Shah Rukh’s close friend Karan Johar is back to "song and dance" movies after his much awaited movie 'My Name Is Khan', which is about the journey of an unusual couple living in the US.

 

Karan said "I have given my three years, heart, soul and body to 'My Name Is Khan'. Now I would love to get back to songs and dances. I guess it's the need of the hour for me," who is known for making light movies like 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'.

 

"Making a film is all about the state of mind - three years back I felt that I had to tell the story of 'My Name Is Khan'. Perhaps after making my 'song and dance' film, I would be fed up again and make something else thereafter. However, as of now I am very clear that my next movie has to be a lighter affair," he explained.

 

Talking about the trigger point that led to conceptualising of 'My Name Is Khan' he said, "It was basically a film that was needed to be addressed. I had certain feelings and wanted them to be translated for screen. Moreover, this idea also required me to get out of my safety zone."

Karan johar had to put in a lot of homework for his new movie 'My Name Is Khan' that casts Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film is directed by Karan along with writer Shibani Bathija. 

"More than just the visual presentation on screen, what was of pertinent importance was the fact that 'My Name Is Khan' required a lot of external research. All this while it was about my own world with which I was comfortable but here I was looking at certain perceptions which are a global phenomenon."

It has been reported that 'My Name Is Khan' is fetching up the issues and challenges faced by Muslims globally and aims at addressing them through cinema.

 

"Please let me set the record straight that 'My Name Is Khan' is not an issue- based film. Instead it's a human drama about a couple. The film will make you smile and result in tears in your eyes," Karan said.

 

"At the end of it all, it's a human film with emotions that are universal. It's a film which connects with you. But I'm not taking forward the baton of an issue. Instead I am just using it as a part of the narrative," he added.

 

'My Name Is Khan' also stars Soniya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Parvin Dabbas, Arif Zakaria, Navneet Nishan, Sheetal Menon, Arjun Mathur and child artist Tanay Chheda who been loved by audience in 'Slumdog Millionaire'.