My Name Is Khan's biggest ever opening Bollywood film at the UK

Shah Rukh Khan starrer `My Name Is Khan` has become the biggest ever opening Bollywood film at the UK box office by making 936,000 pound in its four day weekend. The film, which was released by 20th Century Fox on February 12, is the widest Bollywood release, being shown on 129 screens at 91 sites across the UK, the film surpasses the previous recod of 749,000 pounds set by `Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna`, which also starred Khan. The Karan Johar directed movie, which reunited the Khan and Kajol on screen for the first time since their 2001`s `Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham`, is a love story set against the backdrop of 9/11 America. Khan plays a Muslim man suffering from Asperger`s syndrome, who marries a Hindu single mother. But their idyllic life is torn apart in the shadow of violence. `My Name Is Khan` is the first Bollywood movie to be picked up by a major Hollywood studio for marketing and distribution. "Expanding our distribution network into the Bollywood arena has been a challenging and exciting experience. We are very fortunate to be working alongside the best possible talent associated with Bollywood," said Andrew Turner Director of Sales at Twentieth Century Fox, the global distributors of the movie. "We are very proud to be associated with this extraordinary film and really could not have hoped for a better start with our entry into the Bollywood market place," Turner said.

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