India 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.
Reception Benchmarks
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%).
Audience Engagement
1,196 audience reviews — more than 99% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among India films.
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
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding My Name Is Khan itself).
The 2009–2011 India Window
My Name Is Khan tops the 192 India films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Name Is Khan premiered alongside 69 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 45m runtime, production spent $73K per minute on screen and earned $257K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 69 other India films in 2010.
The 753rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on My Name Is Khan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- prejudice · 3
- asian american · 3
- asperger's syndrome · 1
- religion · 25
- mumbai (bombay) · 18
- disability · 8
- autism · 6
- based on true story · 98
- india · 84
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 |