Bush and later President-elect Barack Obama. Rizwan, taking her words literally, sets out on a road trip to first meet President George W.
Shocked beyond belief, Mandira blames Rizwan, stating that Sameer 'died only because of his surname.' She sarcastically says that to be back together, he has to tell the people and President of the United States that his name is Khan and he is not a terrorist. One afternoon an argument between Rizwan's stepson Sameer and Reese turns into a fight between older students where Sameer is killed. Mark Garrick goes to cover the war in Afghanistan and dies there. The Khans' perfect existence gets disrupted after the September 11 attacks. Rizwan and his wife, Mandira, live next door to the Garrick family, comprising Mark and his wife and son Reese. Rizwan Khan is an autistic Muslim man who grew up with his brother Zakir and mother Razia in Borivali, Mumbai before moving to the United States.
