Talk:My Name Is Khan

Urdu?

I request sources to prove that My Name Is Khan is an Urdu film, or that it's in Urdu as much as in Hindi. According to IMDb, it is a Hindi film. The source cited by User:Anupam does not even mention My Name is Khan. Shahid • ^Talk2me 22:55, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

The reference I added (titled Cinema India and published by the Rutgers University Press) discusses Bollywood films in general, stating that it is based in Bombay and that is the centre of Hindi-Urdu film. There is a general discussion regarding this issue on the Bollywood Talk Page. Anyone is invited to participate. I hope this helps. With regards, Anupam^Talk 22:59, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

No, this does not help, even in general, this source does not override the "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema". One inconsequential mention in a book that cannot even be taken at face value does not prove anything about Hindi cinema, let alone My Name Is Khan in particular. Shahid • ^Talk2me 23:10, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Since there is a difference in opinion on what action should be taken, it will probably be a good idea to wait before taking any action until a conclusion is reached regarding this issue at the main discussion. Thanks for your comment, Anupam^Talk 23:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Clearly you do not have an answer and do not have a source that says that MNIK is an Urdu film. Shahid • ^Talk2me 23:47, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I told you that no articles should be altered unless a new consensus is reached. Most Bollywood films will present the name in both Devanagari and Perso-Arabic scripts. See for example, the introduction of Lagaan. Also, please keep in mind WP:3RR. With regards, Anupam^Talk 17:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, you missed the point here. Scripts will be added when you gain consensus that they can be added, and they will not be included until a decision to readd them is taken. Now these scripts will not be included here. The Bollywood talk page clearly shows a consensus that such scripts should not be included. And you are not here to determine what will be until consensus is reached. You are yet to cite sources that say My Name is Khan specifically is an Urdu film. Also, you are the one who is closer to violating 3RR. Shahid • ^Talk2me 18:32, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

I don't understand why you're so bent on removing the Urdu script from the lead. If you even watched this movie, you definitely missed the point. The original version of the film itself displays both Hindi (Devanagari) and Urdu (Nastaliq/Perso-Arabic) scripts. Watch the introduction for yourself and then kindly restore the script. Thanks, Anupam^Talk 04:29, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Really? And what about all the previous Karan Johar films to which you added Urdu scripts although they do not have Urdu scripts?

Did you check the official film certificate before mentioning the script? Shahid • ^Talk2me 09:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

The Urdu scripts were rightly added onto the pages other films. Is the language spoken in My Name Is Khan (Hindi: माय नेम इज़ ख़ान, Urdu: مائی نیم اِز خان) any different from that in the other films? I did not think so either. --Anupam^Talk 03:49, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Edit link

Can't see the edit link in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.240.128.75 (talk) 07:46, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

The article is semi-protected for a month due to excess spam and vandalism. You may edit if you have joined the Wikipedia and your account is more than a few days old (not sure how much).-Classicfilms (talk) 14:14, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Important reviews

I'll list here important reviews, and we'll later incorporate them into the article:

• Variety

• The Guardian

• Mid-Day

• NDTV

• Hindustan Times

• DNA India

• Rediff

• Telegraph India

• India Today

Records set for My Name is Khan

My name is Khan grossed the second highest worldwide opening weekend, behind 3 Idiots.

It also grossed the highest opening weekend overseas, taking an esimated INR 250 million as well as the highest opening day overseas, taking an estimated INR 170 million.

It grossed the 4th highest opening day in India.

http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=1518&nCat=you_asked_it http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1522&nCat=news http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1523&nCat=news —Preceding unsigned comment added by Same (talk • contribs) 14:38, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Source of material about Asperger Syndrome

Much of the character of Asperger Syndrome was taken from the book "An Asperger Marriage" by Chris & Gisela Slater-Walker, as well as interviews between the Slater-Walkers and Shibani Bathija and Karan Johar, in London. I think they deserve a mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris slaterwalker (talk • contribs) 22:56, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Inaccuracies

There should be a section discussing the factual inaccuracies of this movie. Firstly, they did not represent Asperger's Syndrom very well, as sometimes Khan is like rainman taking every sentence he hears literally and sometimes he's just messed up and scared like a child. Secondly, the initial consonant in "Khan" is NOT from the epiglottis, as it says several times in the movie, but it is from the velum or the uvula. Epiglottal sounds are articulated the farthest back the root of the tongue can possibly go, and they are extremely rarely attested in natural language, and definitely not in Urdu. He was pronouncing a velar/uvular fricative (perhaps interchangeably) and claiming it was epiglottal, which is not true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Htahpoahf (talk • contribs) 03:34, 22 February 2010

influence of my name is khan

Bahraini offers 40 tickets to MPs to watch ‘My Name is Khan’ and learn from its message Feb 24th, 2010 by usman. Khalid Al Khayyat, a Bahraini who works with a bank, has offered the 40 MPs tickets to watch the movie in Manama and use its message to spread greater tolerance in the lower chamber and society and foster national unity.

Manama: A Bahraini man is trying to use the Bollywoood hit ‘My name is Khan’ starring Shah Rukh Khan to help his country’s lawmakers overcome the sectarianism that has gripped the parliament and threatened to divide society. Khalid Al Khayyat, a Bahraini who works with a bank, has offered the 40 MPs tickets to watch the movie in Manama and use its message to spread greater tolerance in the lower chamber and society and foster national unity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.251.107.45 (talk) 09:33, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

My Name is Khan is set to create history by becoming the first ever Bollywood film to be released in cinemas with audio description (AD)

Besides storming the box office, My Name is Khan is set to create history by becoming the first ever Bollywood film to be released in cinemas with audio description (AD) . Yes, the blind can watch Shahrukh Khan's film in the theatres now. Buzz up!After the research among blind or partially sighted people of Asian origin, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) found out that over 55 per cent wants wants to watch Bollywood films if AD is provided. So, for the first time ever, 20th Century Fox is offering a Hindi AD track on My Name is Khan.

AD is as important to blind and partially sighted people as subtitles are to those hearing impaired. It is an additional narration that fits between passages of dialogue to describe action sequences, body language, costume and scenery, allowing the viewer to understand exactly what is happening on screen.

My Name is Khan features Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles and is directed by Karan Johar. It is about a man who goes all the way to the US in spite of all odds to win back his love. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.251.107.45 (talk) 10:06, 25 February 2010

inspiration

Director Jonathan Demme is reportedly considering the film based on the award-winning book Dave Eggers' Zeitoun written in 2009, which documents the true story of a Syrian-American man who helped rescue residents of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina but landed in jail when police suspected him of being a terrorist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.141.135.205 (talk) 09:24, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

repair almost any thing connotation

It means islam's image repairement which has becme tarnished with terror post 9/11/2001 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.141.155.128 (talk) 22:22, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Asperger or High Functioning Autism?

In the film it is shown that charecter Rizwan has asperger but he suffers H.F. autism.Kran Johar in his interview to times of india , told that his character is not asperger. Isn't it confusing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zikrullah (talk • contribs) 07:22, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Buyover

Buyover is a term I am unfamilar with in the Hollywood or European film industries - in fact I first thought it was a typo for turnover. I think the term "buyover" either needs a brief explanation or at least a link to another wikipedia article to explain its meaning. Astronaut (talk) 18:54, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Article left in mess

Whoever had directly copied the above paragraphs of the talk page to the main article page have left the article in a terrible mess. It is an article, after all, and no personal views can be provided in it. I have no objection to putting up the given information, but this has to be done in a cohesive, neat and presentable way, and with suitable references.

As of now, the added portions have been deleted. Please add the info you want in a presentable way in the article at the right place. Then maybe we will not delete it outright.

Ankitbhatt (talk) 15:44, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

INR 1 bilion not = US$ 39.53 million

Whoever is repeatedly saying that INR 1 billion is US$ 39.53 million is incorrect. Please do not continuously try to mislead people.

Ankitbhatt (talk) 08:03, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

146,28,00,000 - NOT A REAL NUMBER

How can a number like 146,28,00,000 exist? Should it be 146,280,00,000 or 146,280,000?

In India, it exists. See Lakh. Mats (talk) 08:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Actual Worldwide Box Office Figures

According to this, the actual worldwide collections for MNIK is $41,169,909. According to this, the figures reported are very similar, with only a minor diference. I suggest that any one of these figures be put up into this article, and NOT the BoxOfficeIndia.com worldwide figures because frankly speaking, the said site's accuracy in BO collections is limited onlt to India. I do not want to take this step myself because somebody keeps reverting my edits. Please look into this issue.

AnkitBhatt^{Talk to me!!}_LifEnjoy 09:12, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Box office mojo doesn't include collections from India. See their foreign collections. It does not have India in the list. see this So how can you say it is the correct figure when it doesn't include collections from India. And besides its better to quote the figures in Rupees than Dollars, specially when the budget is also mentioned in Rs. and who says BOI is limited to India only. They include all foreign collections as well. As the source mentioned says India Gross 96,75,00,000 and Overseas Gross 86,00,00,000. Managerarc^[Talk] 15:42, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

What I meant by "limited" is that BOI had limited accuracy. And yes, Box Office Mojo did not put up the Indian figure for MNIK under Overseas section. I have noticed that. But tell me, if you have carefully noticed box office collections of some Hollywood movies in BOM, they never list out ALL the countries, though the total amount earned is always stated. You can cross-verify this by adding up the country-wise revenues reported, and see if they match up to the given figure. Or are you trying to tell me that, in addition to $41 million, we have to add India collections, which is around $17 million? Are you saying MNIK earned $58 million worldwide? please take time to view BOM a little more and get to know the said website better. AnkitBhatt^{Talk to me!!}_LifEnjoy 09:26, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Ok I assume that the $41,206,240 worldwide gross given on BOM is correct, but still if you convert that to INR at the current rate, the figure which comes up is quite close to the one given on BOI (around 188 crore with inflation), so I don't really understand what's the problem with that? Secondly there should be a consensus on whether to quote figures in dollars or Rupees (specifically for Indian films). If you quote budget in Rs. and gross in dollars, that looks a bit odd. As MOS:FILM mentions clearly that the film's national currency should be used. Managerarc^[Talk] 11:13, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

According to Eros, My Name Is Khan collected R40 crore from overseas markets. It is from a reliable source. I feel it should be added in the article. Pl check the link http://www.financialexpress.com/news/ra.one-all-set-to-beat-bodyguard-in-level-3/866845/3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bangalore102 (talk • contribs) 07:55, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Mention of Golden Kela Awards

The movie has recieved Golden Kela Awards for Worst Film and Worst Actor. The fact can be verified here. As this article is supposed to present a balanced view, it must include mention of the Kela Award. I propose this can be added as a saparate heading in the "Critical reception" section. Please let us know if you have a different opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navinpc (talk • contribs) 11:56, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

South Korea Update: My Name Is Khan Is Phenomenal

Monday 18th April 2010 09.30 IST Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

My Name Is Khan is doing phenomenal business in South Korea as the business has already crossed the $2 million mark in its fourth weekend. It has become the fourth largest market for the film after UK, North America and UAE.

The business looks to be heading for the $3 million mark anld only 6 films in North America and 4 films in the United Kingdom have crossed the $3 million mark which are the biggest overseas markets.

Here My Name Is Khan will hit $3 million from a market like South Korea which is not a regular Hindi film market.

Limited Release - $35,000 Week One - $365,000 (109) Week Two - $520,000 (198) Third Week - $810,000 (281) Fourth Weekend - $370,000 (267)

(screen count in brackets)

GRAND TOTAL - $2,100,000 (9.30 crore) http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2781&nCat=news —Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.128.180.246 (talk) 02:06, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

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Rotten Tomatoes Reference is rotten

It is misleading to quote the Rotten Tomatoes rating for this movie, since by the rating system on Rotten Tomatoes itself, the movies does NOT have enough reviews to have a consensus. A relevant and valid Rotten Tomatoes rating for this movie does not exist. Phloyd (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:49, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Updated review counts, it's currently at 20. Ravensfire (talk) 16:22, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism

This edit was made in Jan 2015 and cannot be undone automatically, but desperately needs to be undone: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Name_Is_Khan&diff=prev&oldid=647223742 Sadsaque (talk) 21:52, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Sadsaque - 1) How is it vandalism? We aren't required to indicate the actors who portray various roles. That's a style choice. They seem to have removed some clarifying wikilinks, but it's not clear that it's vandalism. 2) The article is not protected. Feel free to make the changes yourself. Wikipedia is, after all, a project run by volunteers. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:13, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Weak troll is weak.Sadsaque (talk) 12:30, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

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