My Name Is Khan

My Name Is Khan

An ordinary man, an extraordinary journey... FOR LOVE.

2010165 min8.0 / 10

A sincere, emotionally driven drama about an autistic Muslim man's journey to prove his humanity and love across post-9/11 America, grounded in warmth and connection despite systemic prejudice.

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

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