Shahrukh detained in Newark Airpork for 2 hours!!! - Page 16

Originally posted by: syedaliayaz

Its just drama to create hype for my name is khan

US embassy would NEVER agree to such publicity that too for an Indian movie... the questioning happened, everything after is going to be used for publicity...

Originally posted by: psychobalehead

I would agree with you but the situation isn't the same. There is a huge difference between saying, "I dislike brocolli" and "I dislike America" because the latter sentence is coming from a Muslim man and the country he "dislikes" has in the past undergone a terrorist attack from people that follow his religion.

Agreed but stating an opinion can never be wrong. Just because I state I hate Bush (which I do) does not mean I am going to attack him even though that too has been attempted...

Originally posted by: sapnon_ki_pari

Agreed but stating an opinion can never be wrong. Just because I state I hate Bush (which I do) does not mean I am going to attack him even though that too has been attempted...

Srk said he doesn't like to visit usa in 2006/2007 as well. Because it's too big for him and that he loves london. That's why he has a apartment there?? Does he have a house in USA? I don't think so. He do shoots, Concerts for what?? for his fans and for work. For Vacation he goes to london or Dubai. It's funny how people accusing him for mnik publicity. How? Did fox told Us Embassy to detained srk for 2 hours? lol Again Detaining any person in usa isn't a big deal but just targetting on muslim is! Why only on muslims? I really am not surprised or shocked by Salman's comment. Usa has and will always have the rules for 'Muslims' and who can blame them?? But come on Srk isn't new to USA. He is the most famous actor from bollywood in USA. He also was at Golden Globes and did 2 very much successful concerts around the USA. If they really think Srk was in usa for wrong reason then it's good they put him in detained for 2 hours. I guess now he can feel how others muslims has to go through.

Originally posted by: Zareena

Srk said he doesn't like to visit usa in 2006/2007 as well. Because it's too big for him and that he loves london. That's why he has a apartment there?? Does he have a house in USA? I don't think so. He do shoots, Concerts for what?? for his fans and for work. For Vacation he goes to london or Dubai. It's funny how people accusing him for mnik publicity. How? Did fox told Us Embassy to detained srk for 2 hours? lol Again Detaining any person in usa isn't a big deal but just targetting on muslim is! Why only on muslims? I really am not surprised or shocked by Salman's comment. Usa has and will always have the rules for 'Muslims' and who can blame them?? But come on Srk isn't new to USA. He is the most famous actor from bollywood in USA. He also was at Golden Globes and did 2 very much successful concerts around the USA. If they really think Srk was in usa for wrong reason then it's good they put him in detained for 2 hours. I guess now he can feel how others muslims has to go through.

A specified group is the target because of obvious reasons. It's that specified group that were responsible for 9/11 dear. I am not a racist but I don't see a difference as to why normal people go through the same interrogation process and they don't cry it from rooftop. Why should a celebrity be held to be in a superior position? My focus is on differential treatment that SRK expected from his status. Racial problem exists everywhere not just India or America. But the problem here- was it really necessary for SRK to tell this story to the media to make things worse. By know he should be well accustomed to the Indian media.

Well the securities were just doing their work, as they do for every person, it was another normal person soo much hype wud not have been created

Spokesperson of US Customs and Border Protection Force says Shah Rukh was detained as formality and delay happened more due to his misplaced bags than their questioning; Govt takes up matter with US

ASEEM CHHABRA AND LAKSHMI IYER

India and Shah Rukh Khan may have gone into a tizz about the star being detained at Newark airport on Friday night but American authorities maintain that it was a "routine formality," and have accused us of blowing the event out of proportion.

Shah Rukh Khan who was travelling to the US for a show at Atlantic City, New Jersey, was held back after the computer at the Customs red-flagged his name. Shah Rukh who usually travels with an entourage was travelling all by himself except for his assistant Subhash Jain. He was stopped and taken to a separate room called the Passport Control Secondary.

"We did not detain him for two hours [as reported], but one hour and six minutes to be precise," said Elmer Camacho, public affairs liaison for the US Customs and Border Protection Force, the federal government group that has the right to detain people at immigration and Customs checkpoints. "The airline he was travelling in had misplaced his bags and the time it took them to locate his bags is included in this one hour six minutes." Shah Rukh has said he was allowed to make only one telephone call and he contacted his friend and Congress member of Parliament Rajiv Shukla. "He sounded very upset," said Shukla. "He said he'd been detained because of his name. They asked him unnecessary questions and wanted him to name people he knew in the US."

After Shukla called the appropriate people, it is believed that the government took up the matter with the US Ambassador in Delhi, Timothy J Roemer, before the star was allowed to go.

While Camacho refused to go into details of the questioning, citing passengers' privacy rights, he said the actor had not been ill-treated in any way. "It was a normal process, part of our security routine. He was taken to the Passport Control Secondary, which in the afternoons when several flights land together can get very very packed. From people being questioned to those who have migrated to the US, all are called into this room and people may have to await their turn till their name is called out."

SRK himself termed the detaining as "uncalled for. They said I have a common name which is causing the delay... checked my bags... I felt angry and humiliated."

India has since officially taken up the issue with the US Embassy in New Delhi, which said it was ascertaining details about the incident involving the "global icon" who was welcome to America. "He is a very welcome guest in the United States. Many Americans love his films," said Roemer.

Rajiv Shukla who also heads the Indo-US Parliamentary Forum said there have been several incidents of racial profiling of Indians. "They have done it to late PV Narasimha Rao. They removed his dhoti, they have done it with NDA ministers like George Fernandes. In fact a number of film stars go abroad and suffer. Many simply do not talk about it ," Shukla said. "They even did this with BJP MP Kirti Azad because of his surname. He was with a Parliamentary delegation to the US, yet he was not spared."

I&B Minister Ambika Soni called for giving American visitors to India similar treatment while news agency IANS quoted SRK as saying, in response to a question whether he felt like meting out similar treatment to the Americans, "If they want I can frisk Angelina Jolie when she is here (in India)."

Good to know his good humour has been restored.

^^of course it happens to many. I read a story where a american killed some muslim boys after 9/11 incident and the american boy was free, no investigation, nothing. After 9/11 things were WORSE for muslims living in USA. MANY moved from New york and New Jersy. It showed in Khuda kay Liye how muslims were treated post 9/11. But things are much much better now. I don't know why we care even if this is in news? just because it has srk involved? Well this was new incident to him and he made one phone call, not 100 of them lol.

^^ its soo much hyped cuz it happened with SRK , i mean thts not a big deal at all !!

It's shocking because Srk comes to usa regularly and he got detained. But it's nice Srk had contacts, there are so many helpless muslims who become frustrated and helpless whom to ask help from. How can they prove their innocence.