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My Name Is Khan -- Film Review

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BERLIN -- The thing about some Bollywood superstars is that they are actually fine actors as well as charismatic performers. So it's not surprising in "My Name Is Khan" to see Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan -- he's light-years beyond a mere superstar in Hindi cinema's cosmology -- challenge himself to expand his acting range and possibly his international fan base. In convincing fashion, he plays an Indian in America battling the double whammy of living with Asperger's Syndrome and as a Muslim man in the post-9/11 world.