My Name Is Khan
2010 2h 45m movie Film India

My Name Is Khan

“An Ordinary Man, An Extraordinary Journey ... FOR LOVE.”

My Name Is Khan sits in the top 1% of India films on this catalog — ranked #14 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

“An Ordinary Man, An Extraordinary Journey … FOR LOVE.”

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.

The 2009–2011 India Window

192 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. My Name Is Khan sits at position #1.

  1. My Name Is Khan

    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010

  2. 3 Idiots
    #2

    3 Idiots

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

  3. Wolverine and the X-Men
    #3

    Wolverine and the X-Men

    ★ 7.6 · 2009

  4. Aadukalam
    #4

    Aadukalam

    ★ 7.6 · 2011

  5. Deiva Thirumagal
    #5

    Deiva Thirumagal

    ★ 7.6 · 2011

  6. Bhramaram
    #6

    Bhramaram

    ★ 7.6 · 2009

  7. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
    #7

    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

    ★ 7.5 · 2011

  8. Iron Man: Armored Adventures
    #8

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures

    ★ 7.5 · 2009

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with My Name Is Khan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Dharma Productions

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Name Is Khan premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$12.0M
Budget
$42.3M
Revenue
$30.3M
Net Profit
3.5×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 45m runtime, production spent $73K per minute on screen and earned $257K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

8.1
TMDB Rating
1,196
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #14 of 1,983 India films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #10 of 1,132 (top 1%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries United Arab Emirates, India, United States of America
Original Language Hindi
Spoken Languages English, Hindi
Production Companies Dharma Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Red Chillies Entertainment, Star Studios, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
Runtime 2h 45m
Release Date February 10, 2010
IMDb tt1188996

Themes & Motifs

  • autism
  • mumbai (bombay)
  • india
  • based on true story
  • prejudice
  • religion
  • disability
  • asperger's syndrome
  • asian american

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