I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016
This tweet went viral as Shahrukh Khan being stopped at U.S airport is a controversial subject. U.S. officials apologized to the star for the inconvenience caused and SRK was glad to accept it. He even saw a brighter side to the story!
The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016
Mr.Khan has already been stopped twice. In 2009, Shah Rukh Khan was detained at US immigration officials at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey because his name came up on a computer alert list. He was visiting the country to promote his film, My Name Is Khan.
In 2012, again, Shah Rukh Khan was detained at White Plains airport near New York. He had traveled on a private plane and was en route to Yale University to deliver a speech when he was stopped.
It was after this incident that SRK made his famous remark, ‘Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to America. The immigration guys kick the star out of stardom.’
Twitter however, had a field day after the news of SRk’s detention broke. Check out some of the funny tweets SRK received!
King Khan in India and #ShahRukhKhan in US pic.twitter.com/wSLLud3pJo
— Prakash Sharma (@India_Policy) August 12, 2016
Why always #ShahRukhKhan gets detained at USA airports. The officials this time must hv watched his recent movies ?
— Amit A (@Amit_smiling) August 12, 2016
security officials of USA Airport….after detaining & releasing #ShahrukhKhan https://t.co/iIPnxtUXvy
— Ashok Garekar (@DrGarekar) August 12, 2016
So, SRK without makeup looks like a terrorist? #Wondering #ShahRukhKhan
— Ajikuttan Balan (@Ajiq10) August 12, 2016
Simple! When US movie stars visit India, detain them and question them on their visit rather than going gaga over them! #ShahRukhKhan
— Ramesh T (@hereiam_hi) August 12, 2016