Shah Rukh blows me away: KJo

Their last outing together was a damp squib, but Karan Johar hasn't lost his faith in Shah Rukh Khan. He has once again teamed up with him and Kajol for My Name Is Khan and says the superstar is not only good at emoting but is capable of directing a film too.

"He had written reams of notes on how he wanted to interpret his character (in My Name Is Khan). And to him it was no big deal. He's ready to direct a film any time. He will be outstanding at it," Karan, whose last directorial venture Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna fell flat at the box office, said in an interview.

For My Name Is Khan, Karan is bringing Shah Rukh and Kajol together on screen after a long time and he says they bring out the best in him.

"I'm blessed to have them in my film. I don't know what it is about them. It's just magic. They build an inexplicable energy on screen. When I direct a scene with Shah Rukh and Kajol, I know I'm doing my best work," he said.

My Name Is Khan is about a Muslim who suffers from the Asperger syndrome, a form of autism that impacts social interaction abilities, and he is arrested as a suspected terrorist in post-9/11 Los Angeles after authorities mistake his disability for suspicious behaviour.

Excerpts from the interview: