At face value, My Name Is Khan tells the story of Rizwan Khan, a Muslim man with Asperger’s syndrome, who marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira. After 9/11, Islamophobic backlash leads to a family tragedy. Rizwan then embarks on a journey across America to meet the President and say, “My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist.”
: Rizwan takes her words literally and begins an epic journey across America to meet the President. Along the way, he encounters both bigotry and kindness, including staying with an African-American family in a small Georgia town. indian movie my name is khan
Unlike many films that use neurodivergence as a gimmick or superpower, My Name Is Khan grounds Rizwan’s condition in specific traits: At face value, My Name Is Khan tells