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| SRK: I am sad, I am angry |
| SRK: I am sad, I am angry
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 15-August-2009
4:18:30 AM |
| Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the US airport of Newark in New Jersey, and was questioned for over two hours, reportedly because of his surname.
He was allowed to go only after Indian Embassy officials vouched for him.
Shah Rukh was reportedly on his way to Chicago to attend an Independence Day parade.
Speaking to NDTV over the incident, Shah Rukh said his name popped up on their computer, and then he was taken for questioning.
"My name popped up on their computer. I was taken to a room for questioning. I was questioned for two hours," said Shah Rukh.
The actor said that he was not even allowed to use his phone.
"This is not the first time this happened to me. I am glad my family was not travelling with me," he added.
However, the actor denied the incident to be racial bias.
Reacting to the incident, Shah Rukh's close friend and Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar said that he was shocked at the incident. He also said that Shah Rukh was upset over the whole episode.
However, Shah Rukh is not the first Bollywood personality to face such harassment. Kabir Khan, director of hit films like 'Kabul Express' and 'New York', was denied a visa initially because of his surname.
Talking to NDTV, Kabir Khan said that such incidents have been happening since 9/11.
The incident comes close on the heels of the ex-president APJ Abdul Kalam being frisked earlier.
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