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Congratulations Coupon No. 63 (Daily Island) The correct answer is ‘' 1. Rananjaya Nissanka Colombo 5 2. Dharmapriya Rajapakse Kotte 3. W. T. R. Ananda Avissawella 4. H. L. S. Kumar Colombo 5 5. K. R. N. Chandanie Mirigama 6. Sureena Silva Dehiwala 7. Devika Udugampola Colomob 8 8. Isuru Perera Homagama 9. J. D. Janaka Kirulapona 10. W. M. W. Perera Nugegoda Your complimentary tickets (2) will be delivered by EAP Film & Theatres (Pvt) Ltd. shortly. a relation- ship between two people, Coupon No. 24 (Sunday Island) between an individual and The correct answer is ’My Name is Khan' the State, and between an 1. S. N. Wirasingha Mt. Lavinia individual and the country. In 2. Harshani Dissanayake Pannipitiya short, there the three important compo- 3. Ranjan David Rajagiriya EAP Film Company Present nents: love story, Islam and a mild form of 4. Nileni de Silva Colombo 5 autism."[12] 5. A. B. U. Lebbe Colomob 2 Release will be held on 12th In an earlier July 2009 interview, Khan 6. Upul Perera Dehiwala Februarry 2010 at also noted that the film focuses on themes 7. S. M. D. Kabir Colombo 7 Liberty Cinema concerning "the relationship between the 8. Nadija Seneviratne Colombo 5 My Name Is Khan Western world and Islam and how that has 9. Zena Mahadevan Colombo 2 changed over the past few years." He 10. Elaine Mack Kottawa n an August 2009 interview, Shah Rukh describes the film as about "the journey of Your complimentary tickets (2) will be Khan stated that My Name Is Khan is one family and how it changes because of "not about terrorism, or 9/11. It’s about delivered by EAP Film & Theatres (Pvt) I 9/11" and suggests "we touch upon that in Ltd. shortly. a very unbiased and educated way."[13] In another early interview, he also stated Plot that, "it’s not about a disabled man’s fight The film against disability. It’s a disabled man’s begins with the fight against the disability that exists in child, Rizwan the world — terrorism, hatred, fighting [...] Khan (Tanay My Name is Khan is also about Islam and Chheda), a Muslim the way the world looks at Islam but we who has Asperger are not taking any sides. We are only try- syndrome, growing up ing to say that there are only good people with his mother (Zarina and bad people. There are no good Hindus, Wahab) in the Borivali bad Hindus, good Christians, bad section of Christians. Either you are a good person .[8][9] Later as or a bad person. Religion is not the criteri- an adult (Shahrukh Cast on, humanity is."[9] In late 2008, journalist Madhureeta Khan), Rizwan moves Mukherjee (referring to the post - 2008 to San Francisco and Mumbai attacks atmosphere in ) sug- lives with his brother Actor/Actress gested in an interview with and sister-in-law. While Role that, "My Name Is Khan starts at a time there, he falls in love Shahrukh Khan when Hindus and Muslims in India have with Mandira (). Rizwan Khan united like never before." In response, After 9/11, Rizwan and Kajol Johar stated: "I think it’s an exceptionally Mandira begin to face a Mandira Khan relevant time, as the unity of our nation is number of difficulties which Jimmy Shergill of paramount importance, and I am very causes them to separate. Rizwan's brother Rizwan then begins a long happy to witness such a movement in Zarina Wahab journey across the United front of my eyes. We are all coming togeth- Rizwan's mother States to win Mandira er to fight for a common cause – called Sonya Jehan humanity. Everyone knows that terrorism back.[10] In the process of his journey, he "inspires has no religion and it will never have a Arif Zakaria religion. As a filmmaker, I believe that I optimism and joy in the Faisal Rahman have a social responsibility and I promise hearts of the people he Tanay Chheda to fulfill that." [14] encounters by spreading of messages of goodwill Rizwan Khan (as a child) wherever he roams." [11] Parvin Dabas

Directed by Karan Sheetal Menon Johar Produced by Radha Dharma Productions Arjun Mathur Red Chillies Raj Entertainment Navneet Nishan Fox STAR Studios Written by Screenplay: Christopher B. Duncan Shibani Bathija President Barack Obama Story: Shane Harper Karan Johar Tim Shibani Bathija Steffany Huckaby Dialogue: Kathy Baker Niranjan Iyengar[1] Katie A. Keane Shibani Bathija Starring Sarah Shahrukh Khan Kyle Hamon Kajol Jim Jimmy Shergill Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures