Shah Rukh Khan will tone down the histrionics for his next role, as a man living with Asperger’s Syndrome, in “My Name Is Khan.”

The eagerly awaited film, directed by Karan Johar, also stars Kajol — teaming with Khan after an eight-year gap — and Jimmy Shergill.

The film’s production team will descend on San Francisco in the last week of May for a month-long location shoot here.

The love story between Khan and Kajol packs an emotional punch, and the film promises to redefine what it means to be a Muslim in America today. Johar is reportedly aiming to release the film through an American distributor.

Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurobiological disorder on the autistic spectrum. People with Asperger’s are often very intelligent but have deficiencies in social skills (for example, they may not pick up nonverbal cues, or establish eye contact), tend to take every comment literally, and are highly sensitive to sounds, smells or colors. Relationships, especially romantic ones, can be extremely challenging.

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