 Imagenation Abu Dhabi & Fox Star Studios Working Together To Promote My Name Is Khan.,Starring Shahrukh Khan
 World Premiere to Take Place in Abu Dhabi on February 10
Followed by European Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 12
Abu Dhabi (February 2, 2010) Fox Star Studios and Imagenation Abu Dhabi are working together on the distribution of the highly anticipated film, My Name is Khan, from director Karan Johar, starring Bollywood megastars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film will have its world premiere in Abu Dhabi on February 10th, followed by its European premiere on February 12th during the Berlin International Film Festival.
In My Name Is Khan, Shah Rukh Khan stars as Rizvan Khan, an unconventional hero who embarks on an incredible journey across America in order to win back the love of his life. Along the way his unique brand of goodness and humanity touches the lives of many and inspires a nation. This powerful and reflective film shows how the relationship between the Western world and Islam has changed in recent years through one family s journey and how 9/11 impacted their lives.
My Name is Khan, at its core, an epic love story between two people who have a unique way of seeing the world, but what sets it apart is the landscape on which the story unfolds, says director Karan Johar.
My Name is Khan reunites Shah Rukh Khan named by Time magazine as the world s biggest movie star and Kajol for the first time in eight years. They previously starred in five films together, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, all of which were blockbuster hits that established the pair as Bollywood’s hottest on screen couple.
H.E. Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Chairman of Imagenation Abu Dhabi said: We are very happy to work together with Fox Star Studios and believe that My Name is Khan is a powerful and important film that the world must see.
Vijay Singh,CEO Fox Star Studios said: My Name is Khan is a very special film that brings together the finest Indian talent with a powerful story that will have relevance for audiences globally. It s a powerful love story set against the challenges of today s contemporary world
Imagenation Abu Dhabi CEO, Edward Borgerding, added: Since its formation, Imagenation has intended to participate in the best of world cinema and, thus, the opportunity to partner on My Name is Khan with its outstanding Bollywood talent is a great first step toward achieving this objective. The movie itself is a powerful reflection of the current state of racial profiling and discrimination pre- and post 9/11 in the USA, which is told in an accessible and entertaining way we are convinced it will captivate audiences not only in India and the Indian Diaspora, but also audiences around the world.
About Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Imagenation Abu Dhabi was launched in September 2008 to develop, finance and produce full length feature films and digital content for Arabic and global markets. From its base in Abu Dhabi, the company has established partnerships with high-profile, internationally based producers such as National Geographic, Participant Media and Hyde Park Entertainment to develop and create content for distribution internationally, in addition to supporting Middle East filmmakers and Arabian film production.
Imagenation Abu Dhabi recently partnered with Parkes/MacDonald Productions on a development fund and expanded upon their relationship with Hyde Park by establishing an Asian headquarter and creating a strategic alliance with Singapore s Media Development Authority (MDA) to fund three to four films over the next five years. The company s partnership with Warner Bros. has yielded Robert Rodriguez s Shorts. As part of the overall partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment, video games, including SpeedRacer: The Videogame, Fear 2: Project Origin, Looney Tunes Acme Arsenal and Watchmen: The End Is Nigh have been co financed with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Imagenation Abu Dhabi s upcoming feature films include Peter Weir s The Way Back, Doug Liman s Fair Game, Jodie Foster s The Beaver as well as Furry Vengeance, The Crazies and Street Dancing. H.E. Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrouei is the Chairman, Edward Borgerding is the Chief Executive Officer and Stefan Brunner is the Chief Operating Officer.
About Fox STAR STUDIOS
Fox STAR Studios is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox, one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures and STAR, Asia s leading media company, to produce world-class local language films in India for worldwide distribution.
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