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Where was My Name Is Khan filmed?

2010 film, directed by Karan Johar.

  • Washington, D.C.
  • Santa Clarita

The story is set in Los Angeles, about 29 miles (47 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Los Angeles; San Francisco, California, India, Pennsylvania, New York, United States; Maharashtra, Georgia
Filmed in
Washington, D.C.; Santa Clarita
Distance
About 29 miles (47 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 319 miles (513 km) between San Francisco, California, India, Pennsylvania, New York, United States and the nearest filming location.

About My Name Is Khan

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Released
2010
Director
Karan Johar
Cast
Shah Rukh KhanKajolJennifer EcholsJimmy ShergillTanay ChhedaArnold Schwarzenegger
Genre
DramaRomanceEpicActionThrillerSuspenseCrime ThrillerMysteryCrime

The story

Rizvan Khan, an Indian Muslim with Asperger's syndrome, grows up in Mumbai with his mother, Razia, and his brother, Zakir.

Upon his arrival in California, Hasina formally diagnoses Rizvan's condition, and he begins working as a distributor for Zakir’s beauty product company.

Their idyllic life is shattered in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

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