‘The nicest love story’

SHAH RUKH KHAN may have two decades of experience playing the romantic hero but the actor says that My Name is Khan, where he plays an autistic man mistaken for a terrorist, is the “nicest love story I have ever worked in”.

“It is the physical and emotional journey, that the two characters Rizwan and Mandira (SRK and Kajol) go through to find love. The story is about hope, love and positivity,” SRK told reporters after unveiling the first look of the film which releases in February 2010.

“It’s about humanity, love and sacrifice and not religion. The film is a fiction based on 9/11,” he said. The 44-year-old actor who has also co-produced the film said that Kajol and director Karan Johar supported him in the endeavour to make the “biggest film” of their careers.

“They gave me freedom to make mistakes and improve my performance during the shooting. Karan is an intense director with a sense of humour. I, Kajol and Karan understand each other completely as professionals. We need not say things to each other,” said the actor.