The Hard work behind making My Name is Khan

Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan had put in a lot of hard work in making My Name is Khan. So Much so that SRK continues to practice the body language and the speech patterns of his autistic character, Rizwan Khan even at home.




Before Shah Rukh Khan played the autistic character in My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar met Londoner Chris Aston who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome and his wife Maxine who wrote a book on how to cope with a spouse suffering from the disease.

And that couple’s relationship became the basis of Rizwan and Mandira’s relationship in My Name Is Khan.

At its core level this film is a love story.

Karan has co-scripted the film with writer Shibani Bhatija who has researched extensively on various aspects of an autistic disorder Then Shah Rukh did his own research.

Karan admits this has been the most difficult film of his career. It has taken its toll on the actor director duo. But Karan cuts down the theory that Shah Rukh’s disorder is inspired from Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.

The syndrome does convey a fair amount of quirks and eccentricities.But his character is not essentially neuro-typical. The film has made me understand human behavior and how to be compassionate and humane.

The film will see the hot pair SRK and Kajol return back on-screen after a hiatus of eight long years.