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Movie Review: My Name Is Khan…


I just recently watched “My Name Is Khan” starring Sharukah Khan & Kajol and I thought that i would do a movie review on it. Whenever I watch a Bollywood movie I try not to read to much about the plot. This way when I watch the movie I can be surprised by the storyline. When picking a movie I just go by the actors and recommendations by people who have seen it ๐Ÿ™‚ In this specific case the title, “My Name is Khan” doesn’t say much about the movie but since it stars two of the biggest names in Indian cinema and with all the 5 star ratings itย receivedย  I knew it was a movie worth watching.

As many fans of Bollywood movies can attest, usually prior to the intermission the characters are defined, their backstories defined and a picture perfect image of the characters are created. By the time the intermission is completed the movie takes a complete 180 turn and we learn all about the plot and the major issues, secrets and conflicts between each of the characters.

“My Name Is Khan” was no different and the story basically revolves around a young mulsim boy (Rizwan Khan) with Asperger syndrome who has many social disabilities at a young age but is lovingly brought up by his mother who teaches him the ways of how to live a decent and good life. Rizwan though cursed with social disabilities is blessed with an uncanny skill of being able to fix just about anything mechanical and with this skill manages to earn the respect of a wise and educated man within the village who helps Rizwan hone his skills and also earns respect from theย villagers by helping them clean their town center after it is damaged by floods.

Rizwan grows up to be an upstanding man and loving husband to Mandira, his Hindu wife (played by Kajol) woos into marrying him through his charm and his loving nature. They live life together happily running their beauty salon and raising Mandira’s child (Joel) who was from her previous marriage.

Life is perfect until the september 11 attacks occur and their life is changed. Due to the instant resentment towards Muslims and the persecution of anyone whoย resembledย a muslim looking man (or women) either by attire, name or look their beauty salon business bearing the name Khan is instantly effected when no more customers come through their door even though Mandira herself is not a Muslim but simply bares the name Khan through marriage. Both Rizwan & Mandira manage to get by but things change forever when their son Joel is killed due to racial persecution by kids at his high school. Mandira blames Rizwan for her sons death as a result of his name and the pair part ways.

From there Rizwan begins his journey for redemption and to understand why Muslims are being persecuted the way they are when he remembers his mother teaching him that all men are the same and the only differing factor is their are good men and there are bad men, color, skin race and religion do not matter.

“My Name is Khan” is a beautiful movie of love, struggle &ย redemptionย and one that I wish more people could watch. I show it to many of my friends and most of them can’t help but get teary eye’d. It’s one of the movies that I think defines greatly why I like indian cinema. It gives the other side of terrorism a face, the side where other muslims stare inย disbeliefย at the actions of people that share the same beliefs as them but commit murder at such a large scale that its unimaginable to anyone (sameย beliefsย or not). As a result the rest of the Muslims areย persecutedย simply because they share the same beliefs even though they don’t share any of the violentย ideologies and are actually wholeย heartilyย against them. In many Bollywood movies this is represented well but I think this aspect, where the bad guys are the “Muslims” isย something that many times is grossly mis-represented in the typical hollywood movies.

I think it’s Sharuhkah Khan at one of his best (It was great to see SRK play someone who has Asperger’s and less suave should we say – Kinda like Priyanka Chopra in Barfi) and seeing him work with Kajol in this very different context is great. I’m sure they must have worked together many times but the last time i remember watching this duo was in the classic “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”.

It’s a great movie and one I will recommend to many other people who don’t mind watching foreign movies. Hope Bollywood keep making movies this great !

AND BTW, if by some freak of nature SRK types something into google and this page comes up I just want to say …. thanks for visiting Indonesia Sharukah, hope you visit again when im around so I can get an autograph ๐Ÿ™‚

Movie Review: 3 Idiots ! ….

3 idiots is probably one of the best movies I have watched of all time and definitely makes the top 5 in my list. If I was to count how many times I have watched this movie, I can say that it would definitely exceed 20 ! The 3 characters Racho, Farhan & Raju are absolutely loveable and their story together through all the hardships of life and college is so heart warming that after you watch it, you just have to repeat certain parts of the movie just to laugh, cry or cheer them on again. 3 idiots is one of those movies that I would watch when I need some cheering up or if I want to have a bit of a laugh because it simply touches on almost all emotions.

The story basically revolves around 3 college students all from differing backgrounds who have successfully gained admission into the Imperial College of Engineering (ICE) in India, where competition to get in is tough and only about 1% from all applicants gain admission. Each of the 3 friends (Racho, Raju and Farhan) all have different reasons as to why they are doing engineering (For a better life and to escape poverty, pressure from parents to become engineers and simply the love for the subjects) and as a result alter and change their journey and their view point as they progress through the years and learn more about themselves, their friends and about life and what it is they really want to do.

There are many different aspects of the movie around dealing with pressure from parents, poverty, fear of the future and love, specially when love doesn’t make sense. The journey of all the 3 characters and how they overcome their own demons andย obstaclesย is simple heart warming and will make you laugh, cry and cheer them on.

One of the things why I really loved the movie is because of the message that it tries to deliver to the audience and as a result a saying emerges from the movie which is simply – “All izz vell” – “All is well”. The movie has many life lessons and portrays them really well and the lesson behind “All izz vell” is a very important lesson that I have had to teach myself many times in the past. When things are really looking down, looking difficult and about to crumble just play a small trick yourself into thinking everything is OK, stay calm and in turn this will simply give you the strength to get through your problems. I think this works because if your panicing and stressing your head isn’t clear, but by clearing your head, getting rid of any fears, its simply just easier to face the problems ! It’s a great message because sometimes that small little trick can help you get through the most difficult of times.

In addition to all this acting by Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ranganathan Madhavan & Sharman Joshi is absolutely legendary. Amir Khan also does a great job of looking like he is still in his very late teens to his early 20’s even though he is close to 50 these days !

Anyway, hope you get a chance to watch it, you can actually find the whole movie on youtube so simply search for “3 idiots full movie” on youtube and sit back and enjoy one of the greatest movies ever !

OK – So my attempt to translate the above (or at least the jist) into hindi is below. Please excuse THE MANY mistakes as I am still learning and this is my way of practicing ๐Ÿ™‚


เค เฅ€เค• – เคฎเฅ‡ translate เคคเฅ‡เคทเคค เคŠเคชเคฐย เคชเคฐเคฏเคพเคธ เค•เคพเคฐเฅ‡เคจเคพย เคจเฅ€เคšเฅ‡ เคนเฅˆ. เคฎเคพเคซ เคฒเคฟเคœเฅ‡ย เค…เค—เคฐย เคฌเคนเฅเคค เคฌเคพเคจเคจเคพเคจเคพ mistakes เคนเฅˆ. เคฎเฅ‡ เคญเคฟ เคธเคฟเค•เคฟ เคนเฅˆ. ๐Ÿ™‚

เคฎเฅ‡ เคฌเคนเฅเคค เคชเคพเคธเคพเคจเคฆ 3 idiots เคนเฅˆ. เคตเคนเฅ‹ เคฎเฅ‡เคฐเคพย เคเค•ย favourite movies เคนเฅˆ ! เคฏเคน เคซเคฟเคฒเคฎ เคชเคฐ เคฎเฅ‡เคฐเคพ top เคซเคฟเคฒเคฎ list, definitely top เฅซ เคŠเคชเคฐ. เคฎเฅ‡ เคธเฅ‹เคšเคคเคพ เฅจเฅฆ เคฌเฅ‡เคฐ เคฆเฅ‡เค– เคนเฅˆ. เคตเคนเฅ‹ เฅฉ เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพย เคฐเคพเคจเคšเฅ‹, เคซเคพเคฐเคนเคพเคจย เค”เคฐ เคฐเคพเคœเฅ เคฌเคนเฅเคค เค…เคšเคงเคพ เค…เฅˆเคฐ loveable characters เคนเฅˆ. เคฏเคน เค•เคนเคพเคจเคฟ aboutย เค‰เคจเค•เฅ‡ เคœเคฟเคจเคฆเคพเค—เคฟ college เค…เฅˆเคฐ เคตเคฟเคชเคพเคคเคฟ encountered เคนเฅˆ.ย เค‰เคจเค•เฅ‡ เค•เคนเคพเคจเคฟ เคฌเคพเคนเฅเคค เคฆเคฟเคฒ เค•เฅเคถ เค…เฅˆเคฐ เค–เคพเคฌเคฟ เค–เคพเคฌเคฟ เคซเคฟเคฐย เคฆเฅ‡เค– over เค…เฅˆเคฐ over.

เคฎเฅเคฒ เค•เคนเคพเคจเคฟ เคนเฅˆ,เฅฉ เค•เฅ‹เคฒเคœย เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพย เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจ เคธเฅ‡ย เคธเฅเคตเฅ€เค•เคพเคฐ เค•เคฟเคฏเคพ Imperial college of Engineering เคฎเฅ‡เค‚. เคฏเคน เคฌเคนเฅเคค เค•เฅ‹เคฒเคœย เคฟเคจเคฆเคฟเคพ เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ย เค…เฅˆเคฐ เคฏเคน เค•เฅ‹เคฒเคœ เคธเฅ‡ เคธเคฟเคฐเฅ 1%ย เคธเฅเคตเฅ€เค•เคพเคฐ เค•เคฟเคฏเคพ เคนเฅˆ.

เคธเคฌ เฅฉย เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพย เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจย เค•เคพเคฐเคฃ ICEย เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ engineering ย เค•เคพเคฐ เคฐเคพเคนเฅ‡.ย เคเค•ย เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพย เค•เฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚เค•เคฟ เคฎเคพเคคเคพ เคชเคฟเคคเคพ force engineering เค•เคพเคฐ เคฐเคพเคนเคฟ,ย เคเค•ย เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพย เค•เฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚เค•เคฟ engineering favourite subjects เคนเฅˆ เค…เฅˆเคฐย เคเค•ย เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพย เค•เฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚เค•เคฟ เคฌเคนเฅเคค เคชเคพเคธเคพเคจเคฆ engineering เค…เฅˆเคฐ เคญเฅ€ เคฎเคพเคฆเคพเคค เคชเคพเคฐเคฟเคตเคพเคฐ เคนเฅˆ. เคฒเฅ‡เค•เคฟเคจย เค‰เคจเค•เฅ‡ เคœเคฟเคจเคฆเค—เคฟย เคชเคฐเคฟเคตเคฐเฅเคคเคจ เค•เฅ‹เคฒเฅ‡เค—ย เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ย เค•เฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚เค•เคฟ เคชเคฏเคพเคฐ, เคฆเฅ‹เคธเคค เค…เฅˆเคฐ เคชเคพเคฐเคฟเคตเคพเคฐ. เคœเคพเคฌ เค•เฅ‹เคฒเฅ‡เค— เค–เคพเคคเคพเคฎ เคตเคน ย เคซเคฐเคนเคพเคจ เค…เฅˆเคฐ เคฐเคพเคœเฅย เค–เฅ‹เคœ เคฐเคพเคจเคšเฅ‹ย เค•เฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚เค•เคฟ เคฐเคพเคจเคšเฅ‹ย เคœเคพเคจเคคเคฟ, เคญเคพเคค good bye เคจเคนเคฟ เคนเฅˆ. From there the plot thickens !

เคญเฅ€ เคฎเฅ‡ เคชเคพเคธเคพเคจเคฆ 3 idiots เคซเคฟเคฒเคฎย เค•เฅเคฏเฅ‹เค‚เค•เคฟ เคตเคน เคฎเฅ‡เคธเฅ‡เค—ย เคฌเคนเฅเคคย เค…เคšเคงเคพ เคนเฅˆ ! เคฏเคน เคซเคฟเคฒเคฎ เคœเคฟเคจเคฆเค—เคฟ เคฌเคนเฅเคค เคชเคพเค  เคนเฅˆ.ย เคฌเคนเฅเคค importantย ย เคชเคพเค  “All iz vell” เคนเฅˆ. เคฎเฅเคฒ เคฎเคคเคฒเคพเคฌ เคœเคพเคฌ เคœเคพเคจเคฆเคฟเค—เคฟย เคฎเฅเคถเฅเค•เคฟเคฒ เคนเฅˆ, เค†เคช trick yourself into believingย เคธเคฌ เค•เฅเค› เค เฅ€เค• เคนเฅˆ.ย เคฏเคน เค†เคชย เคนเฅ‹ เคœเคพเคจเคพ เคถเคพเค•เคคเคฟ เคถเคพเคฒเคฟ เค…เฅˆเคฐย เคธเคฎเคธเฅเคฏเคพ overcome เคธเคพเค•เคคเคพ เคนเฅˆ.

เคญเฅ€ Aamir Khan,Kareena Kapoor, Ranganathan Madhavan เค…เฅˆเคฐย Sharman Joshi acting เคฌเคนเฅเคค เค…เคšเคงเคฟ เคตเคพเคฒเคพ เคนเฅˆ !ย Aamir Khan เค•เคพย เคšเฅ‡เคนเคฐเคพ เคฌเคนเฅเคค young เคนเฅˆ. เคฏเคน เคฌเคนเฅเคค เค…เคšเคงเคพ เคนเฅˆ.

เค†เคช เคฆเค– เคซเคฟเคฒเคฎ เคœเคพเคฐเฅเคฐ เคนเฅˆ เคฏเคน ย เคซเคฟเคฒเคฎ youtubeย เคฎเฅ‡เค‚.ย เค†เคช search “3 idiots full movie” youtube เคฎเฅ‡เค‚,ย เค†เคช เคฆเค– full movie เคธเคพเค•เคคเคพ เคนเฅˆ.

OK ๐Ÿ˜› I hope that was understandable … ๐Ÿ™‚