the character rizwan khan suffers from autism syndrome in my name is khan.
the character rizwan khan suffers from autism syndrome in my name is khan.
3) the character rizwan khan suffers from what syndrome in my name is khan?
autism
after refusing the role that subsequently went to anil kapoor in danny boyle's "slumdog millionaire" (2008), khan began shooting "my name is khan" (2010), his fourth collaboration with director karan johar and his sixth with kajol. the film is based on a true story and set against the backdrop of perceptions of islam after the 11 september attacks. khan plays rizwan khan, a muslim suffering from mild asperger syndrome who sets out on a journey across america to meet the country's president, in a role that film scholar stephen teo sees as a "symbol of assertive rasa values" and another example of khan representing nri identity in global bollywood. to provide an accurate portrayal of a sufferer without disparagement, khan spent several months researching his role by reading books, watching videos and talking to people affected by the condition. upon release, "my name is khan" became one of the highest grossing bollywood films of all time outside india, and earned khan his eighth filmfare award for best actor, equalling the record for the most wins in the category with actor dilip kumar. jay wesissberg from "variety" noted how khan portrayed the asperger's sufferer with "averted eyes, springy steps, [and] stuttered repetitions of memorized texts", believing it to have been a "standout performance sure to receive the autism society's gold seal of approval".
shah rukh khan
while shooting for the film, khan suffered from severe pain in the neck and headaches which were caused by the expressions and posture of rizwan khan. his character in the film who has asperger's syndrome, has a way of jutting his neck out at a particular angle and wears an expression which has his eyebrows raised in every scene. as he would shoot for hours, he'd get severe migraines. director karan johar admitted that "shahrukh's character rizwan had to arch his eyebrows and focus his eyes on a certain place before every take. halfway through the shooting of the film, shah rukh developed severe headaches as result of all the pressure it would put on his head so he had to see a neurosurgeon for that."
my name is khan