Now
this
is
one
bond
which
is
stronger
as
ever
and
(thankfully)
doesn't
threaten
to
break
away.
Karan
Johar
and
Shahrukh
Khan
have
been
a
team
and
it
is
their
coming
together
in
My
Name
Is
Khan
which
has
given
cine
goers
a
reason
to
celebrate.
There
were
always
great
expectations
from
the
film
and
with
My
Name
Is
Khan
opening
to
huge
critical
and
commercial
acclaim,
it
is
clear
that
this
'jodi'
is
not
going
away
anywhere.
However,
one
wonders
though
that
after
being
in
the
business
for
20
years,
where
does
an
actor
of
the
calibre
of
Shahrukh
Khan
go
from
here?
With
films
like
My
Name
Is
Khan
and
Chak
De
India
behind
him,
does
he
have
anything
new
left
to
explore?
Also,
given
the
fact
that
time
and
again
film
makers
talk
about
pushing
the
limits
of
an
actor,
how
further
can
he
be
pushed
from
here?
"How
can
you
push
a
limitless
actors
beyond
a
limit",
shoots
back
Karan,
"There
is
no
limit
to
some
actors
and
Shahrukh
is
one
such
actor.
He
has
no
limit
and
no
limitation.
He
can
give
a
role
much
more
than
what
you
can
dream
of.
He
can
do
anything
and
be
anyone.
He
can
be
Mohan
of
Swades
to
Kabir
of
Chak
De
India
to
Rizwan
of
My
Name
Is
Khan
and
show
the
same
amount
of
dedication
and
commitment.
Also,
what
really
makes
him
stand
apart
is
the
fact
that
he
goes
by
the
tonality
of
the
character.
For
example
Kabir
and
Mohan
required
him
to
be
restrained
and
he
succeeded
in
doing
that
to
perfection.
Now
Rizwan
requires
him
to
stretch
himself
further
and
he
has
done
that
with
aplomb.
Come
on,
he
is
somebody
who
has
no
boundaries."
As
Rizwan
who
suffers
from
Asperger's
syndrome,
Shahrukh
Khan
has
come
up
trumps
and
won
all
around
appreciation.
Still,
one
can't
help
but
ask
Karan
if
there
really
was
any
requirement
of
having
a
central
protagonist
different
from
other
people.
Wouldn't
the
story
have
still
remained
as
effective
even
if
Shahrukh
had
played
a
regular
guy?
"After
watching
the
film,
don't
you
think
that
his
character
does
everything
because
he
is
so
'different'
from
other
human
beings",
Karan
questions
back,
"See,
Rizwan
Khan
sees
the
world
from
one
point
of
view
and
he
takes
things
quite
literally.
There
is
a
certain
level
of
innocence
in
him
as
he
thinks
black
and
white.
He
doesn't
understand
layers
and
if
you
tell
him
that
'Go
to
Hell',
he
won't
think
that
it
wasn't
meant
in
a
literal
sense.
Just
like
the
film,
his
point
of
view
is
defensive,
not
offensive.
When
you
understand
him
and
his
belief
in
humanity,
you
further
grasp
the
heart
and
soul
of
the
film."
Story first published: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 12:32 [IST]