Never in the recent history of Indian cinema has the first promo of a film caught the imagination of cine lovers as Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming release MY NAME IS KHAN has. There has been a wide coverage and analysis of the promo on all major channels and portals. Even the press and the electronic media has gone berserk with just the first look and the teaser of MNIK. The excitement and the buzz is simply amazing and rightly so as this film is no ordinary project!

MY NAME IS KHAN marks the comeback of one of the most popular jodis of all times, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, who together have ruled the hearts of zillions around the globe. It also marks the return of director Karan Johar (as a director) after a gap of almost 3-4 years, and it is a more mature Karan who has reinvented himself and has certainly come of age. With MNIK it appears that Karan has deviated from his usual Raj/Rahul love story. In fact the grand Indian family and traditional melodrama with the strong family bonding seems to have gone on the back foot.

As may be recalled, the USP of the two highly successful films, KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI and KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM, comprising of the super successful team of King Khan, the queen of Bollywood Kajol and maverick director Karan Johar, has undoubtedly been the extremely strong SRK-Kajol love story that touched the hearts of countless mushy eyed fans globally, both young and old!

However, their third film is being talked about more for its theme of terrorism and is being compared to the likes of FANAA and NEW YORK, with some naysayers even bringing in Karan’s last production venture, KURBAAN. But it is good news for the lovers of Johar style of cinema, as MNIK is a love story and one of the best that the SRK-Kajol pair have worked in. And our headlines is not just a hypothesis as this statement has been confirmed by none other than Bollywood’s global superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, at the launch of the first look of the most awaited film of 2010, MY NAME IS KHAN.

As per the man himself ‘MNIK is one of the nicest love stories that I have participated in and I have participated in some of the best love stories in Indian films.’ And this has further been confirmed by Karan who says, ‘MNIK has nothing to do with terrorism.’

Well, we keenly await the best love story that SRK-Kajol have done so far, obviously MY NAME IS KHAN, and that too during the next Valentine weekend!

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My Name Is Khan and I am not a terrorist…this line from the First Look promo of Shahrukh-Kajol propelled ‘My Name Is Khan‘ hits you with an incredible force that sends shivers of goose pimples within. Obviously the paramount question is that whether the SRK-Kajol chemistry works magic again. Yes, it does…Big Time. It seems the duo are meant to fall in love and transmit that love-electricity on celluloid to millions of people across the world.

MNIK promo successfully opens a window to what the basic story is, whips up an engaging drama and leaves you panting for more. Rizwan’s (Shahrukh) disability is blanketed by Mandira’s (Kajol) overwhelmingly deep affection. How 9/11 changes lives forever and for some strange innocent reason Rizwan wants to meet up with the President Of America. There’s a strong resistance and guns blaze on the roads of suspicion.

There are two significant lines that stay with you when the promo is over. First one is: He believed that if you do good deeds…good things will happen to you. And the second is: We are stronger than our fears. It seems that the Writing will be the strong point of ‘My Name Is Khan’ and undoubtedly Karan Johar is treading a territory that in all probability will enrich the Indian film industry.

The production design looks top notch, cinematography is world class and the look of both Shahrukh and Kajol is different from what we’ve seen them in before. There’s a small section of a song ‘Noor-e-Khuda’ which comes at the beginning of the promo and it seems Shankar-Ehsan-Loy have redeemed themselves after an average ‘London Dreams’. The background score sounds very engaging too.

Kajol’s breakdown scene sends chills down your spine. What a volcano of a talent she is. Shahrukh’s intense sincerity binds your attention from the first frame of the promo till its last. This may be the turning point in the career of Shahrukh Khan, the fantastic actor, who amazed earlier with magnificence in Chak De India. It goes without saying that the First Look promo of ‘My Name Is Khan‘ whets your appetite for the real thing. One of the finest First Look promos in recent times.

Source : Bollywood Hungama