My Name is Khan Becomes the Biggest Indian International Hit Ever

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Karan Johar, the producer and director of My Name is Khan is on top of the world. The movie was released globally in USA, France and Germany. The movie managed to evoke positive reactions from both the audience and reputed international critics.

A visibly happy Karan says,” The film was reviewed very well in all New York papers. We opened in a very limited engagement at Angelica Film Centre where only prestigious art house cinema from across the globe is screened. It was a matter of pride for us to see people so much interested in our film.: He adds, The film has indeed transcended across boundaries. It has released in Germany as well as France now. In the weeks to come, we would also be releasing in Russia as well as many other territories. People at FOX are planning it all out. MNIK has truly emerged as the first global film to be coming out of India and doing well commercially as well.”

Karan has also clarified that the DVDs have been released only India and in other countries, people are watching the movie by going to the theater. Since MNIK was written off by some of the critics and the movie had slipped in collections in Bollywood, what does Karan say about the status of the movie working in India? Karan defends, “Well, in India MNIK has been a huge hit. In overseas, it is the biggest ever hit. See, MNIK is a very different film. It is not your quintessential entertainer. It doesn’t have comedy and popular music which is staple diet for Bollywood followers. Still, it netted 75 crores just in India. Even in overseas, it has been the number one grosser ever. If we talk about the cumulative business between Indian and overseas, it is amongst the Top 3 Bollywood films ever”, Karan states some hard facts before signing off.