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After SRK, Irrfan stopped at the U.S. airport

11th March 2013

Actors with their last name as 'Khan' always come under the limelight for good and bad reasons. While Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and many others are known for their 'good' acting skills and performance, actor SRK has also featured in the 'bad' light now and then.

As everyone knows that since SRK bares the last name 'Khan', he is always stopped at the U.S. airport and detained for a bit until the police officials let him leave.

Recently, Bollywood's talented star Irrfan Khan faced the same issue. It is not the first time he has been stopped at the airport. Earlier in 2008 and 2009, the actor went through the same problem.

Talking about the issue this time he said, " It's humiliating. They don't even disclose the reason."

Irrfan further said, "Actually, I don't use my surname Khan in films, but in passports, surname and religion are required. I was stopped not once, but several times at airports in the US. Once I told the immigration people, why do you issue visas, if you don't want to give us entry, and the man scowled at me saying -- Are you threatening me?"

Upset with the humiliation, Irrfan said, "The policemen with big guns just take you to a room and ask you to sit. They don't allow you to speak to anybody, nor use cellphones. And after long waits, they come and simply say -- 'Go, please go'."

He further added, "So now, I have told my hosts clearly that if I am stopped at the airport, I will just buy a ticket and return to India."

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