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What's going on with bollywood? be4 it was singh is king, now my name is khan and i guess next will…
What's going on with bollywood? be4 it was singh is king, now my name is khan and i guess next will be Gujju is the best. By the way MNIK was ok movie. I can watch 3 Idiots many times but i don't think i can watch MNIK many times.
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Karan Johar's sagas have depicted the bonding of friends, families, married couples and now,…
Karan Johar's sagas have depicted the bonding of friends, families, married couples and now, cultures within diversity. An autistic Khan's journey of redemption and clarification to the President of USA that he is not a terrorist, falls short of being epic because it so apparently glorifies its melodramatic and incredulous nature. The theme is potent and moving but the filmy execution in most parts not only makes it a drag but also unreal. We did not expect a docu-drama from the master of Bollywood melodrama but in the age of redefining story telling, 'My Name is Khan' struggles to overcome the expectations of a masterpiece about the aftermath of the War on America and its effect on an innocent muslim resident. In the end, it just ends up being far better than 'New York' and 'Kurbaan' but that's not giving it much credit is it? On the bright side, the film has a few outstanding moments, courtesy some good screenplay and a fine act by ShahRukh Khan. His cajoling of Kajol in the cutest manner, his righteous teachings that he implements, the bond he quickly establishes with Mandira, Sam, Mama Jenny, his dedicated effort to fulfill his mission to meet the President and his one straightforward discrimination between what's good and evil. Like Rancho and Gandhiji, Khan's simple philosophies in life are didactic for the audience and King Khan's acting easily convinces us. Khan's asperger's syndrome prevents him from emoting during tragedy, anger, joy, confusion and fear but such challenges are once again portrayed well by SRK as he smoothly dissolves into his character. Karan Johar's direction of Shibani Bathija's story and screenplay seems thorough but lacks the editor's necessary scissors. While the musical score runs in the background without obstructing the story, it is essentially the melodrama and filmy angles that drag the film well beyond its deserved limit. There are too many characters who seem very eager to get as much screen time as possible, thus, digressing from our character's journey. While the concept of Khan's journey to redeem the tragedy caused by his identity of being a muslim in the post 9/11 era is inspiring and epic, the enhanced focus on him meeting the President and having hurdles and diversions in that attempt simply takes the juice out of the concept. Yes, meeting the President of a country should not be such a big deal for a resident but making it such an ordeal of a film is what makes My Name is Khan a little incredulous and tiring. Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy deliver a pleasant score with Noor-E-Khuda towering above all other tracks with its music, lyrics, singers, presentation and pertinence to the movie's theme. Tere Naina and Sajda are hummable and sweet because it has the sensational pair of SRK & Kajol romancing. Although Kajol doesn't have the role of a lifetime, she still brings the energy and bubblyness that we have seen in her previous Dharma films. Though, sometimes a little overboard with that. ShahRukh Khan's portrayal of Rizwan Khan still has his trademark style in every scene but this time, there's more subtlety due to the character's autism. My Name is Khan is not a landmark film by any standard. Not even the best of Kajol, SRK or Karan Johar but it still is worthy of a watch because of it's theme and the various underlying messages it tries to convey. The non-filmy scenes including the one in the mosque where Khan is confronting Prof Faisal Rahman hold water and those are the moments you will remember from the film. Barring those few moments, the film is a lengthy drama in a familiar backdrop with some indigestible achievements. - 7.092 on a scale of 1-10.
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The most successful jodi ever i.e SRK & Kajol iz back after the grand success of Baazigar, Dilwale…
The most successful jodi ever i.e SRK & Kajol iz back after the grand success of Baazigar, Dilwale dulhaniya lejayenge, Kuch kuch hota hai, Kabhi khusi kabhi gham & so on. Now they r back wid the most awaited & most anticipated movie of decade i.e My name is khan. This Valentines witness in theaters with your loved one's an extra-ordinary journey of an unconventional hero overcoming obstacles to regain the love of his life. A story of a man n his touching & inspiring journey across america to win back his love. Karan johar's directorial iz great. SRK & Kajol r awesome in their role but the movie is dissapointed not as expected. Overall gud movie.
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This movie Sucks! There was a time when KJ's movies meant sheer sugar coated candy floss fun - and…
This movie Sucks! There was a time when KJ's movies meant sheer sugar coated candy floss fun - and then he grew up, started making movies with a message, like KANK, in which the message was really a twisted one in the sense - you should start cheating on your wife/partner if you are bored with your life (?), and now MNIK, which spews out messages left, right and center like a dragon on viagara spitting fire. However, the messages seems to go just up in the air like a diwali fountain and come down to us as nothing. What exactly is KJ trying to do here - bring awareness to Aspergers Syndrome or racial/religious intolerance? If it was the former, he did not have to stretch it to almost 3 hours of unbearable nonsense to get there. If it was the latter, he has utterly failed, since I, like many, came out of there with more negative thoughts than positive after the movie. KJ seems to be trying hard to tackle a multitude of subjects, all related to religion - islamophobia, discrimination, intolerance, paranoia etc., and in the process seems to have lost his way completely. The protagonist of the movie, played by SRK, who incidentally has done the role of his life in this movie, wanders around US (San Fransisco-Washington DC, Arizona, Georgia, LA) on his free will, trying to meet the American President, to convey his message that all Muslims are not terrorists. In the process, he ends up in a village called Wilhemina in Georgia???, saves the local community from flood (where were the US Army and FEMA-Federal Emergency Management Agency?), saves US from a possible terrorist attack, manages to get arrested and tortured by the US intelligence in US soil (impossible-ever heard of rendition?) and gets stabbed by a terrorist for being an informant. The last one, being more than just ridiculous, since the informant's identity is broadcasted all over the world on all TV channels. Obviously, KJ has not done proper homework on the subject or he would have known about the witness protection program in US. By the way, I wonder, if an autistic person, the Indian TV crew, the muslim community, the terrorist with a grudge and the hero's wife could all make it to the flood affected Georgian town, how come the 204 odd people of that community could not leave the town? How about the Sardarji who cuts his hair off for fear of being taken for a muslim post 9/11, but goes around with a beard looking even more of a muslim? Believe me, those are just a few of the many unanswered questions you get stuck with after the movie. If only KJ had stuck to his tried and tested formula of boy meets girl, falls in love, gets married genre of movies and away from the too complicated subject for a non-intellectual, masala movie director, he could have walked away with a real winner. There was a story to be told of an autistic muslim man marrying a hindu single mom and their innner struggles post 9/11. But this was not to be. Instead we have been handed out a mess of a movie. Don't waste your money.
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I just saw the movie.... Guys seriously My Name is Khan awesome.... S.R.K acting is outstanding,…
I just saw the movie.... Guys seriously My Name is Khan awesome.... S.R.K acting is outstanding, What a acting. Amazing, Superb Movie, Must watch. Mindblowing, Fantastic. Best performance ever by S.R.K & Kajol. MUST WATCH...
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