Sharoukh Khan Calls Airport Detainment an "Unfortunate Procedure"2009-08-17
Bollywood star Sharoukh Khan said he was humiliated after he was detained for questioning at an American airport.
But later downplayed the incident as an "unfortunate procedure."
Khan, one of the Indian film industry's biggest stars, was questioned for more than an hour Friday at New Jersey's Newark International Airport.
He said he was detained because his picture showed up on a security alert list, but immigration officials said the actor was never "formally held" and that the questioning was part of a routine process, the Associated Press reports.
Khan is currently promoting a film titled My Name is Khan — about racial profiling of Muslims after 9/11.
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