Shahrukh Khan Questioned In New Jersey Airport For Just Being A Muslim

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 our sources, 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. 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. 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. Source