My name is Khan(subtitled film)

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The movie actually came out this past week.

If this movie had done nothing more than introduce Aspergers to the 1 billion people of india it would be remarkable.

However it also shows a remarkable performance by indian actor Shah Rukh Khan.
Its also a very interesting look at how indian people view america post 9/11.
Its not meant to be historical, its meant to entertain and persuade.

Its part Slumdog millionaire part Forrest Gump.

That looks like a good movie to see. One of the better ones coming out this year, anyways.

i have watched it.I liked it a lot as this is first time i have seen any movie based on asperger

It's about Asperger's? Well, you learn something new every day - I did not know that.

However, I worry (sad Trekkie that I am) that if I go to see it I'd be wishing for the main character to scream his name like this: "KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan has a lot to answer for in that regard

I agree - though I didn't see much of Slumdog Millionaire in it. I am a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan so I actually bought the movie when it was released on DVD in India (from Induna, in case anyone is interested in getting it - a good guy) and had it sent here to the US where I live so I could see the full version. I thought it was wonderful. His performance is idiosyncratic but it isn't as if everyone on the autism spectrum is the same, so I was okay with that; the main thing is, he conveyed the complete humanity of the man beyond whatever appeared "different" about him to others, and he was entirely sympathetic - and the fact that he was supposed to have Asperger's Syndrome was essential to the theme of the movie, which is that real character transcends nationalities, religions, and the other things that people are taught to think are "good" and "bad" about themselves and others. And I think Shah Rukh Khan is magnificent in the part, even if you might quibble with a mannerism here and there.

There was a lot of criticism of the film by African Americans for what they saw as stereotypical portrayals and the film was drastically cut by Fox (its distributor) to remove all that, and this new "international version" is now in New York and will, presumably, be making the rounds (but probably only to places like college towns, is my guess) . The new version, by reports I've read, harms the film considerably because then there are continuity problems that won't make sense to a viewer. (As a European-American, I was cringing at the prospect of the parts that were cut when I heard about them, but when I actually saw the movie, I didn't see any harm in any of it; I thought it was rather sweet, though technically the flood scenes weren't really convincing. But maybe that's because I see a lot of Indian movies, and they use stereotypes a lot. This was a lot less stereotyped than what they usually do with their own groups within India!).

So - I highly recommend the film. Am looking forward to seeing what others think of it; from what I've seen on this and other forums, we tend to like it a lot.

This is my first post here. I'm really happy to have found this site. I have a lot of catching up to do.

My Name Is Khan shows a character who is very autistic. Most aspies are not like that. Furthermore, it shows a muslim who is not against non-muslim ideologically, most muslims are not like that. The African-american part and the floods of 2005 that it shows is an unnecessary part.