace, and to which people of color have simply adjusted."<ref name="Georgia" /> Mark Jenkins of ''[[NPR]]'' wrote the film "transplants Bollywood's audacious style and brazen sentimentality to Hollywood's America".<ref name="NPR">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/02/18/123777186/he-is-khan-and-he-shall-overcome |title=He Is 'Khan,' And He Shall Overcome |date=18 February 2010 |website=NPR |access-date=6 August 2022 |last=Jenkins |first=Mark }}</ref> Jenkins, however, was ambivalent of Shah Rukh Khan, whose characterization of Asperger syndrome the critic found to be dubious.<ref name="NPR" /><br />
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== Box office ==<br />
''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 [[gross revenue]] for ''My Name Is Khan'' from the box office was [[US$]]36,145,870. Domestically in India, ''My Name Is Khan'' generated a [[Entertainment tax|net]] of {{INRConvert|825.2|m|year=2010}} and a gross of {{INRConvert|1.15|b|year=2010}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boxofficeindia.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=317&catName=MjAxMC0yMDE5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031944/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=317&catName=MjAxMC0yMDE5 |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=15 June 2011 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The film's final worldwide gross was {{INRConvert|223.44|c|lk=c|year=2010|mode=historical}}, including {{US$|23.5 million}} ({{INR|1088.3&nbsp;million}}) overseas.<ref name="gross">{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan Box Office Collection till Now |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/my-name-is-khan/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office |access-date=11 December 2018 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref name="currency">{{Cite web |year=2010 |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=2011&locations=IN&start=2010 |access-date=11 December 2018 |website=[[World Bank]]}}</ref><br />
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=== India ===<br />
In India, the film opened with a massive {{INR|295 million}} (US$6,356,688), which was the third-highest weekend net for a Bollywood film, behind ''[[3 Idiots]]'' and ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''. It recorded the third-highest first day business across India, behind ''[[3 Idiots]]'' and ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' at the time of release. The film broke the record of ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' 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 {{INRConvert|460.8|m|year=2010}} in its first week.<br />
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In rankings based on distributor share, My Name Is Khan comes in fifth behind ''[[Dabangg]]'', ''[[Raajneeti]]'', ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' and ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Lifetime Grossers 2010–2019 (Figures in Ind Rs) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=317&catName=MjAxMC0yMDE5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014094622/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=317&catName=MjAxMC0yMDE5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=12 September 2010 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> in a way bearing out Sajid Khan's boast that ''Housefull'' will surpass MNIK in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan has received its first award |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/may/050510-My-Name-Is-Khan-award-Karan-Johar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014040303/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/may/050510-My-Name-Is-Khan-award-Karan-Johar.htm |archive-date=14 October 2010 |access-date=15 September 2010 |publisher=mid-day.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Housefull will be the biggest hit of 2010 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/30/slide-show-1-sajid-khan-on-housefull.htm#contentTop |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914013946/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/30/slide-show-1-sajid-khan-on-housefull.htm#contentTop |archive-date=14 September 2010 |access-date=15 September 2010 |publisher=movies.rediff.com}}</ref> 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 {{INRConvert|82.52|c|lk=c|year=2010|mode=historical}} in India.<ref name="gross" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Priyanka |first=Jain |date=13 July 2012 |title=It's a Khan's world: Actors who rule Bollywood |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/it-s-a-khan-s-world-actors-who-rule-bollywood/story-SGSpiZohvyH52ABn9zlt7N.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120556/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/it-s-a-khan-s-world-actors-who-rule-bollywood/story-SGSpiZohvyH52ABn9zlt7N.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=26 October 2015 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><br />
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The film faced considerable falls in collections after its first week. The drops in collections became evident from the fact that 63% of the film's net collections came from the first week, as compared to 54% for ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'', 56% for ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'', 49% for ''[[Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi]]'' and 39% for ''[[3 Idiots]]''. 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 ''Race''. Thus, the film is a financial success owing to its record-breaking overseas collections and healthy domestic collections.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}<br />
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=== Overseas ===<br />
''My Name Is Khan'' grossed US$23.5 [[million]] in the overseas markets.<ref name="BHoverseas">{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=13 October 2014 |title=List of Top International GBO earners of all time – Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/list-of-top-international-gbo-earners-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701051256/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/list-of-top-international-gbo-earners-of-all-time/ |archive-date=1 July 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film grossed the biggest opening day overseas, taking an estimated {{INRConvert|170|m|year=2010|mode=historical}}, beating the overseas opening day collections of ''[[3 Idiots]]''. The film also grossed the biggest opening weekend overseas, taking an estimated {{INRConvert|255|m|year=2010|mode=historical}}, again beating the overseas opening weekend collections of ''3 Idiots'' which grossed {{INRConvert|185|m|year=2010|mode=historical}}. In its first week, it grossed {{INRConvert|393|m|year=2010|mode=historical}}. 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 $41,019,858.<ref name="boxofficemojo1">{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan (2010) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mynameiskhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209222353/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mynameiskhan.htm |archive-date=9 December 2011 |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=Boxoffice Mojo}}</ref><br />
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In the UK, it made £123,000 on its opening day,<ref>{{Cite news |title=My Name Is Khan is handshake between India and the West |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_my-name-is-khan-is-handshake-between-india-and-the-west_1347542 |url-status=live |access-date=30 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615065416/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_my-name-is-khan-is-handshake-between-india-and-the-west_1347542 |archive-date=15 June 2010}}</ref> which was more than the combined total of ''[[3 Idiots]]'' in its first two days (£121,000). By the end of the second week, ''MNIK'' became only the third Bollywood film to cross the £2&nbsp;million mark in the UK, after ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' and ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'', according to the exchange rates prevailing at their respective times of release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan grosses Rs 1.50&nbsp;billion worldwide in 10 days |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15514 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227061314/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15514 |archive-date=27 February 2010 |access-date=8 May 2010 |publisher=Businessofcinema.com}}</ref> The film grossed a total of {{£|2.6 million|long=no}} ({{US$|{{To USD|2600|GBR|year=2010|round=yes}},000|long=no}}) in the United Kingdom, making it the highest-grossing foreign-language film of 2010 in the UK.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2011 |title=Statistical Yearbook 11 |pages=46 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] (BFI) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2011.pdf |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref><br />
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''My Name Is Khan'' debuted in USA in 120 theatres, breaking the record set by ''[[3 Idiots]]'' 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 ''[[3 Idiots]]'' which had a Christmas holiday week. By the fourth week, the film earned US$3,868,891 ({{INR}}193,820,016), breaking Shah Rukh Khan's previous record set by ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''. On the 51st day of screening in the US, ''My Name Is Khan'' broke the US$4&nbsp;million barrier, and became only the second Bollywood film ever to cross this mark, after ''3 Idiots''.<ref name="boxofficemojo1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Box Office results for 12–14 February 2010 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=07&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606203634/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=07&p=.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011 |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com}}</ref><br />
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In Australia, the film earned [[A$]]39,000 ({{INR}}1610,000) 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$350,000).<ref name="ausg">{{Cite web |title=MNIK First weekend – Australia Box Office Report |date=18 February 2010 |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2010/mnik-overseas-record-180210.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515180132/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2010/mnik-overseas-record-180210.html |archive-date=15 May 2013 |access-date=20 February 2010 |publisher=One India}}</ref> In New Zealand and Fiji, the film earned [[NZ$]]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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=MY NAME IS KHAN – New Zealand and Fiji collections |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=NZ&id=mynameiskhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106215713/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=NZ&id=mynameiskhan.htm |archive-date=6 January 2016 |publisher=Boxoffice Mojo}}</ref><br />
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In the [[Middle East]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2010 |title=Shahrukh Khan's 'My Name Is Khan' Breaks New Worldwide Records |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/shahrukh-khan-s-my-name-is-khan-sets-new-worldwide-records-20100223 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227002330/http://www.desihits.com/news/view/shahrukh-khan-s-my-name-is-khan-sets-new-worldwide-records-20100223 |archive-date=27 February 2010 |access-date=25 February 2010 |publisher=Desi Hits}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2010 |title=My Name Is Khan grosses Rs 1.50&nbsp;billion worldwide in 10 days |publisher=Business of cinema |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15514 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227061314/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15514 |archive-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> the response to the film has been described as "huge" and it earned approximately US$300,000 on its opening day.<ref name="opening">{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan smashes box office records worldwide |url=http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15444#xyz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501062225/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15444#xyz |archive-date=1 May 2012 |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=businessofcinema.com}}</ref> In Egypt it earned {{EGP|1,000,000|link=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2010 |title=Shah Rukh's 'My Name Is Khan a hit with Egyptian public |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Shah+Rukh's+'My+Name+Is+Khan+a+hit+with+Egyptian+public+/1/95807.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133429/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Shah+Rukh's+'My+Name+Is+Khan+a+hit+with+Egyptian+public+/1/95807.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |newspaper=[[India Today]]}}</ref> By the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed US$517,018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=MY NAME IS KHAN – Egypt collections |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=EG&id=mynameiskhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208051002/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=EG&id=mynameiskhan.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015 |publisher=Boxoffice Mojo}}</ref><br />
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''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 ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', ''3 Idiots'' and ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]''.<ref name="frwm">{{Cite web |title=Middle East record for MNIK |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1539&nCat=news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221025307/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1539&nCat=news |archive-date=21 February 2010 |access-date=19 February 2010 |publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> By its third week, ''MNIK'' became the highest-grossing Bollywood film in the Middle East, earning US$3.3&nbsp;million.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |date=2 March 2010 |title='MNIK' among top 5 box office hits in the Middle East |work=The Hindu |location=India |url=http://beta.thehindu.com/business/article125172.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507133219/http://beta.thehindu.com/business/article125172.ece |archive-date=7 May 2010}}</ref> In South Africa, the film earned US$85,214 ({{INR}}39.28 lakh) in its opening weekend.<ref name="sabo">{{Cite web |title=SA box office collections of MNIK |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=mynameiskhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224220734/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=mynameiskhan.htm |archive-date=24 February 2010 |access-date=20 February 2010 |publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> In Malaysia, it earned [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]]&nbsp;105,527 (US$31,106) in its opening weekend, and by the second weekend, the film had earned RM&nbsp;410,864 (US$120,452).<ref name=sabo /> In Nigeria, the film earned an "impressive" [[Nigerian naira|₦]]2,310,137 (US$15,362) in its opening weekend.<ref name=sabo /> In [[Ghana]], the film earned [[Ghanaian cedi|GH₵]]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.<ref name="thehindu" /> The film has also grossed $425,825 in 7 weeks at the Bahrain box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bahrain Box Office, April&nbsp;1–4, 2010 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/bahrain/?yr=2010&wk=14&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428011002/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/bahrain/?yr=2010&wk=14&p=.htm |archive-date=28 April 2010 |access-date=8 May 2010 |publisher=BoxofficeMojo}}</ref> The film has also grossed an impressive $55,073 in Poland in its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland Box Office, April&nbsp;23–25, 2010 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/poland/?yr=2010&wk=17&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505021905/http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/poland/?yr=2010&wk=17&p=.htm |archive-date=5 May 2010 |access-date=8 May 2010 |publisher=BoxofficeMojo}}</ref> The film grossed $270,698 in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa (Entire Region) Box Office, March&nbsp;5–7, 2010 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2010&wk=10&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518193732/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2010&wk=10&p=.htm |archive-date=18 May 2010 |access-date=8 May 2010 |publisher=BoxofficeMojo}}</ref> In [[South Korea]], the film grossed $2,618,866. The film also made $58,683 in Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon Box Office: April&nbsp;29 – May 2, 2010 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/lebanon/?yr=2010&wk=18&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530103700/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/lebanon/?yr=2010&wk=18&p=.htm |archive-date=30 May 2010 |website=Boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> ''My Name is Khan'' released in Hong Kong on 5 January 2012 and collected US$107,197.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan foreign gross |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=mynameiskhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130043020/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=mynameiskhan.htm |archive-date=30 November 2012 |website=Boxofficemojo.com}}</ref><br />
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=== Box office records ===<br />
''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 by ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' (2008). The film also broke the record for a Bollywood release in the first quarter of the year, breaking the previous two-year record held by ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008).<br />
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Overseas, it became the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|highest-grossing Indian film in overseas markets]] at the time,<ref name="overseas">{{Cite web |date=30 December 2011 |title=Three Idiots Creates History in China |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201817/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |archive-date=7 January 2012 |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2016 |title=Dilwale Beats My Name is Khan's Record; Becomes 5th Highest Overseas Grosser |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/dilwale-beats-my-name-is-khans-record-becomes-5th-highest-overseas-grosser/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620121156/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/dilwale-beats-my-name-is-khans-record-becomes-5th-highest-overseas-grosser/ |archive-date=20 June 2016 |access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="ibtimes">{{Cite news |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar |date=1 May 2017 |title=Baahubali 2 overseas box office collection: Rajamouli's film beats Chennai Express, Kabali's lifetime record in 1st weekend |language=en |work=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-2-overseas-box-office-collection-rajamoulis-film-beats-chennai-express-kabalis-725036 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114930/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-2-overseas-box-office-collection-rajamoulis-film-beats-chennai-express-kabalis-725036 |archive-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> and the first Indian film to gross over [[100 Crore Club|{{INRConvert|1|b|year=2010|mode=historical}}]] overseas.<ref name="ibtimes" /> In the UK, the film broke the four-year record of ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006), and became the highest-grossing Bollywood film in the UK. In the Middle East, it is also the highest-grossing Bollywood film.<ref name="overseas" /><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
{{Main|List of accolades received by My Name Is Khan}}<br />
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In 2017, Khan was honoured at the San Francisco Film festival for his role in the film, seven years after the release of ''MNIK''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shah-rukh-khan-excited-to-be-honoured-at-60th-san-francisco-film-fest/articleshow/57951223.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405041828/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shah-rukh-khan-excited-to-be-honoured-at-60th-san-francisco-film-fest/articleshow/57951223.cms |archive-date=5 April 2017 |df=dmy-all|website=[[The Times of India]] |title=Shah Rukh Khan excited to be honoured at 60th San Francisco film fest &#124; Hindi Movie News - Times of India }}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = My Name Is Khan<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = 1 January 2010<br />
| recorded = 2010<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = [[YRF Studios]], [[Mumbai]]<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 28:09<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| label = [[Sony Music Entertainment]]<br />
| director = [[Karan Johar]]<br />
| producer = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Wake Up Sid]]<br />
| prev_year = 2009<br />
| next_title = [[Karthik Calling Karthik]]<br />
| next_year = 2010<br />
}}<br />
The soundtrack is composed by the musical trio [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], who previously teamed up with Johar for his previous films ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003) and ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006). The lyrics are penned by [[Niranjan Iyengar]].<ref name="myikmusic">{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan: Complete cast and crew details |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13712/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227073606/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13712/index.html |archive-date=27 December 2008}}</ref> The audio rights of the film were purchased by [[Sony Music Entertainment]], which had also previously released music for all of Johar's past releases, which gained global musical success. The album was released on 1 January 2010. The musical soundtrack consists of 6 original songs and 4 bonus tracks that are taken from Johar's previous successful films featuring Khan. The soundtrack includes one [[instrumental]] 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 [[Sufi music|Sufi]] and [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]]. The song "Allah hi Rahem" sung by Ustad [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Rashid Khan]] is another example of Sufi thematic song. The soundtrack is thus representative of the "indie fusion genre". Unlike all of Johar's other films, none of the songs plays in lip-sync format, instead playing in the background.<ref name="srkjaved2">{{Cite web |last=Subhaash K. |first=Jha |date=14 July 2009 |title=Shah Rukh can be an outstanding director |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article94765.ece |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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Although Iyengar is alone credited for writing the lyrics for the songs, he penned the only two Sufi songs in the film, "Sajda" and "Allah Hi Rahem". [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]'s previous collaborator [[Javed Akhtar]] was approached to write the lyrics for the remaining three songs. Earlier, it was reported that Akhtar refused to write lyrics because he did not want to share credits with another lyricist.<ref name="radiosargam.com2">{{Cite news |date=7 February 2009 |title=My name is Javed |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/my-name-is-javed/story-8vU9QCPTHXfId1mugKMuqI.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093320/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/my-name-is-javed/story-8vU9QCPTHXfId1mugKMuqI.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Later, Johar confirmed that Akhtar penned the remaining songs, but did not want to be credited as lyricist when the soundtrack released.<ref name="srkjaved2" /> Akhtar 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."<ref name="srkjaved2" /><ref name="radiosargam.com2" /><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Sajda<br />
| extra1 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]<br />
| music1 = <br />
| length1 = 06:05<br />
| title2 = Noor-E-Khuda<br />
| extra2 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Shankar Mahadevan, [[Adnan Sami]]<br />
| music2 = <br />
| length2 = 06:37<br />
| title3 = Tere Naina<br />
| extra3 = [[Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan]]<br />
| music3 = <br />
| length3 = 04:38<br />
| title4 = Allah Hi Rahem<br />
| extra4 = [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Rashid Khan]]<br />
| music4 = <br />
| length4 = 04:01<br />
| title5 = Khan Theme<br />
| extra5 = [[Strings (band)|Strings]]<br />
| music5 = <br />
| length5 = 02:43<br />
| title6 = Rang De<br />
| extra6 = [[Suraj Jagan]], Shankar Mahadevan<br />
| music6 = <br />
| music7 =<br />
| length6 = 03:45<br />
| total_length = 28:09<br />
| length9 = <br />
| all_music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], except the instrumental track "Khan Theme" was composed by Indrajit Sharma<br />
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| title7 = We Shall Overcome<br />
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=== Reception ===<br />
{{Album reviews<br />
| rev1 = [[Bollywood Hungama]]<br />
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13712/index.html link]<br />
| rev2 = [[Indo-Asian News Service]]<br />
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100114015314/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Music-Review-My-Name-Is-Khan/H1-Article1-494832.aspx link]<br />
| rev3 = Planet Bollywood<br />
| rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m010810085432 link]<br />
| rev4 = Glamsham<br />
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.glamsham.com%2Fmusic%2Freviews%2F13-my-name-is-khan-music-review-011002.asp&ei=5JhyTPL8Eoa6jAenl9n7CA&usg=AFQjCNEsJ_DC5HXHvuT5dHvCfZ5tNdJJRA link]<br />
| rev5 = [[rediff.com]]<br />
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}} [http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/07/my-name-is-khan-music-review.htm link]<br />
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Upon release, the album received positive reviews from music critics. Gianysh Toolsee of ''Planet Bollywood'' stated that the soundtrack was "very much about transcending the boundaries set by Bollywood by venturing into an emotional state through Sufism and spirituality." and gave the album 8/10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Name Is Khan – music review by Gianysh Toolsee – Planet Bollywood |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m010810085432 |access-date=23 January 2020 |website=www.planetbollywood.com}}</ref> Joginder Tuteja of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the album a three out of five stars, suggesting that Johar along with musicians Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar "have brought not a partial but a substantial difference to the way music in [Johar's] films is being looked at."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=9 January 2010 |title=Bollywood Hungama review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/502816 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060536/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/502816 |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> ''Hindustan Times'' rated the album 3.5 out of 5 and stated "Every song in the album is above average. The composers have stuck to the theme of the film and the soundtrack has the potential to rock the charts."<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2010 |title=Music Review: MyName Is Khan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music-review-myname-is-khan/story-GguXWBaNpAm4oV1iMpz9LN.html |access-date=23 January 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''Rediff'' gave the album 3 out of 5 stating, "As for the soundtrack, it's neither fancy nor groundbreaking but warm enough to make us like it."<ref>{{Cite web |title=MNIK music: Not fancy, yet very likable |url=https://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/07/my-name-is-khan-music-review.htm |access-date=23 January 2020 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> Glamsham rated the album 4/5 with a statement "Karan has crafted a beautiful film, while SRK has authored a marketing strategy that will be hard for even Aamir Khan to beat!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glamsham |title=My Name Is Khan Music Review, Rating, Cast and Crew, Release Date |url=https://www.glamsham.com/en/music-review-my-name-is-khan |access-date=23 January 2020 |website=www.glamsham.com |language=en}}</ref> The ''BBC'' review stated, "With four bonus songs taken from the director's box office successes that have featured Shah Rukh and Kajol together (plus a theatrical trailer for ''My Name Is Khan''), there are plenty of extras goodies for hardcore Bollywood fans. But placed side by side, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's latest soundtrack may not seem as memorable as past collaborations."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=P |first1=Jaspreet |last2=ohar |title=BBC – Music – Review of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – My Name Is Khan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rb6m/ |access-date=23 January 2020 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
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=== Airport security ===<br />
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 [[South Asian]]-related events around the country (including [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]]). Upon arriving at [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Airport]] in [[New Jersey]], he was pulled aside by immigration officers after his name popped up on their computers,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chakraborty |first=Pratap |date=16 August 2009 |title=Shahrukh Khan says stopped at US airport |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKVkUpEyEnprYKsiOjcexBS3KH-Q |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819053131/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKVkUpEyEnprYKsiOjcexBS3KH-Q |archive-date=19 August 2009}}</ref> 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.'"<ref name="toi frontpage">{{Cite news |last1=Dubey |first1=Bharati |last2=Rajghatta |first2=Chidanand |date=16 August 2009 |title='Khan' holds up Shah Rukh in US |page=1 |work=The Times of India |location=India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/My-name-is-Khan-Too-bad-SRK-feels-the-heat-of-American-paranoia/articleshow/4897426.cms |url-status=live |access-date=5 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818120737/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/My-name-is-Khan-Too-bad-SRK-feels-the-heat-of-American-paranoia/articleshow/4897426.cms |archive-date=18 August 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><!-- correct print title --><ref>{{Cite news |last=Blakely |first=Rhys |date=17 August 2009 |title=Diplomatic row after Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan questioned by US customs |work=The Times |location=London |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article6797998.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615093938/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article6797998.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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Khan said he was told that it was because "they said my name was common to some name that popped up on the computer."<ref name=held /><ref name="more">{{Cite web |date=17 August 2009 |title=U.S. Needs to Offer A Little More Warmth:SRK (video interview) |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/99336/us-needs-to-offer-little-more-warmth-srk.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820045548/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/99336/us-needs-to-offer-little-more-warmth-srk.html |archive-date=20 August 2009 |access-date=21 August 2009 |website=[[CNN-IBN]] |publisher=[[Global Broadcast News]]}}</ref> 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 [[Pakistan]]i fan even said he knew who I was. But the officers said it was procedure and kept taking numbers from me."<ref name="held">{{Cite AV media |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/detained-because-my-name-is-khan-says-srk---ministry-angry--sallu-on-srk/99259-8.html |title=Held because my name is Khan, says SRK |date=15 August 2009 |publisher=[[Global Broadcast News]] |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819132002/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/detained-because-my-name-is-khan-says-srk---ministry-angry--sallu-on-srk/99259-8.html |archive-date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |work=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Guy |date=16 August 2009 |title=Bollywood star at centre of US diplomatic row |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bollywood-superstar-at-centre-of-us-diplomatic-row-1773083.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819075019/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bollywood-superstar-at-centre-of-us-diplomatic-row-1773083.html |archive-date=19 August 2009}}</ref><br />
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{{quote box|width=40%|align=left|quote=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 [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] earlier in the summer).... I think it is a procedure that needs to be followed. But it is an unfortunate procedure.|source= – ''[[Shah Rukh Khan]] on being frisked at [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Airport]]''<ref name=held />}}<br />
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While he was not allowed to use his own phone, Khan was permitted one phone call.<ref name="toi frontpage" /> He was thus released after officials from the [[Embassy of India in Washington, D.C.|Indian Consulate]] intervened. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel stated that the event will be further explored with U.S. officials.<ref name=more /> According to the [[BBC]], "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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=BBC |date=16 August 2009 |title=Row over US Bollywood 'detention' |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8203696.stm |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818042537/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8203696.stm |archive-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> When asked if he would demand an apology, Khan replied that he would not.<br />
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The director of ''My Name Is Khan'', [[Karan Johar]], was asked during an August 2009 interview with ''[[Mid-Day]]'' 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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sukumaran |first=Shraddha |date=16 August 2009 |title=Shah Rukh always had this fear ... |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/aug/160809-Karan-Johar-Interview-Shah-Rukh-Khan-detained-airport-problem-Mumbai.htm |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819131258/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/aug/160809-Karan-Johar-Interview-Shah-Rukh-Khan-detained-airport-problem-Mumbai.htm |archive-date=19 August 2009}}</ref> During a January 2010 interview, Khan referred to the implication that the event was a publicity stunt for the film as "lowdown and cheap."<ref name="hopes">{{Cite news |last=Kalita |first=S. Mitra |date=1 February 2010 |title="My Name Is Khan" Star Shah Rukh Khan Hopes to Top Success of "Slumdog Millionaire" |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/01/my-name-is-khan-star-shah-rukh-khan-hopes-to-top-success-of-slumdog-millionaire/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203002030/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/01/my-name-is-khan-star-shah-rukh-khan-hopes-to-top-success-of-slumdog-millionaire/ |archive-date=3 February 2010}}</ref> [[Christopher B. Duncan]], who portrays [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] 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 [[Oprah Winfrey|Oprah (Winfrey)]] being detained at an airport in India for a long time, during a kind of interrogation."<ref name="toiinterview">{{Cite news |date=20 January 2010 |title=Barack Obama in My Name Is Khan |work=[[Times of India]] |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/interviews/actors/Barack-Obama-in-My-Name-Is-Khan/articleshow/5479948.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=20 January 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126031843/http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/interviews/actors/Barack-Obama-in-My-Name-Is-Khan/articleshow/5479948.cms |archive-date=26 January 2013}}</ref><br />
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In addition, the incident sparked debate and commentary among Indian politicians, actors, and others.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=PTI |date=16 August 2009 |title=Film industry outraged over treatment meted out to Shah Rukh |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_film-industry-outraged-over-treatment-meted-out-to-shah-rukh_1282689 |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818153114/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_film-industry-outraged-over-treatment-meted-out-to-shah-rukh_1282689 |archive-date=18 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhas K. |date=17 August 2009 |title=SRK, it happened to us too: Khans |work=The Times of India |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |location=India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/SRK-it-happened-to-us-too-Khans/articleshow/4900815.cms |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820135816/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/SRK-it-happened-to-us-too-Khans/articleshow/4900815.cms |archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chopra |first=Gotham |author-link=Gotham Chopra |date=17 August 2009 |title=SRK is bigger than Pitt, Madonna: Gotham Chopra |work=The Times of India |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |location=India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/SRK-is-bigger-than-Pitt-Madonna-Gotham-Chopra/articleshow/4900894.cms |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820135812/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/SRK-is-bigger-than-Pitt-Madonna-Gotham-Chopra/articleshow/4900894.cms |archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wheaton |first=Sarah |date=15 August 2009 |title=Questioning a Bollywood V.I.P. Named Khan |work=The New York Times |url=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/questioning-a-bollywood-vip-named-khan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817103017/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/questioning-a-bollywood-vip-named-khan/ |archive-date=17 August 2009}}</ref> It also led to demonstrations in India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wheaton |first=Sarah |date=17 August 2009 |title=Fans protest Shah Rukh Khan's treatment in U.S. |work=CBC |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2009/08/17/khan-outrage-detained.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820205310/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2009/08/17/khan-outrage-detained.html |archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref> California Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] later invited Khan to have dinner with him "in a bid to diffuse what has become a slight diplomatic row."<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2009 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger invites 'detained' Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan to dinner |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6056026/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-invites-detained-Bollywood-actor-Shah-Rukh-Khan-to-dinner.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604005212/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6056026/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-invites-detained-Bollywood-actor-Shah-Rukh-Khan-to-dinner.html |archive-date=4 June 2010}}</ref><br />
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In another event, on 5 February 2010, while promoting ''My Name Is Khan'' on the British talk show ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'', Khan claimed that female security staff at [[Heathrow Airport]] in London had printed a naked image of him taken using the newly installed [[Security scan|body scanner]] 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. In relation to Khan's comments, ''[[The Economic Times]]'' has raised concerns over the new body scanners and the possibilities of it being abused to distribute naked pictures of celebrities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 2010 |title=Bare necessity |work=The Economic Times |location=India |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/editorial/Bare-necessity/articleshow/5563168.cms |url-status=live |access-date=12 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218021809/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Bare-necessity/articleshow/5563168.cms |archive-date=18 February 2010}}</ref> His comments have restarted the debate in Britain over whether the new scanners violate individual privacy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2010 |title=No body scan on SRK: UK airport |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/europe/No-body-scan-on-SRK-UK-airport/507882/H1-Article1-507877.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215233845/http://www.hindustantimes.com/europe/No-body-scan-on-SRK-UK-airport/507882/H1-Article1-507877.aspx |archive-date=15 February 2010 |access-date=12 February 2010 |website=Hindustan Times |location=India}}</ref><br />
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=== Shiv Sena criticism ===<br />
After Shah Rukh Khan (who owns the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] cricket team) criticized the fact that members of the [[Cricket in Pakistan|Pakistani Cricket Team]] were not bought by the clubs competing in the 2010 [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), he was condemned by [[Shiv Sena]], a [[Hindu nationalist]] 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."<ref name="cricket">{{Cite news |last=Blackely |first=Rhys |date=5 February 2010 |title=Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan takes on Hindu extremists over cricket |work=The Times |location=London |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7015777.ece |access-date=6 February 2010}}</ref> Khan continued by stating that: "I have no idea what I am supposed to apologize for ... If I am in the wrong I would like to apologize but someone needs to explain to me what is wrong."<ref name="no">{{Cite news |last=Sanghera |first=Mandeep |date=4 February 2010 |title=Shah Rukh Khan sees no reason to apologise |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8498039.stm |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207132901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8498039.stm |archive-date=7 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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 [[Bal Thackeray]] to discuss the issue.<ref name="noapol">{{Cite news |date=6 February 2010 |title=No apology, no confrontation with Shiv Sena: SRK |work=Hindustan Times |location=India |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/No-apology-no-confrontation-with-Shiv-Sena-Shah-Rukh-Khan/H1-Article1-505932.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209083624/http://www.hindustantimes.com/No-apology-no-confrontation-with-Shiv-Sena-Shah-Rukh-Khan/H1-Article1-505932.aspx |archive-date=9 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref name="glad">{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=6 February 2010 |title=Shah Rukh 'glad' Sena understood his point |work=Hindustan Times |location=India |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mumbai/Shah-Rukh-glad-Sena-understood-his-point/Article1-506104.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209091027/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mumbai/Shah-Rukh-glad-Sena-understood-his-point/Article1-506104.aspx |archive-date=9 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, on 17 February 2010, when cinemas opened for advanced bookings, individuals disguised as "cinegoers" began to attack cinemas and booking centers. Director Karan Johar and distributors met with police to ask for additional security.<ref name="uturn">{{Cite news |last=Dubey |first=Bharati |date=10 February 2010 |title=Sena does a U-turn, targets 'My Name Is Khan' |work=The Times of India |location=India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Sena-does-a-U-turn-targets-My-Name-Is-Khan/articleshow/5554042.cms |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212103833/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Sena-does-a-U-turn-targets-My-Name-Is-Khan/articleshow/5554042.cms |archive-date=12 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In response, [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Ashok Chavan]] threatened to withdraw security cover for party leader Uddhav Thackeray.<ref name="withdraw">{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=10 February 2010 |title=SRK protests: Maha CM threatens to withdraw Uddhav's security |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_srk-protests-maha-cm-threatens-to-withdraw-uddhav-s-security_1345695 |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213162757/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_srk-protests-maha-cm-threatens-to-withdraw-uddhav-s-security_1345695 |archive-date=13 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Later, some security was withdrawn and the [[Maharashtra]] 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.<ref name="over">{{Cite news |last=Goswami |first=Samyabrata Ray |date=10 February 2010 |title=Sena vs govt over SRK film |work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkota, India |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100210/jsp/frontpage/story_12088585.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212122209/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100210/jsp/frontpage/story_12088585.jsp |archive-date=12 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The distributor, Fox Star, stated that the film would still be released on its scheduled opening date, 12 February.<ref name="dist">{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=10 February 2010 |title=Fox going ahead with MNIK release, Mumbai multiplexes still unsure |work=Hindustan Times |location=India |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Fox-going-ahead-with-MNIK-release-Mumbai-multiplexes-still-unsure/H1-Article1-507882.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213204615/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Fox-going-ahead-with-MNIK-release-Mumbai-multiplexes-still-unsure/H1-Article1-507882.aspx |archive-date=13 February 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It opened to full cinema houses across India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 2010 |title=My Name Is Khan off to a flying start |work=The Hindu |location=India |url=http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article105748.ece |url-status=live |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812062908/http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article105748.ece |archive-date=12 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 2010 |title=Gujarat multiplex owners start screening of 'My Name Is Khan' |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gujarat-multiplex-owners-start-screening-of-My-Name-Is-Khan/articleshow/5563668.cms |url-status=live |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516074739/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gujarat-multiplex-owners-start-screening-of-My-Name-Is-Khan/articleshow/5563668.cms |archive-date=16 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2010 |title=MNIK opens to huge response in Bangalore |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100130659&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216132620/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100130659&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood |archive-date=16 February 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010 |publisher=Ndtv Movies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=We'll watch 'MNIK', Mumbai fans promise SRK |url=http://sify.com/news/we-ll-watch-mnik-mumbai-fans-promise-srk-news-national-kcnpOchagdh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811143835/http://www.sify.com/news/we-ll-watch-mnik-mumbai-fans-promise-srk-news-national-kcnpOchagdh.html |archive-date=11 August 2011 |access-date=13 February 2010 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br />
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* [[List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks]]<br />
* [[Asperger's syndrome]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{Cite journal |title=Islam's Racism and Discrimination in 'My Name Is Khan' Movie |last1=Akbar |first1=Rais Syahrul |last2=Sakinah |first2=R. Myrna Nur |date=7 April 2021 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=63–71 |journal=Textura |url=https://journal.piksi.ac.id/index.php/TEXTURA/article/view/262 |issn=2339-1820 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Understanding Bollywood: The Grammar of Hindi Cinema |date=4 March 2021 |last=Anjaria |first=Ulka |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-10-00347-29-6 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319011366 |title=The Values of Islamic Character Education in the Film 'My Name Is Khan' |date=27 June 2017 |journal=At-Ta'dib: Journal of Pesantren Education |volume=12 |issue=1 |doi=10.21111/at-tadib.v12i1.907 |last1=Bahroni |first1=Imam |last2=Muna |first2=Izzatul |pages=1–18 |issn=0216-9142 |eissn=2503-3514 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Steven |date=17 April 2013 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |editor-last1=Gokulsing |editor-first1=K. Moti |editor-last2=Dissanayake |editor-first2=Wimal |title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas |isbn=978-11-36772-84-9 |chapter=Virtual Darshan: Social Networking and Virtual Commentaries in the Hindi Film Context |pages=415–426 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266877079 |title='My name is Khan and I am not a Terrorist': Representation of Muslims in 'My Name Is Khan' |date=June 2011 |journal=Journal of Language and Culture |issn=2141-6540 |volume=2 |issue=6 |pages=91–95 |last=Balraj |first=Belinda }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Bollywood Cinema Kaleidoscope |last=Chatterji |first=Shoma |author-link=Shoma Chatterji |date=31 January 2020 |publisher=Doshor Publication |isbn=978-81-94442-91-2 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol20/iss1/5/ |title=Religious and National Identity in My Name Is Khan |last=Erndl |first=Kathleen M. |date=2016 |journal=[[Journal of Religion & Film]] |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=1–23 |issn=1092-1311 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347200107 |title=Asian Indian Muslim Negotiating for Identity in the Post 'September Eleventh' as Depicted in the Film ''My Name Is Khan'' |date=September 2014 |last=Fajriani |journal=Rubikon: Journal of Transnational American Studies |doi=10.22146/rubikon.v1i2.34223 |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=47–56 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |author-link=Tejaswini Ganti |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-08-22352-13-6 |date=7 March 2012 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |title=Review of 'My Name Is Khan' |date=2015 |last=Hakeem |first=Farrukh |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278158922 |journal=Societies Without Borders |pages=1–2 |volume=10 |issue=1 |issn=1872-1915 |eissn=1871-8868 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |last1=Johar |first1=Karan |title=An Unsuitable Boy |last2=Saxena |first2=Poonam |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-0-670-08753-2 |author-link=Karan Johar |title-link=An Unsuitable Boy }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://pages.uoregon.edu/aweiss/indianfilmclass/The%20Kashmiri%20as%20Musilm.pdf |title=The Kashmiri as Muslim in Bollywood's 'New Kashmir films' |date=December 2010 |journal=Contemporary South Asia |last=Kabir |first=Ananya Janahara |doi=10.1080/09584935.2010.526201 |issn=0958-4935 |eissn=1469-364X |pages=373–385 |volume=18 |issue=4 |s2cid=143264233 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/32 |title=Precarious Inclusions; Re-Imagining Disability, Race, Masculinity and Nation in ''My Name Is Khan'' |date=18 August 2014 |last=Kanani |first=Nadia |journal=Review of Disability Studies |volume=10 |issue=1–2 |pages=40–50 |issn=1552-9215 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=http://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jisllac/article/view/11465/6798 |title=Analisis Modalitas Dalam Ilmu Semantik Pada Film My Name Is Khan |language=id |trans-title=Analysis of Modality in the Semantic Science of My Name Is Khan |last1=Kumalasari |last2=Derasta |first2=Mia Ananda |last3=Sakinah |first3=Myrna Nur |journal=ISLLAC: Journal of Intensive Studies on Language, Literature, Art, and Culture |eissn=2597-7385 |date=2020 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=124–131 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Censorship and Sexuality in Bombay Cinema |last=Mehta |first=Monika |date=24 August 2012 |publisher=[[University of Texas Press]] |isbn=978-02-92742-51-2 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Postcolonial Studies Meets Media Studies: A Critical Encounter |date=April 2016 |chapter=Performing Regulation: The Politics of Postcolonial Film Exhibition and DVD Distribution |last=Mehta |first=Monika |pages=143–158 |isbn=978-3-8394-3294-5 |publisher={{ill|Transcript Verlag|de}} |editor-last1=Merten |editor-first1=Kai |editor-last2=Krämer |editor-first2=Lucia}}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Fast-Forwarding with Audiovisual Translation |editor-last1=Cintas |editor-first1=Jorge Díaz |editor-last2=Nikolić |editor-first2=Kristijan |chapter=Globalising Bollywood: ''My Name Is Khan'' from India to Italy through Hollywood |last=Minutella |first=Vincenza |isbn=978-1-78309-936-8 |publisher=Multilingual Matters |date=14 December 2017 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://journal.uim.ac.id/index.php/wacanadidaktika/article/view/155 |title=Analisis Tokoh dan Penokohan dalam Film {{'}}''My Name Is Khan''{{'}} karya Karan Johar |last=Mubasyira |first=Mu’thia |date=27 December 2017 |issn=2337-9820 |eissn=2579-8464 |pages=133–142 |journal=Wacana Didaktika |volume=5 |issue=2 |doi=10.31102/wacanadidaktika.5.02.133-142 |s2cid=195045913 |language=id |trans-title=Analysis of the Characters and Characterization in Karan Johar's {{'}}''My Name Is Khan''{{'}} }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://ejournal.inaifas.ac.id/index.php/falasifa/article/view/832 |title=Religious Moderation Representation in the Movie 'My Name Is Khan' |last=Nafi'ah |first=Jamilatun |date=25 March 2022 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=11–23 |journal=Falasafi: Jurnal Studi Keislaman |doi=10.36835/falasifa.v13i01.832 |doi-broken-date=31 December 2022 |issn=2085-3815 |eissn=2527-8711 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Neumann |first=Birgit |date=17 July 2014 |title=The Politics of Staging Emotions in Contemporary Bollywood Films: Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Karan Johar's My Name is Khan (2010) |journal=[[Anglia (journal)|Anglia]] |pages=270–291 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ang-2014-0030/html |doi=10.1515/ang-2014-0030 |volume=132 |issue=2 |s2cid=153685653 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Ostepeev |first=Lidia |date=September 2011 |title=My Name Is Khan and I'm Still Too Flamboyant |journal=Asian Cinema |pages=442–448 |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/ac/2011/00000022/00000002/art00023 |doi=10.1386/AC.22.2.442_1 |volume=22 |issue=2 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://e-journal.metrouniv.ac.id/index.php/ath_thariq/article/view/1013 |title=Manajemen Konflik dalam Film ''My Name Is Khan'' Perspektif Konsep Dakwah |trans-title=Management of the Conflicts in ''My Name Is Khan'' from the Perspectives of Islamic Preaching Concept |date=July–December 2017 |last=Putra |first=Robby Aditya |volume=1 |issue=2 |journal=Ath-Thariq |doi=10.32332/ath_thariq.v1i02.1013 |pages=159–172 |issn=2614-8439 |language=id }}<br />
* {{Cite book |last1=Palusci |first1=Oriana |last2=Russo |first2=Katherine E. |date=2016 |title=Translating East and West |chapter=My Name is Khan: Engagement, Affect and Conflict in Audiovisual Translation |publisher=Tangram Edizioni Scientifiche |pages=227–237 |isbn=978-88-64581-32-3 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |url=https://ejournal.undiksha.ac.id/index.php/JJPBI/article/view/33592 |title=The Family Values and Negative Stereotype Existing in Film 'My Name Is Khan' |journal=Language and Education Journal Undiksha |date=28 February 2022 |volume=5 |issue=1 |last1=Sari |first1=Ni Putu Ari Prasmita |last2=Dewi |first2=Kadek Sintya |doi=10.23887/leju.v5i1.33592 |pages=46–51 |doi-broken-date=31 December 2022 |issn=2613-9588 |eissn=2613-9529 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema |date=4 November 2018 |chapter=The Asian Wave: Three Asian Male Superstars in Hollywood |last=Soe |first=Valerie |isbn=978-1-349-95822-1 |editor-last1=Magnan-Park |editor-first1=Aaron Han Joon |editor-last2=Tan |editor-first2=Gina Marchetti See Kam |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |pages=469–488 }}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=Disability Studies in India: Interdisciplinary Perspectives |date=2 April 2020 |last=Vaidya |first=Shubhangi |chapter=Disorder, Disability, Difference: (Re)presenting Autism in India |editor-last=Mehrotra |editor-first=Nilika |isbn=978-98-11526-16-9 |publisher=[[Springer Nature]] }}<br />
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