ABU DHABI // The highly anticipated film My Name is Khan, starring the Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, will make its world premiere at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi next week.
Thousands of fans are expected to descend on the capital on February 10 to catch a glimpse of the actor who has been dubbed the King of Bollywood.
In the film, Khan plays the protagonist, a man with Asperger syndrome who travels across the US trying to prove that his surname does not automatically make him a terrorist.
The director, Karan Johar, has had a string of successes with films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, starring Khan and the Bollywood actress Kajol.
This project reunites the pair for the first time in eight years. Kajol was on hiatus to marry and start a family.
"My Name is Khan, at its core, is an epic love story between two people who have a unique way of seeing the world," Johar said. "But what sets it apart is the landscape on which the story unfolds."
The film will be shown at the Berlin International Film Festival after its Abu Dhabi launch. It is set for worldwide release on February 12.
My Name Is Khan is one of the first Bollywood films to be distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the United States. Imagenation Abu Dhabi has partnered with Fox Star Studios to distribute the film in the Middle East.
"Since its formation, Imagenation has intended to participate in the best of world cinema," said Edward Borgerding, the chief executive officer of Imagenation Abu Dhabi.
"Thus, the opportunity to partner on My Name is Khan with its outstanding Bollywood talent is a great first step toward achieving the objective.
"The movie itself is a powerful reflection of the current state of racial profiling and discrimination pre- and post-9/11 in the US, which is told in an accessible and entertaining way. We are convinced it will captivate audiences not only in India and the Indian diaspora, but also audiences around the world."
The actors are currently in the US promoting the film. On Monday they rang the NASDAQ bell in New York to open trading for the day. It is the first time any Indian actors have been invited to the world's highest-volume stock exchange.
Meanwhile, in India on Monday, members of Shiv Sena, a right-wing nationalist party, burned posters of the film in a number of Indian cities, including Pune and Mumbai. They were angered by comments Khan made about the exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from the Indian Premier League (IPL). Khan is the co-owner of the cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, which is part of the IPL.
Bal Thackeray, the head of the Shiv Sena, accused Khan of being a Pakistani sympathiser, which prompted party members to rampage and stage demonstrations outside of Khan's residence in Mumbai.
Source: http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100202/NATIONAL/702019994/1042
Thousands of fans are expected to descend on the capital on February 10 to catch a glimpse of the actor who has been dubbed the King of Bollywood.
In the film, Khan plays the protagonist, a man with Asperger syndrome who travels across the US trying to prove that his surname does not automatically make him a terrorist.
The director, Karan Johar, has had a string of successes with films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, starring Khan and the Bollywood actress Kajol.
This project reunites the pair for the first time in eight years. Kajol was on hiatus to marry and start a family.
"My Name is Khan, at its core, is an epic love story between two people who have a unique way of seeing the world," Johar said. "But what sets it apart is the landscape on which the story unfolds."
The film will be shown at the Berlin International Film Festival after its Abu Dhabi launch. It is set for worldwide release on February 12.
My Name Is Khan is one of the first Bollywood films to be distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the United States. Imagenation Abu Dhabi has partnered with Fox Star Studios to distribute the film in the Middle East.
"Since its formation, Imagenation has intended to participate in the best of world cinema," said Edward Borgerding, the chief executive officer of Imagenation Abu Dhabi.
"Thus, the opportunity to partner on My Name is Khan with its outstanding Bollywood talent is a great first step toward achieving the objective.
"The movie itself is a powerful reflection of the current state of racial profiling and discrimination pre- and post-9/11 in the US, which is told in an accessible and entertaining way. We are convinced it will captivate audiences not only in India and the Indian diaspora, but also audiences around the world."
The actors are currently in the US promoting the film. On Monday they rang the NASDAQ bell in New York to open trading for the day. It is the first time any Indian actors have been invited to the world's highest-volume stock exchange.
Meanwhile, in India on Monday, members of Shiv Sena, a right-wing nationalist party, burned posters of the film in a number of Indian cities, including Pune and Mumbai. They were angered by comments Khan made about the exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from the Indian Premier League (IPL). Khan is the co-owner of the cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, which is part of the IPL.
Bal Thackeray, the head of the Shiv Sena, accused Khan of being a Pakistani sympathiser, which prompted party members to rampage and stage demonstrations outside of Khan's residence in Mumbai.
Source: http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100202/NATIONAL/702019994/1042
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I am sure that MNIK turns to be an outstanding film.SRK your acting reminds me of Dustin Hoffman of 'the rain man' You are such a versatile actor of this era. I love you srk.
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