Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained at a US airport following which a senior US diplomat of Indian origin apologised.
“I fully understand and respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks” Shah Rukh said in a tweet posted on Friday morning.
Following this, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal tweeted: “Sorry for the hassle at the airport, @iamsrk – even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening!”
Precise details of when and why Shah Rukh was detained were not known. But Bollywood sources have said the actor was in Los Angeles.
On a positive note, Shah Rukh Khan wrote: “The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons.”
This is not the first time that Shah Rukh, one of Hindi film industry’s most successful stars, was detained at a US airport.
In 2012, he was detained at a New York airport for two hours when he had arrived to visit Yale University, where he was honoured as a Chubb Fellow.
In 2009, he was stopped at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, and was released after two hours at the intervention of the Indian consulate in New York.
“I was really hassled at the American Airport because of my name being Khan. It was absolutely uncalled for. I felt angry and humiliated,” said Shah Rukh, who was then heading towards Chicago to participate in an Independence Day celebration event.
“It is a Muslim name and I think the name is common on their checklist,” he had then said.
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First detain him like a terro.. suspect & harrass him to lower down his ego. Then apologize him. Nice way of dealing by US airports with the star of the global ego who always VIP treatment.
US OFFICIALS detained SRK to take autograph & selfie with global king & his daughter.Our global king has made a hattrick of getting detained by Us officials.He is really very famous in US.
ROFL! The biggest global star?? Not even known by US Airport Authorities?? What a shame!
@Ajay-Salman Fan :
If I’m not wrong our Bhaijaan was not allowed to visit UK for seven years , right ?
Please stop thinking about UK-USA and start thinking about Bhojpuri citizens only .
Now, it has been proven that all the programs aired by CNN or BBC were paid PR activities. Global King? Rofl!
And every time, he brings shame to India by his big loud mouth! The biggest global super mouth! Lol!
Such incidents will grow once Trump comes into the power. Now, Muslim haters of SRK (they are present at indicine too and I don’t want to name them) are celebrating but soon they will realise they should have stood with SRK, because discrimination with Muslims is going to increase in USA as well as middle East.
@Joker’s shit (JS) 02:41 pm : True, but even police constables don’t recognise the so called ‘megastar’ and perhaps that’s the reason, they drag him to and fro from court to accident spot to prison.
Have some shame!
On the serious note, he has been time and again detained and interrogated at the US Airports because of his allege links with Hafiz Saeed!
US knows how to deal with terro suspex
Diplomats said his name was confused with another Muslim person whose records were there in the data of airport authorities and hence the detention.
Does someone who belong to a particular religion has to produce himself against the authorities every now and then (on the name of strict security measures) ?
Instead of mocking SRK, better introspect.
That so called global star is an ordinary person outside India. So, he should expect ordinary treatments.
When he doesn’t get VIP treatments, he blabbers too much out of his big talkative mouth. Then, he gets detained.
Now, he and his fans should stop living in delusions that he is a global star.
His PR exercises have been so impactful that it leads not only his fans but also he himself into an illusion that he is a global star.
Lol
“Sorry for the trouble at LAX @iamsrk. We are working to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Your work inspires millions, including in the US.” -US ambassador in India Rich Verma.
@Koyla-Lallu fan(ajay-salman fan)- yeah other “superstars” in India like Lallu and Koyla who can’t give blockbusters overseas where as King Khan’s disasterous contentless film like “Dilwale” becomes All Time Blockbuster overseas. THe man who ruled overseas market for more than two decade is being called a small star by Koyla-Lallu fan. THen what are Koyla and Lallu ? Rickshawala fanbase star!!!
I feel, instead of cursing the US official, he should be cursing the religious fanatics who are defaming his religion by killing thousands of people across countries.
The security personnel are just doing their duty so that they prevent any mishap in their country, if one sees at the recent spate of events.
Now, what would happen when a decent guy, with no intentions to harm him, comes to the gates of Mannat, wanting to meet him?
I bet 9 out of 10, or rather 10 out of 10 times his security guard will kick him out.
Is the security guard being arrogant or rude? No. He is just doing his duty. Above all, srk will be definitely raising his wages for doing a great job.
So, how ironic is that when his security guard gets a raise, an US official doing similar duty for his country be ridiculed……? I bet, no matter what srk says or tweets, just like him, the US government will raise the official’s wages too for doing his job well.
Security concerns are an issue in every country.
I remember as a kid, during the Sikh movement in India, many Sikh persons were detained on mere suspicion because they were wearing turbans. It was ridiculous. But, then it is not that they are being deliberated attacked, but it is just a precaution. Also, not even security officials, but many local residents looked at guys in turban with suspicion.
So, one needs to understand the situation around the world before tweeting and creating a controversy, just because s/he were in an uncomfortable situation.
If srk is so concerned about this little bother, he should have informed the Indian embassy or officials of his arrival well before so that they would have made sure to avoid these things. Just because a good number of NRIs are his followers doesn’t mean the entire popularity of a different country knows him.
And they say… India is intolerant.
Muslims are safe in India compare to anyother country in world
@sam salmir fan-Oh really no one knows SRK outside India, so those were ghosts who are watching his films in overseas for more than 2 decades and making them blockbusters. And CNN,BBC,Forbes,The Los Angeles TImes, The Guardian, Times magazine aren’t international news agencies, they are bhojpuri local news agencies who are fan of Bhojpuri Lallu!!
Srk being stopped at US airport is not funny.It shows the sad state of Muslims in America.
For some SRK haters telling shit about the Megastar just go & check in google WHO IS WORLD’S BIGGEST MOVIE STAR. ….. WHO IS WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MOVIE STAR. …. U guys are only burning coz u all know ur fav. star can never achieve names & fames like SRK…
Ha ha ha ha. Big LOL ! Nanga Khan !!
those who said nobody knows first go out from india then say who is more popular.
So we don’t have World’s biggest movie star in our country – America..
Check him what he eat what he has in his magnetic arms..
How he acts..
We can understand their issues but getting fame in srk name these kind of tactics can’t generate biggest movie star in your country….
Time to make MNIK 2 for US and CDI 2 for people calling him anti national
@Javed u r praying for Americans death and u think all Christians will burn in hell?? what a low class mentality u have.
@javed Why are you cursing Christians here you moron.
Thanks to people like you, I hope Donald Trump becomes president and gives you nightmares.
The comments by some stupid lowlife SRK haters is shameful. These same people like at @Katappa, will also celebrate if one of SRK’s kids was to die.
This is above movies, films and your celebrities. SRK is a known celebrity across the world and yet he is being detained in the US time and again. Why? Surely the US border security can figure this out after the first mistake. But no, this happens time and again. This highlights the growing unrest in the US and you need to stand by SRk coz a lot worse will happen to unknown Muslims or even those who resemble Muslims.
If SRK belongs to any other country & if this happend to him then the whole nation will stand with him… But unfortunately some indians are making fun of it… Grow up guys
Actually India shud also be strict in security like America. Americans are’nt arrogant. They treat every citizen equally
@Katappa – in the same token, the USA is a free country where you can make comments about intolorence, growing unrest, you can freely criticise government policies and actions, freely talk about deep rooted racism and people won’t come out and demonstrate against you, ppl won’t threaten to burn your house, they won’t criticise you or force to ban your.movie etc. But it happened in India. When SRK and Aamir were attacked because of their comments. that’s where India demonstrated to the World it’s Intolerance!!
On one hand US Diplomats apologize before SRK .
On the other hand Indian Police Constables beat up Salman Khan inside police custody .
#Difference
Lol Salman went too america twice but he never got detained. Stop crying we know you have connection with wrong guys.
@anand_the fake,why should HE brought shame?infact it’s the us embassy who times to time using KING KHAN’S POPULARITY and making India famous fr time to time.
If you’ll be slapped tomorrow on airport by the securities unnecessarily then you mustn’t blame yourself,sam hesitation here.still HE detained for few time which even MEGALEGENDS like HIMSELF,APJ ABDUL KALAM,Irfan khan all detained.so this proves us always needs publicity from INDIAN MEGALEGENDS,ROFL.
but also tell about your criminal bhai who spent nights in tihar jail and still is famous in courts and jails.still you criminal’s fans think bhai is bringing honour to ghat way for our country.
Bhojpuri brain’s bhojpuri thinking are always making us laugh.so this time too there is no exception,enjoying.
Not only CNN-IBN,FORBES too says the same.and if PR works can do everything,then is your bhai is a beggar or he doesn’t has enough money rofl.
According to you logic salman should be hanged as he has alleged relationship with dawood Ibrahim,yakub menon rofl.
@jc,if you/Indian judiciary system would have used their brain in salman’s crime list then till now INDIA’S biggest criminal salman would have changed till death by now,rofl.shame on you criminal traitor’s fans.
Duniya ke sabse bada superstar ….LOL