After watching "My Name Is Khan". It struck me that I'm just the same. The same Prejudice attitude. Biased attitude towards the Race that we loathe so much. And the Religion that we so despise. Yet if we think so. Even more act as they would expect or what is expected of them. It will make us no difference than the very community we look down on with disdain.
It's a story with the main Religion being Islam in questioned. Yet it goes far beyond that. It's not about showing the Good Side of it. Rather the Truth in it. Like Yasmin had always tried to portray in her movie. Shahrukh manage to do so in this.
I'm not being brain washed if that's what you think. Just because I've always been an avid fan of his movies doesn't mean I'll agree with everything he says. But I doubt that you will beg to differ if you even have a sense of humanity in you after watching this movie.
Shahrukh Khan stated that My Name Is Khan is "not about terrorism, or 9/11. It’s about a relationship between two people, between an individual and the State, and between an individual and the country. In short, there the three important components: love story, Islam and a mild form of autism."Khan also noted that the film focuses on themes concerning "the relationship between the Western world and Islam and how that has changed over the past few years." He describes the film as about "the journey of one family and how it changes because of 9/11" and suggests "we touch upon that in a very unbiased and educated way.
He also stated that, "it’s not about a disabled man’s fight against disability. It’s a disabled man’s fight against the disability that exists in the world — terrorism, hatred, fighting ... My Name is Khan is also about Islam and the way the world looks at Islam but we are not taking any sides. We are only trying to say that there are only good people and bad people. There are no good Hindus, bad Hindus, good Christians, bad Christians. Either you are a good person or a bad person. Religion is not the criterion, humanity is."
However, surely there are those who disagree and of such has brought to consequent protests and demonstrations against him and demands that cinemas in India refuse to screen My Name Is Khan. Khan responded by stating, "What did I say that was wrong? All I said was that I wanted people to come to my country." Khan continued by stating that: "I have no idea what I am supposed to apologise for. If I am in wrong I would like to apologise but someone needs to explain to me what is wrong." He also stated that he does "not want any confrontation. I am trying to explain myself on every platform. I have not said anything that is anti-national."
It opens my eyes to so many things. Here are some quotes I've written down from the movie and some of my own.
From The Movie:
-There are only two kinds of people in this world. Good people who do good deeds. And bad people who do bad. That's the only difference in human beings. There's no other difference. -Razia Khan
-Good people, bad people. No other difference. -Rizu[Rizwan] Khan.
-There's nothing wrong with being scared, just don't make your fear so large that it stops you from achieving your goal.-Mandira
-We shall overcome.
-My name is Khan. And I'm not a terrorist. -Rizwan Khan
-The death of one innocent is equal to the death of humanity. -Al Quran
-Hadith says that the Almighty does not judge by colour or creed but by actions and deeds.
-Mandira: Sam, our khan has managed to achieve, with his love and humanity, what my hatred could never achieve. My anger threw us apart, but today his love has brought us together in a way where we remember you with renewed hope.
My Quotes:
-What is worst than being prejudice to one for the faults of another?
-How different am I from those that are biased if I too feel the same within?
-It doesn't take an individual to change the whole humanity. It takes an individual to realize it.
-How do you deal with the loss of love one when he is as much a part of your soul as you are to him?
-Religion is not the cause of war however much you'll like to blame it. It is men who find excuses to have blood shed and tears poured.
-Why is it the simple things that the kids realize failed to be understand by the adults?
-Perhaps when you learn to respect the religion of another. They too will learn to respect the religion of yours.
-I am one with no religion. I hold strong to my faith and that is suffice to be my guidance.
-I fail to think that there could be more than one God. For how can it be when there's only one Earth?
-If a smile could brighten another's day. A tear could wipe the smile off the face.
-It is funny that we could all sing the same anthem yet differs from the same belief.
-Is the fear of death worst than the fear of speaking up? That one would remain silent and not speak what is true?
-It is not the despair that tears us apart. But the fear of being torn again in the heart.
-Death can take away everything you believe in.
-And if one man shall take the path of hatred instead of love. It is suffice to ignite the flames and we shall all perish in fire.
I don't think it's necessary for us to revisit history and review this issue again. It seems the more we talk about it. The more people has the wrong idea. So why don't we just review ourselves and do what's right with what little sense of humanity left in us. As Shahrukh mentioned in the movie. "The more I try to understand the world, the lesser I know."
Anyway, although I personally think this is the best Hindi movie I've ever watch, which doesn't even have its usual dancing scene that comes out of nowhere. And the fact that half the script is Hindi and half English, plus most of the scenes are shot in America. The best Shahrukh Khan movie I've watch no doubt.
I strongly recommend anyone of everyone out there to watch it. Regardless of who you are. It's not about the Race. It's not about the Religion. It's about Humanity.
::..If we don't Preach what we Speak. We will not be Heard. And be wiped out in Silence..::
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