My Name Is Khan (2010)

Shah Rukh Khan plays an Indian Muslim with Asperger's syndrome. It’s told primarily in flashback. When the setting is Khan’s native India it’s fantastic. It explores his relationship with his family and offers an insight into the daily challenges the condition brings. The emotion feels real and is perfectly balanced. When it moves to America it's less successful; the political shift changes the story and it begins to resemble an Indian Forrest Gump (1994).
Ordinarily, the musical moments in Indian cinema enrich the experience, but here they're lessened to musical montages that seem out of place.
See it for Shah Rukh's performance, which is excellent as always.

3 good people / bad people out of 5