I'll be comparing My Name is Khan and Mother India, which happen to be in the top three of my favorite movies we've seen in class this semester. I chose to compare these two films mainly because they are both motivated in some sense politically or nationally, they were two of the most expensive films of that year or respective period, they are based on honoring their religions and their homes by the main characters, and they are both two of the most successful films of their respective years and two of the most popular of all time. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay My Name is Khan and Mother India were both the most expensive films of their time. The rights to the film My Name is Khan were bought for 15 million by FOX Star Entertainment, so it was the most expensive Bollywood film of 2010. Mother India was the most expensive film production of the time (late 1950s), approximately $775,000, as it was in color when most films were still black and white and this was due to the extensive outdoor scenes, such as the numerous scenes including intense flooding and the huge fire scene towards the end of movie. However, My Name is Khan was a huge success overseas in the U.S. "This big-budget film was a success both in India and abroad and, at the time, was the highest-grossing Indian film in the foreign markets" (1). Name is Khan and Mother India are both films that have strong national ties, are somewhat politically based and show signs of great honor and perseverance on the part of the main characters for home and religions. In My Name is Khan the lead actor, Khan, wants to tell President Barack Obama "My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist" because his stepson (Sameer) was murdered because he was of Middle Eastern descent and the setting of film was based before, during and after 9/11, when many Americans became violent and aggressive towards Middle Easterners, even though Sameer and his mother Mandira are not Muslims. This film received a lot of press before the premiere due to its many political controversies throughout the film. Since the terrorism of 9/11 became a popular topic in movies, “The popularity of the theme of terrorism in the Hollywood cultural machine in recent years suggests that we have entered a new phase in the nation's unfolding drama” (222). In Mother India Radha is proud of herself and her village. She gives Birju many chances but in the end she no longer wants to lose her honor and kills her son for the safety of the girl she kidnapped and herself. It also shows how bad the banking system is where they live due to the fact that they took out a loan and remained in debt their whole lives to the man they got a loan from. The filmmaking techniques are similar in both films because they do a lot of close-ups of faces and fast-forward scenes showing various characters and movements. Both are in color, although in the 1950s it wasn't very common to have color films like Mother India. Since they are big budget films, they have very good production and shooting quality. These two films have excellent reviews from critics and non-critics and are in the list of highest-grossing films. Mother India is particularly acclaimed because it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1958 Academy Awards, ranks among the top Indian chart-toppers of all time, won the Filmfare Best Film Awards in 1957, and the lead actress Nargis and the director Mehboob Khan have won awards, including others. It was a.