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My Name Is Khan

2010 film directed by Karan Johar
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My Name Is Khan

Summary

My Name Is Khan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Name Is Khan's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • My Name Is Khan was directed by Karan Johar[4].
  • Shibani Bathija wrote the screenplay for My Name Is Khan[5].
  • My Name Is Khan's composer is recorded as Shankar Mahadevan[6].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is drama film[7].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is romance film[8].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is social film[9].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is epic film[10].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is action film[11].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is thriller film[12].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is suspense film[13].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is crime thriller film[14].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is mystery film[15].
  • My Name Is Khan's genre is crime film[16].
  • A cast member of My Name Is Khan was Shah Rukh Khan[17].
  • A cast member of My Name Is Khan was Kajol[18].
  • A cast member of My Name Is Khan was Jennifer Echols[19].
  • A cast member of My Name Is Khan was Jimmy Shergill[20].
  • A cast member of My Name Is Khan was Tanay Chheda[21].
  • A cast member of My Name Is Khan was Arnold Schwarzenegger[22].
  • My Name Is Khan was produced by Karan Johar[23].
  • My Name Is Khan was produced by Gauri Khan[24].
  • My Name Is Khan was produced by Shah Rukh Khan[25].
  • My Name Is Khan was performed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy[26].
  • My Name Is Khan's production company is recorded as Searchlight Pictures[27].

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Authorship and Creation

My Name Is Khan was performed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy[26]. Producers include Karan Johar[23], Gauri Khan[24], and Shah Rukh Khan[25]. It was directed by Karan Johar[4]. Shibani Bathija wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Shah Rukh Khan[17], Kajol[18], Jennifer Echols[19], Jimmy Shergill[20], Tanay Chheda[21], and Arnold Schwarzenegger[22].

Publication

Publication dates include April 15, 2010[28], April 23, 2010[29], May 26, 2010[30], May 28, 2010[31], June 10, 2010[32], and August 19, 2010[33]. Original languages include Hindi[34], English[35], and Urdu[36]. Genres include drama film[7], romance film[8], social film[9], epic film[10], action film[11], and thriller film[12]. My Name Is Khan was distributed by video on demand[37].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[38], 83%[39], and 50/100[40].

Why It Matters

My Name Is Khan ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,127 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

Arnold Schwarzenegger California film Gauri Khan Georgia Hong Kong India Kajol Karan Johar Los Angeles Mumbai Netflix New York New York City Pennsylvania Shah Rukh Khan United Arab Emirates United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2010-04-15T00:00:00Z, +2010-04-23T00:00:00Z, +2010-05-26T00:00:00Z +6
    Screenwriter → Shibani Bathija
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+155'}
    Published in → My Name Is Khan
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