New Delhi: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was reportedly detained at the Newark-New Jersey airport on Friday night when he was in transit to Chicago.
According to CNN-IBN Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand, Khan – who was on his way to Chicago to attend the Indian Independence Day celebrations there – was detained by the airport officials and questioned for two hours.
Masand reported that the actor was allowed only one phone call during the period and was let off only after the intervention by Indian embassy officials.
Incidentally, Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming releases include Karan Johar's My Name is Khan which touches on the issue of racial profiling and discrimination faced by a certain minority community in a post-9/11 world.
The Fox-STAR Studios will finance and distribute the film, reportedly spending Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion/$20 million) in the process.
Shah Rukh Khan is one the biggest and the most-recognised Indian stars and has been conferred a number of international honours and accolades.
In October 2008, Khan was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka, the highest honour conferred in Malaysia, equivalent to "Sir" in British knighthood
He was also honoured with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture from Britain's University of Bedfordshire in 2009.
But its not the first time an Indian actor has been detained.
CELEB DETAINEES
Irrfan Khan was stopped for questioning not once but twice. The first time at Los Angeles airport. He was there to receive an Independent Spirit Award for The Namesake. The actor claims he was detained because he is a Muslim.
Neil Nitin Mukesh were also detained in a similar fashion but at New York airport, where he was scheduled to shoot for Yashraj film New York. Immigration Authorities allegedly stopped Neil because they couldn't believe he was from India.
Watch Video : http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/99258/srk-held-at-newarknj-airport-questioned.html
Source: CNNIBN
According to CNN-IBN Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand, Khan – who was on his way to Chicago to attend the Indian Independence Day celebrations there – was detained by the airport officials and questioned for two hours.
Masand reported that the actor was allowed only one phone call during the period and was let off only after the intervention by Indian embassy officials.
Incidentally, Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming releases include Karan Johar's My Name is Khan which touches on the issue of racial profiling and discrimination faced by a certain minority community in a post-9/11 world.
The Fox-STAR Studios will finance and distribute the film, reportedly spending Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion/$20 million) in the process.
Shah Rukh Khan is one the biggest and the most-recognised Indian stars and has been conferred a number of international honours and accolades.
In October 2008, Khan was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka, the highest honour conferred in Malaysia, equivalent to "Sir" in British knighthood
He was also honoured with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture from Britain's University of Bedfordshire in 2009.
But its not the first time an Indian actor has been detained.
CELEB DETAINEES
Irrfan Khan was stopped for questioning not once but twice. The first time at Los Angeles airport. He was there to receive an Independent Spirit Award for The Namesake. The actor claims he was detained because he is a Muslim.
Neil Nitin Mukesh were also detained in a similar fashion but at New York airport, where he was scheduled to shoot for Yashraj film New York. Immigration Authorities allegedly stopped Neil because they couldn't believe he was from India.
Watch Video : http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/99258/srk-held-at-newarknj-airport-questioned.html
Source: CNNIBN
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