My (humble) 8-point reaction to Shah Rukh Khan's detention - First Cut

My (humble) 8-point reaction to Shah Rukh Khan's detention

Priya Ramani - Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:50 PM

Now that we've stopped breathing fire and yelling everyone who opposes our point of view on actor Shah Rukh Khan's detention in Newark, here's my take on the matter.

1. Vivek Oberoi may need publicity. SRK certainly doesn't. He's big in India. And he's certainly big overseas. If you look at the last few decades of Bollywood's overseas box office figures, thanks to Karan Johar and the Yash Raj slew of films, SRK is our biggest star ever in the US.

2. SRK rarely wears his Muslim identity on his sleeve. He has repeatedly said he stands for young, educated India, more than for any single community. SRK is the poster boy of Consumer India, not Muslim India. That is why, even at Newark, SRK never used the word Muslim. I think he intentionally avoided it. All of Bollywood's three Khans are educated, liberal Muslims. They don't want to be in a situation where they are made the poster boys of right wing groups who believe the US hates all Muslims.

3. Of course, Muslims from all countries have been discriminated against in US airports. There's enough documentation to prove this. And personally, I don't believe that random checks at airports are really random. Random checks, I would think, are done randomely, but within certain parameters that constitute a high risk group.

4 SRK's film My Name Is Khan doesn't release till next year anyway. Why would he start the publicity blitz now?

5. I can understand if they didn't recognize him in Minnesota or Milwaukee (altho, when we travelled the world last year, they had heard of him in Machu Pichu too). But this was Newark, the queen of all Little Indias in the US. You can smell the curry in the air from the neighbouring states. Half the airport was probably full of Indians and Pakistanis. Even if the boys who detained him hadn't heard of Bollywood, there were zillions of people in their vicinity who would have seen all of SRK's films. Detain him sure, but why would it take so long to ascertain his identity? Doesn't homeland security have access to Google?

6. SRK and the underworld? Please, I think you're mistaking him for Sanjay Dutt now.

7. SRK said he was travelling with around 10 or so people and all their 22 or so bags went missing. Yet none of them were detained. I believe him. He has a better track record than the US government anyway.

8. If this is a publicity stunt, what has SRK got out of it pray explain to me?

 

 

 

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From madiha hussaini

August 22, 2009 6:44 PM
Lovely...love all ur points and i completely agree with each one of ur points..I mean SRK is too huge a star to need such kind of publicity.i mean whether u love him or NOT u cant deny the fact that he's probably more famous than 10 top Hollywood stars combined!!I have American friends on facebook who r absoloutly crazy about him..People love him in all parts of the world be it Germany, Poland,Finland,Hungary and France..In Germany he he is even more famous than the pope!I really think that if d immigration officers at d Airport actually failed to recognise him than it means that they have a very bad general knowledge!.and yes ur again right when u say that SRK is seen as d face of India nd not just indian muslims cause im a pakistani and i can say that people living outside of India really see him as an iconic indian movie star who has now become a global icon MashAllah..Way to go King khan u rocckkk!!!!!!!!And nce again awesome article Priya :)God bless!

From Preeta

August 22, 2009 6:46 PM
I couldn't have said it better! Good job! All this is just fodder for the media, anything he does or happens to or around him gets blown out of proportion and theres always the media and celebrity watchers waiting to commend or curse him!

From priya

August 22, 2009 7:15 PM
this is just a publicity stunt His movie My name is Khan is going to be released internationally by FOX.[unlike other hindi movies].so he needs publicity shame on him and shame on the Indian Media IMAGINE crying about one hour at the airport when farmers are dying due to

From Ravi

August 22, 2009 7:15 PM
well miss all of ur pints r valid excpt d 6th point in which uhv mentioned abt SANJAY DUTT..!! well 4ur kind information collecting information and then posting it on net nice activity..but lemme clear you Sanjay dutt is no longer accused n linked with terrorism ..it was a charge agnst him n he found not guilty by our law..well im nt here to argue wid you but before reltn sm1 to othr js gv valid example..!! tc miss n enjy..!!

From PK

August 22, 2009 7:16 PM
Who is Sharukh Kaan?

From priyam

August 22, 2009 7:26 PM
This was a SRK biased opinion.

From kr

August 22, 2009 7:31 PM
common take a break , just because we still have that VIP,"VVIP" culture does not mean ,every other should be so , SRK is just an actor and they have seen far many versatile actors than him .where were you when India's most honorable man APJ kalam was searched , just because he has done some b-grade masala flicks doesn't make him above a country's law. I agree he is famous ,icon ,...but he is just an ordinary actor in the end nevertheless a star ,but a star is not necessarily a good actor ,grow up ,there are much better things to write than this crap.

From Ramesh

August 22, 2009 7:33 PM
No one is bigger then the scurity of those who creates celibrity like SRK. SRK going through a lean period so that make a reason for his need of being in lime light back. TOI clear mentioned his promoters in US (for whom he was goin there) are not clean guys and they are suspecteted, which is clear reason why SRK got into this.(No clearification came from SRK after TOI release). My only submission to guys like you is don't love some celibrity and ignore your own brothers just becuase he (SRK) acts on screen and you like it.I am not sure what he has done for country by investing so huge in Dubai for his bangalow. I am an Indian and i don;t see SRK as youth icon , I don't remember what he has done for country except fighting with Slaman, Aamir,Amitabh and what not he is big time Rakhi Samant for fame. US if doubts on Muslims they have reasons to do it and we can't remove this by making big statements lets work together to achive so.

From bhargav

August 22, 2009 7:35 PM
Priya...you miss basic things to mention..it is their country and they have every right to detain any one who they feel potential threats to them...I am sure you are not one of those who are reguarly have party's at srk residence. There is no Necessity to make such a hungama....I vaguely remember amithab also was detained ......it is BAU for the Security....If he is some a....in india .that doesnt mean he should be provided a VIP status.....You were mentioning about sanjay dutt ...how do you confirm that he is not connected to Underworld.....Vivek why does he need publicity.......None in this world require it expect i belive you who ..

From dummupapu

August 22, 2009 7:37 PM
HAI FRIENDS. SO MUCH DISCUSSION OF SRK. I AM A DIE HARD SRK FAN. I AM ALSO A MUSLIM. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHATEVER INCIDENT HAPPENED, IT WAS UNNECESSARY FOR SRK TO HIGHLIGHT IT AND MAKE A BIG DEAL OF IT. WHY? LETS BEGIN WITH U.S. THE FACT IS IT BOILS US WHEN MUSLIMS ARE TREATED THE WAY THEY ARE IN SECURITY CHECKS AND DAYTO DAY LIFE IN U.S. BUT DO YOU BLAME THEM? FOR WHAT? SIMPLE AND LOGICAL FACT IS THAT AL QUIEDA WHICH PROCLAIMED ITSELF AS REPRESENTATIVES OF MUSLIMS ALL OVER THE WORLD WENT AND MADE 9/11. EVERY DAY OUT OF 25,000 THREATS THAT U.S. GETS, NEARLY 17,000 ARE FROM MUSLIM ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAVE PROPPED UP LIKE PARASITES.CAN WE BLAME THEM FOR BEING PROTECTIVE OVER THEIR COUNTRY AND TAKE PRECAUTION. U GIVE RELAXATION FOR ONE CELEBRITY, WITHIN A YEAR U WILL HAVE 1 LAKH PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF SECURITY WITHOUT EVEN A CHECK. SRK MADE A BIG DEAL FOR BEING DETAINED FOR 2 HOURS? FORGET ABOUT REFORMING U.S. WHAT ARE U DOING ABOUT MUSLIMS AND MUSLIM YOUTH BACK IN INDIA. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PROBLMS. EACH DAY SOME CRAZY MULLAH ISSUES FATWA FOR SILLIEST OF REASONS. SANIA WEARING A SKIRT, ISSUE FATWA. WHERE ARE YOU WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WRONG IN OUR OWN COUNTRY. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE RELIGIOUS AND TAKE UP THE CAUSE OF UPLIFTMENT OF PROBLEMS OF MUSLIMS, THEN PRAY DONT TRY TO REPRESENT THEM IN U.S.I DONT CARE IF ITS FOR A MOVIE PROMOTION OR U JUST FELT. EVERY DAY, INDIA IS BEING ATTACKED BY TERRORISTS ACROSS THE BORDER, AND FROM AFGHAN.ALL IN THE NAME OF QURAN. HAVE U EVER HAD THE GUTS TO COME OUT ON NATIONAL PRESS AND CONDEMN THESE PEOPLE FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WHEN SOME1 ASKS THE ABOVE, U SLIP AWAY TELLING THAT U ARE A ENTERTAINER, NOT A POLITICIAN,AND U DONT WANT TO COMMENT. SO, UNLESS U WANT TO DEDICATE A PART OF YOUR LIFE IN REALLY BRINGING A CHANGE NOT IN US, BUT IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, PLEASE STOP THESE EPISODES OF PUBLICITY. IT HURTS PEOPLE.

From mostapha

August 22, 2009 7:41 PM
Go to Morocco and you will see how SRK Is more important to everyone ! He is the symbole of cinema and life

From Gerrit Verstoep

August 22, 2009 7:51 PM
As an american it doesn't surprise me that TSA officials in New Jersey didn't recognize Shah Rukh Khan. After all, this was the same week that two New Jersey police officers detained a man because they didn't recognize he was Bob Dylan.

From Jiten Maurya

August 22, 2009 7:54 PM
I disagree with u totally except that SRK is probably a better Indian than me, a hindu. It may be just frustration or a desire, that he has - a strong one, to be centre of attraction all the time. And he is not beyond seeking free publicity, unlike his good friend KAJOL. He did get lots of publicity, may be not as good as he had hoped for. I travel 2-3 times a year within US. Only lately I have seen one or two indian faces working at an airport terminal. I do believe that Newark airport people did not know him. And if he was randomly selected th then I am glad they did not let him go just because he is SRK. Let all rich and powerful people in the world always taste what ordinary people go through. Only Slum Dog Millionaire has brought some familiarity to non-indian americans for bollywood. I am as much for secularism as any body else. The perception remains that Muslim is the most intolerant religion in the world. And wrong or right, Muslims, may be a very vocal minority, are still show happiness when westerners are killed by them. Just look at celebration in Libya after the terminally ill murderer was freed out of kindness and passion. some muslims have also been brainwashed to beleive in their religion first and their motherland next.

From Sanket

August 22, 2009 7:57 PM
SRK, DOES NOT NEED ANY PUBLICITY TO BEGIN WITH, HE IS THE BIGGEST SUPERSTAR IN THE WORLD! GET REAL GUYS! As far as VIP status is concerned , even he has agreed that he is nothing but an ordinary guy, so I do not know why People are after him like this. I guess people can't digest the fact that he was also an ordinary middle class guy who single-handedly raised himself to cult status (Newsweek, named him 41st most powerful , on this planet for no reason). The reason given for his detention was that his name was common. My question is so wat, would you catch anyone just like tat, and ask him questons like who can vouch for u?TAT IS DUMB! even when people were vouching for him, they didnt let him go, which I think is ridiculous, even after him telling them that he was an actor and they can verify it. This is nothing but american paranoia and dumbness. This is Insulting to any Human Being, especially for Indians, who have nothing to do with terrorism in other countries. As far as saying SRK has links with Underworld, is like sayin, Mt everest is located in Thar Desert. It's so outrageous. For god sake, He is a close friend of Sonia Gandhi, so how the hell can he be Linked to the Underworld, people have just lost it. I am not the biggest SRK fan, but I do know tat such an Icon, would'nt do such cheap stuff, for publicity of all the things!

From Jill Jacobson

August 22, 2009 8:03 PM
I agree with you 100%! Except that I live in Minnesota and lots of non desis know who he is!

From DUMMUPAPU

August 22, 2009 8:06 PM
ONE OF OUR LEARNED FRIEND JUST MENTIONED THAT SRK DOESNT NEED PUBLICITY. BROTHER, EVERY CELEBRITY BORN ON EARTH TODAY IS SURVIVING ONLY ON PUBLICITY. TODAY, THE FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF A MOVIE ARE NOT BASED ON BOMBAY TO BARODA. IT START,S WITH MUMBAI AND EXTENDS TO 120 COUNTRIES. BUDGET OF A MOVIE IS NOTHING SHORT OF 75 CRORES. SO EVERYBODY NEEDS PUBLICITY WHETHER ITS A MICHAEL JACKSON(RIP) OR SRK OR ANY CELEBRITY. THE MOVIE "MY NAME IS KHAN" IS SLATED TO RELEASE 7 TO 8 MONTHS LATER. ITS TOTALLY ABOUT DISCRIMINATION OF MUSLIMS IN US. SO ITS A FOREGOING CONCLUSION, THAT SRK HAS STARTED THE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WITH THE 2HR INCIDENT. IN INDIA, HE IS SUCH A BIG NAME THAT 2 WEEKS BEFORE, HE CAN PLAN A PUBLICITY. BUT IN U.S. U NEED TO ADVERTISE YOURSELF AND PLAN UR RELEASE STATERGY WHEN U ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF YOUR MOVIE AND NOT WHEN ITS FINISHED. I AM A DIEHARD SRK FAN. BUT HE IS ALSO HUMAN. LETS ACCEPT THE GREY AREAS TOO. DONT BE BLIND ENUF TO GIVE HIM A STATUS OF GOD WHO DOES NO WRONG. ANY FILM MAGAZINE, OUT OF 12 MONTHS ISSUE, YOU HAVE SRK GIVING AT LEAST 5 INTERVIEWS MINIMUM IN A YEAR. COME ON GUYS, ITS PUBLICITY. ITS A PART OF STRATERGY. WE, DIEHARD FANS, LOVE TO FEEL HE DOESNT NEED PUBLICITY, HES THE GREATEST ETC, BUT THE TRUTH IS FORTUNES KEEP CHANGING EVERY FRIDAY. SRK DOESNT DO THESE GIMMICKS, THESE PUBLICITY STUNTS, THESE INTERVIEWS ETC FOR US DIE HARD FANS, BECAUSE IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT HE DOES, WE ARE THERE WITH HIM. BUT HE HAS TO DO THIS TO SURVIVE IN A CUT THROAT INDUSTRY. HIS EACH MOVIE CARRIES A 100 CRORE RISK. HIS LAST MOVIE BILLU BARBER COST HIM 30 CRORES LOSS. WHO WILL RESTORE THAT? WE FANS WILL WATCH IT IRRESPECTIVE OF ITS FATE. BUT THIS IS ECONOMICS MY FRIENDS. SO, NEXT TIME U WANT TO STAND UP FOR SRK, PLEASE DO IT BASED ON LOGIC AND NOT JUST TO SHOW BUILT UP LOYALTY SHOWING WE ARE FANS.

From priya

August 22, 2009 8:10 PM
the biggest superstar in the world?are you joking?he is very stylish and sexy but he is mostly seen chasing women in his movies[kkkkiran].He is a superstar only to those who can tolerate the regular bollywood masala.Indian media [ including priyamony]does drool over him and he knows how to play with the media..

From Mark

August 22, 2009 8:23 PM
How come some people have so much time to talk endlessly about some one who doesn't affect them spend his time at detention in a foreign land that is paranoid about security. Cmon guys wake up. Leave SRK alone and concentrate on your lives. He gets publicity for this whether he aims for it or not and rakes in the mullah. whereas you spend mullah so he rakes in the publicity. Wake up and spend wisely on something that matters. Discuss how to eradicate p\poverty, control population, end the H1N1 menace, end strife prevalent in all parts of the world.

From Manish Jain

August 22, 2009 8:39 PM
Shahrukh Khan says doesn't feel like stepping on US soil, so he should never do so again. I bet you the greedy guy will always come back for the money... He is a spoilt brat in India where he can throw his weight around, probably tried to act smart with the officer "do you know who I am" etc. He's lucky he didn't end up in jail. Shah rukh khan...you came to the US to dance for a few songs and make lots of money. You did not come here for some g8 summit or meet the US president. You are an artist and that's it. If you cannot respect other country's protocols then you do not have any right to enter that country. I THINK HE SHOULD BE BANNED IN ENTERING THE US AND EUROPE. That way such countries will be that much purer. That fool karan johar might have told him that this will be good to use for their movie as in incident for publicity and this other fool thought of doing it. Both are true jokers and US should teach them a good lesson for doing it Why the Americans should not treat some SRK the way they did? Just because some of us are used to polishing the shoes of these actors and politicians, one cannot expect the Americans to give free access to a Khan. He needs to come down to earth and behave like a normal human being and not like he's God's gift to humankind. If some Indians get upset over this, then go in a corner and cry. The pitiful thing is this Khan chap seems to give out statements that he feels insulted and humiliated. Tough luck Khan. Just lump it if you do not like it. No one is asking you to go to the USA....or send your children there to study or for whatever else. We may not like their security systems....too bad....but do remember...there have been NO repeats of 9/11....their system therefore works....unlike here in India where acts of violence repeat over and over. Is SRK trying to claim that no one else is ever detained and questioned? It's high time our cricketers and actors got off their high horses asking for special treatment. If Tendulkar landed in New York how many people would recognise him, even if Professional cricketer was stamped on his passport as his occupation? Cricket is not played there, as much as Jai Alai is not played here but is big there. How many immigration officials at Palam would know of basketball icons from the USA? Some of whom could buy Sachin baba and SRK many times over? Asking for exemption from drug testing rules is bad enough. Get off your high horses you people with those mega ego's. If you find international travel has its drawbacks....stay at home here where you will get your kicks from an adulatory fan club.

From Customs official

August 22, 2009 9:24 PM
Real nonsense

From Tenzin

August 22, 2009 9:28 PM
hey what the heck. SRK is not a good actor also. And if you think he's the only one. Gosh, you don't know about the world cinema at all. He's just a tiny miny! And the question of why he was detained, why for two hours, i want to ask back why not! The whole world is not India! Why did you detained the king of Bhutan once in Mumbai? You guys are stupid.. wasting time! And the miss who wrote her humber 8 questions, she's more stupid than anyone else! peace!

From RK

August 22, 2009 9:29 PM
He sure did milk the incident for publicity and created much noise over a small issue. Every 'star' needs publicity - be it Shahrukh or even Oprah! Celebrities make their whole career out of publicity! SRK is not good-looking, has a cheap sense of humour, is a complete non-actor, has a pathetic voice and his aura isn't even close to that of, say, Amitabh Bachchan. Yet you, the media, have hyped him as some 'king khan'! Even when his films lose the box office battle to other mega stars, he is still called 'king khan'! He has made a whole career out of publicity, fooling the public, buying awards and paying the media to write favourable stuff about him! And you say what has SRK got out of this 'publicity stunt'? Funny you should ask such an obvious question! His story is all the the media all over the world! American, Chinese or Australian papers wouldn't have cared a fig to write stuff about him! He got featured in the TIME magazine recently, one paper even compared him to Brad Pitt, he's all over radio, TV and print media in countries all over the world. This is HUMONGOUS publicity for an actor who's ship was sinking even in his own homeland! Thanks to this incident, the whole world has come to know about MNIK! You journos don't act as if you don't know anything...You've been in the business and you surely know the tricks that celebs follow! It is you guys who turn the public opinion 'for' or 'against' celebs and politicians by the way you write about them, it is you who label a chimpanzee-looking non actor as the world's biggest star! The incident may have been a coincidence, but the way it was milked to generate all hype and hoopla - that is strategy, not coincidence!

From Harry

August 22, 2009 9:38 PM
Awesome...all correct points..and all points that the media should have made long ago.....No one can insult SRK...He is a God in India....the KING KHAN....and this article is the best justification...

From RK

August 22, 2009 9:41 PM
Also just to add one more thing - SRK got an invitation from Arnold Schwarzenneger after this 'incident'. The publicity stunt sure did fetch him an invitation from a huge (and actually) 'world renowned' mega star! Arnold or anyone else wouldn't have cared to invite him at their parties, but thanks to this incident he got the invitation!

From srb

August 22, 2009 9:56 PM
Who has created such a situation that driven them(US) to b xtra cautious.

From ME

August 22, 2009 10:08 PM
Hey guys i guess U.S is still in hangover of 9/11 attacks and rightly so. They have a different culture and they care for the lives of their citizens, so they sure as heel do not give a damn to how big public figure you are in your home country. If you are coming to their land you gotta follow the rules made by them. SKR is just one star who makes a lot of money but that does not give him right to ask or deserve extra privileges than a normal citizen of the country. What about those ppl who go through this procedure every day do they get noticed.........did former president Dr Kalam made any hue and cry about he being frisked and that too in India. why SRK?????? US is not like india where hundreds of ppl get killed but our security agencies still have the same outdated technology and procedures to find terrorist. If we were them probably we would have followed the same procedures as they have...........

From SV

August 22, 2009 10:14 PM
To say SRK don't need publicity is like saying fish don't need water. Entertainers thrive on publicity.It is importatnt for them. In this world of constant information bombarding and competing actors, publiciy is important to remain top on their fans mind and promote their next releases. Denying that is just naive. It is part of the entertainment game. SRK was smart enough to lap up this opportunity to create his mind share.Nothing wrong about it. But, making a affirmative statement that they will recogonize SRK in newark airport is just way too dumb. Sorry ! Thousand's of people go through the airport from 100's of countries. Does the immigration folks expect to know celebrities from each country and given them free passes ? If Jet Li lands in India, many immigration folks won't even recognize him. Just becasue someone told they know him in Machu Pichu, ( I have been to peru but nobody talked about sharrukh in the 5 days i was there.) doens't mean everyone need to know. The particular immigration official doesn't care if it is SRK or Salman Khan or whomsoever. If he was ignorant of celebrity status, he can't be blamed. He just went through the usual due diligence. This is precisely why US never had any incidents after 9/11 and we still are in constant fear of when will be our next 26/11 be. In the last 10 years, i know many people with all proper documents gets interviewed at the second level in immigration for an hour or so.No big deal. It is only foolish to beleive that his movies are watched all across the world. Indians all across the world watch his movies (ofcourse we like him :-) ) and a few latte-sipping lefties natives of those counties who like to watch foreign movies. Nobody else care who he is. More americans will know Jackie Chan than Sharrukh khan coz they have seen him in English movies.

From AKB

August 22, 2009 10:15 PM
Well...how can the authority at Newark airport know celebrities all over the world? They go by rules...I do not see any problem with that...Pretty often sportsmen are caught for carrying banned substance...Being celebrity does not allow you to break the law...As of point 3, the officials in US are trying to protect their country and countrymen and they can do anything for that, it is completely justified...Personally I do not have any hard feelings about any special community...I just observe it as a manifestation of law and order...It is a shame we cannot do so in our country

From Rajini

August 22, 2009 10:19 PM
Oh yea, they held him for 2 hours, how dare they? If it were Rajini, *time* would have waited for him! Now that's a power of a super star! SRK just take a chill pill dude!

From Priya Ramani

August 22, 2009 10:20 PM
Jill, my apologies...Minnesota rocks!

From Nathan

August 22, 2009 10:30 PM
Couldn't agree with you more Manish. SRK is definitely the only spoilt brat found in India. I dont understand how his dry and sarcastic sense of humour still has the ability to charmed the Media. Look at the way he gives an interview to the Media, he's so arrogant, so unapologetic in regards to any controversy against him. He is the only celebrity I have seen who is endow with full of arrogance and duplicity. He may be the poster boy of commercial India but he is certainly not the poster boy of the masses. It will be unfair of me to judge him about his acting skill. I like his acting but I dont like his personality. A man who doesn't know to even respect his friend who help him in times of need is certainly cannot be a great human being the way the media has created about him. It would be quite fair of me to say that he has the only fan following is the media. Media must understand who they are enthralling. There are so many bad things done by him in his private party or elsewhere but none of them found a column in the media because Media is crazily in Love with him. So Madam, dont write such article which has no truth about this man. We want something real not such type of bias piece of writing. My final thought, He is not that popular the way the Indian media thought about him to be that is the reason why he had been put in detention for 2 hrs by the Airport Authority of Newark. Common stop using this over publicity stuff about him guys. His level of popularity exposed to no where now.

From mohan

August 22, 2009 10:37 PM
Iwas one of those whofeld sad and offended by srk dete4ntion.at one time i felt how come no one recognised him at the airport, ithought the airport workers are ignorant. now i do understand why? most of them need not know almost all the great actor or actress from another country.let us all give the gus the benifit of doubt if theysay srk was not detained becase he was a KhanI feel this was due to srk being in te wrong airport at the wrong time I request every one to read ANNE KADER article (last page of Smart money magfazine september 2009 if they can get hold of it) the aircle is titled M Y AIRPORT MASSAGEthe article was written before srk incident.article is funny in some sence and also real and similar things can happen to any one at any airport at any time of the day. so it is possible thatsrkwas an unfrtunate guy picked by some for random pat down Hope it was not racial ( even if it was How can any one prove it?

From john doe

August 22, 2009 10:59 PM
quite stupid

From john doe

August 22, 2009 11:00 PM
the previous comment was about the ms. ramani's article..

From ravi

August 22, 2009 11:21 PM
looks like you are eying to be one of his wives in future. a truly biased article to a man who has enough head-weight to go brag about himself to be above Honorable Mr.Kalam. You and (pin)Kan should be ashamed for making such silly issues whole lot bigger. Even I was searched more than 3 times during my US trips. and its most common for Asians to be searched "randomly"! Why dont that make any headlines? Just because others dont have money and this idiot has? Who is Shahrukh anyway? he is surviving just because of some crazy young fools around. World is full of fools and there are "kings" to honor those fools. my humble request to you is just shut your smelly mouth and save some time for youself to be involved in some good work.

From suresh

August 22, 2009 11:36 PM
Does any one but the ridiculous media frenzy and some nothing-else-to do fanatics of srk would mind this. He was detained (?) for just over one hour and Indians have spent millions of man-hours on following this news. Wake up Indians!!! Don't be carried by the media. The media is portraying as though SRK is a god send and as though he was arrested in the U.S. Indians and Muslims are certainly better treated in the U.S than many other parts of the world.

From hawk

August 22, 2009 11:52 PM
Case of conceitedness facing reality. Narcissism at work.....

From Sekhar

August 23, 2009 12:08 AM
Who is SRK to Americans? USA security doesn't even care their own mega celebrities. Everyone has to obey law and no one is above it. And that's why USA is more secure than India. Just look at the bombings and terrorists rampage that occurred in past one year alone in India. You should be ashamed to write this kind of articles.

From Meshanna

August 23, 2009 12:14 AM
I agree with you and i live in Minnesota and no I am not Indian:) No matter what, some people will put on their deaf ears and believe what they want. No matter what Shahrukh say some people will always be negative to him. For me, Shahrukh is the most kind, wonderful,sweetest, amazing actor there is out there. Yes, I love other actors but none of them can come close compare to him and I am not talking about just acting, I am talking about the kind of gentle, sweetheart that he is. His personality rocks. Why on god green earth would Shahrukh do this for publicity? I believe that Shahrukh would have never said anything if he didn't had to ask for help from higher people get him out of the situation that he was in. Even in the press conference that held when he got back him, he said that he didn't make a big fuss and was calm and did what they ask. He even said that he call the officer "SIR" which is so polite of him. Yes, maybe he would have mention it a bit sometime but not now. Shahrukh is a person that don't make a big deal out of anything. Even when some people didn't like the word "BARBER" in Billu Barber the movie he was like he would change it. He know that he couldn't change all of it because the movie was near release but whatever he could have done to no offend those people he tried. He is so sweet and if it was anyone else, they would have never care for those people feelings. Love you Shahrukh god bless you and LONG LIVE THE KING.

From BLOGGER

August 23, 2009 12:23 AM
The ultimate truth is that people who think rationally, who open their eyes to the real world and have a intelligent head over their shoulders easily recognise the con games, the gimmicks, the tricks and dramas executed day in day out by these celebrities and politicians. It only the gullible, sensitive people who live in their protected world, focusing only on their favorite star or starlet, worshipping them, idiolising them to the extend of giving them godly status, finally end up becoming nothing but glorified fans, who become visually blind to whatever wrong or con made by their chosen idol. Its so evident that the media nowadays is worse than street dogs running after a piece of junkfood. media is all about trp's more viewership and sensationalism. to attain that end anything becomes news. SRK has learnt the art, trick and weakness of the media. he knows how to use it. its always a give and take. see, aamir doesnt give interviews, salman doesnt talk to press. hritik is always not reachable. akshay is busy making money than entertain media. so where is the news? thats where the brain of srk tookover. every magazine every issue he gives photos, interviews, anything to sell both it and himself. same goes for the visual media. add to this the award functions. right from hosting the shows, to dancing in them, promoting them and praising them, he knows how to play the game and in return they naturally award him. again give and take. so, rightfully the media labels him kingkhan. every hit is highlighted and hoarded in limelite. every flop is swept quietly under the carpet. no news of billubarber flopping. But, to give due credit to the man, he has come from nowhere and made a place for himself. he has risen to where he is by his own. All of you intelligent guys, who are critizing him deserve a applause. let the man redeam himself and change for the better. As for his die hard crazy fans who have given him godly status, and worship his every move good or bad, please support your diety for the positives and when he indulges in such negative stunts, shun it. make him realise that we are there for you, provided you live up to the status we have given u in our heart.

From Durga Nandan

August 23, 2009 12:31 AM
Well said. I remember reading about an incident where a hollywood hotshot was surpassed by fans so that they could meet SRK. He certainly does not need more publicity. Cheerz! DN

From som

August 23, 2009 12:35 AM
Media and movies go hand in hand when some big director(KJ) HAS to have a good start for his lavishly invested movie(MNIK), which has expensive actors(SRK) lined up after a hefty sum payed to them.. its ok if the movie flops, but the money invested should be doubled ... hook or crook they have to make money and become more richer ... so the publicity and marketing HAS to start this way...some media prick(s) would have taken money to post that as a big issue all over the web and tv and what not... at the end of all this i am sure this issue would be in the air until the movie(MNIK) releases so that crazy fans can go to the theater with curiosity, believing that the news was in fact what hap in the movie.... VERDICT:- news hits all over the world... movie releases in 3000+ movie halls all over the world and people who spend money to watch such movies would become psychos or confused for the duration of the movie ... media makes money... the movie team makes much more money... and lastly MOVIE IS A HIT!!!

From Commentor

August 23, 2009 12:36 AM
Hi Everybody We are all blinded by idolizing the movie stars at the early years of our teenage and adulthood. Most of you who have expressed pro SRK views are condoned because you are all bounded and blinded by such fan psychology. The truth is all countries have their rights to enact and enforce their laws to their own benefit and according to their convenience. If any one does not like it or they are at the receiving end of it, better avoid going to such places than blame those countries. Because we will not and should not change our laws because some foreigner does not like it. Our Independence movement and its ultimate achievement was exactly for the reason of self rule : which is nothing but our country, our culture & our law, not Britishers whims and fancies. We had the maturity/ wisdom to retain what was good in the English system and continue to preserve our identity and culture which we proudly continue to retain from our ancestors from time immemorial. How many of you are willing to go to some of the gulf countries and ask them to change their laws so that they should not ampute are kill people for some small crime as theft ? That too the alleged crime may not be proved in a proper fair judicial procedure ! Now SRK and his demonization or deitifying him is understandable because he is a creature of the media. If people are asserting that he has nothing to do with the underworld, they are totally off the mark. The entirer movie industry and the real estate business (particularly the big developers) are fed by the underworld- it is a huge vicious nexus between the politician businessman. The moviestar has no other option but to play into their hands to earn his money in crores. How do you think the producers get hundreds of crores to make a movie and pay exhorbitantly to these stars ? Everybody grow up from your teenage juvenile brains ! be mature. Believe me SRK's movies are not silver jubilee (forget about golden jubilees) block busters (except DDLJ & a few) as of the movies till the early nineties. His movies do not run in India for more than probably fifty days. The media hypes just because the producers have earned a few lakhs, in dollars, in the overseas NRI market. This is how the media these days declare a movie as a hit or flop. They do not care about the audience particularly the domestic audience. SRK's Don hardly ran for two weeks- the media just ignored its failure and there were some articles which would mention Don among his hits. True DDLG, KKHH, etc., are such movies which suit SRK and we have to accept he has entertained us to some extent. But he is no Amitabh,Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra or even half of what Mithun or Anil Kapur were. All of their hits were hits because those hits ran in terms of silver jubilees and golden jubilees. Even the previous generations of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Rajendra Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Shammi Kapoor were extra ordinary stars and individuals. See their hits you will know what stars are and what do good movies and music means. People will not remember SRK's movies as they remember those older generations movies are remembered, because those movies truly ran and were hits because more people saw it. Earning a few dollars more should not be the criteria to judge a movie as popular and hit, a movie should be judged by how many people have seen it. In this criteria all the movies after the mid nineties fair very poorly, because none have run all over india as they were before the eighties. Whatever the hype we are seeing is just the manipulation of the media and the vested interests i.e., the stars, who think that by projecting their views in the front page or prime time tv they represent the majority view and the majority agree with them. They think they can hoodwink the majority of the population and at times considerable section of the population is gullible to fall for this manipulated false propaganda. This happens every where in the world. The people who are in the media first learn the power they have over the general population. This psychological game is the first thing which they are taught and they learn. World is more complex than idolizing any person either a politician or a movie star. The only person worth idolizing in our times was Mahatma Gandhi, even though he may not be perfect, he was a man who lived and acted as he preached. We as Indians are the most priveleged because such a person lived among us, for us and there are several who live among us who may not make a great name as the Mahatma. So don't crib for some movie star. Each and everyone of you and me are stars and heroes in our own right in our daily lives. Just because we are not projected on a 70mm screen, it does not make us lesser souls. Life is much more than movies. I have expressed too much, and tested the patience of the generation X, hope you had the patience to read this. Enjoy

From SAME

August 23, 2009 12:58 AM
FOLLOWING THE RULES & REGULATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF US HOMELAND SECURITY IS MUST FOR EVERY VISITOR COMING FROM OTHER WORLD.SRK SHOULD RESPECT THAT & NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT FOR GAINING PUBLICITY.

From BLOGGER

August 23, 2009 1:02 AM
Guys. There are so many people asking a few questions. Why did SRK make 2hr detention a big issue? SRK doesnt need publicity. some said it was for promotion and publicity for his new movie. All of the above are right according to me. The movie is due to release in over a year, so people claim that no way its a publicity stunt. But if u sit back and start thinking like a film maker, you will realise that SRK AND KARAN JOHAR were just testing the water. the movie MY NAME IS KHAN, is entirely about how a muslim is iltreated in america. Just before this airport incident, the entire shooting of the movie is wrapped up. Now, the subject of the movie is so sensitive and so tricky that both dont know how hard hitting the movie should be. you never know how the viewer or audience may react. So this airport incident is just a tester to see how the people react all over the world. if majority express sympathy and cry for justice, they can make a final cut movie showing more gross, and if the public shuns it and calls it no big deal, it is a warning note to karan johar to make the movie suttle and filmy rather than what he started out to make. There can be no other reason, because if SRK wanted publicity, he will get it anyway like all these years. its no big deal. my personal opinion is this is an incident linking to how the final product of MY NAME IS KHAN will shape up.

From Raj Wing

August 23, 2009 1:37 AM
Your laundry list doesn't make it clear what criticism of the SRK episode is being addressed. Anyway, its good you said it was a"humble" reaction because the list has much it should be humble about. What can you possibly be thinking of SRK when you say he "needs" no publicity? How do you know? Anyone who has read a biography of SRK knows he is more about success and less about talent and that he is insecure (of negative comparisons with AB, Salman, Amir). The simple truth is that insecure people have an endless apetite for publicity.

From Bristi

August 23, 2009 2:13 AM
awsome! SRK is the best superstar in the intire universe! He doesnt need publicity. He even said so himself that hes not that social. This is a great article and it was well put! I LOVE YOU SHAHRUKH KHAN!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU

From Bristi

August 23, 2009 2:13 AM
awsome! SRK is the best superstar in the intire universe! He doesnt need publicity. He even said so himself that hes not that social. This is a great article and it was well put! I LOVE YOU SHAHRUKH KHAN!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU

From Kirsten

August 23, 2009 2:18 AM
As a white American who happens to be a huge SRK fan, I have to say that this is the sort of thing that I find this incident highly embarrassing. It is entirely possible that SRK's fan base is larger than the U.S. population, yet he can be detained and questioned at a U.S. airport as though he were a common criminal. I see that there's some debate over whether he's a superstar, but there is no question in my mind that he is and that he deserves to be. Another thing that upset me when I saw news coverage of his detention was that he was called the "Brad Pitt" or "Tom Cruise" of Asia. As if these were the measures of the whole world. I think SRK has much more star quality and charisma than either of these actors, and he is possibly more famous.

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From Ross

August 23, 2009 4:10 AM
First of all, Priya thank you for a write up! Well done! Second ,for all those who are poiting fingers , saying that we are blinded by fanatism. WELL,WAKE UP and use some common sense! The whole thing is publicity stunt by Indian media and for Indian media. And trust me ,I know how it works. SRK's name ALWAYS has been used to attract readers and that the most bizzare ways too. The truth is as much as you, SRK haters, hate, he is most influentional person in India, media sleeps on the steps of the Mannat. Anything and everything he does is constantly under media magnifying glass. So what SRK was frisked and sent SMS to his friend , "Yaar, ya know I was really hassled".What's the big deal here? Is it a publicity stunt? So the friend decides to make it public, by the way, it is not first time SRK's SMS goes public and SRK hates when it happens. SRK was right :A person with a warped mind might think it was a publicity stunt. Now I am neither South Asian or Muslim, but it amazes me HOW MUCH hate there is towards SRK among Indians/South Asians? Or may be it is jealousy? I mean here is this wonderful , intelligent, family man who works 20 hours a day, for all of you, who thinks that SRK is this snobby ,rich guy who does not do much ,just smiling on screen and has money falling on him from the skies,well guys, surprise , surprise,being SRK is not that easy, go and watch him work at the shoot,he is the most hardworking, humble and patient man I have ever seen im my life. I personally have seen him working , I'll tell you honesly, I am very hardworking person, but I really do not know how this man operates, he works non stop, all day on the feet, doing all kinds of things besides acting. SRK IS ABOUT IMMENSE TALENT AND VERY HARD WORK. And he does not need to scream about his talent from the rooftops or wash dirty laundry as other actors do, his work speaks for itself! Why do you hate him so much? He has made millions of non desi fans to fell in love in India, he is the face of modern India! ARE NOT YOU ,THE ONES WHO ARE BIASED BY YOUR OWN HATE TOWARDS SRK, that do not even bother to listen what SRK has to say on the issue? Talk about biased SRK haters, who just glad to find a reason to bash him. Publicity stunt for his movie? WHAT FOR? They have FOX backing them up, plus the movie will hit the screen in like 6 months from now, so what the point? Now getting back to incident, I would like to add a couple points. Yes, we need security and yes TSA officers have to do their job. In case with SRK I am absolutely fine that they did not recognize him, no big deal, he is not household name in USA, but WHY simple procedures were not followed, why they did not check his fingerprints and retina ? Now this brings to another question, do not TSA officers have too much power? Do travellers have their rights protected? I would be very scared on SRK's place if they would ask me who can vouch for me, after saying that my name came out on the computer, because TSA officers have all the power and they might lock you up just like that and who knows what they gonna do with you, there are no laws to protect you , they might waterboard you or put you on the dog leash . There is plenty of cases where innocent people were held without reason, so instead of bashing one of your own ,stand up and stood for you rights for God sake.

From Bill Carr

August 23, 2009 4:11 AM
As another Caucasian American who has only recently discovered Indian (primarily Hindi) cinema, I was astounded when I first became aware of this incident. I cannot think of any American who even remotely approaches the stature that SRK has achieved with the Indian and NRI (and other larger) communities. I would add, parenthetically, that I find it extremely interesting that India, with its history of communal animosity since the Partition of 1947, has three Muslims as its most important male cinema stars. I acknowledge that American, on the whole, are more ignorant (intentionally) of what happens in the rest of the world, and am sorry for it. We have much to learn from other cultures.

From prteja

August 23, 2009 4:41 AM
I agree with all the points mentioned. SRK doesn't need a publicity. How stupid is it to think for someone that he did it for publicity? Like this author said, what did he achieve with this if he had done it for publicity? People need to apply some commonsense before making such nasty, silly comments. I said it before and I am saying again, right from the beginning he downplayed the whole issue, "but the media made it a big deal" and now they are turning the thing around and trying to blame him as if "he made a big deal." I am sick and tired of people who, in spite of him explaining and clarifying the things very, very clearly right from the beginning, blaming him. I think those people who are blaming him are sick minded/always negative thinking people. The problem is with them not with him. Like he said, it's not a positive thing to go through or use it as a publicity. It's really sad that there are always some people who always want to see negativity in whatever he does or goes through, and instead of understanding his ordeal and support him - I feel really sad and feel for him.

From Ashok

August 23, 2009 6:58 AM
You, a chamchi of SRK, say, "Of course, Muslims from all countries have been discriminated against in US airports. " After 9/11 and all those terrorism by MUslims in the name of Islam and Jehad, why should anyone in the right sense allow Muslims to enter their country unchecked -- IF AT ALL THEY ALLOW THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE? He may not be Sanjay Dutt but who could believe that Sanjay Dutt was in cahoot with the underworld or that he is a gun-runner for Muslim terrorists? So, Americans are cautious and careful -- not discriminatory. And, if that menas frisking an questioning Indian Ex-Prez or SRK, so be it! Better safe than sorry.

From Yasmin Beg

August 23, 2009 7:14 AM
All those who have spoken against Shah Rukh Khan show how much they hate him or dislike him because he is the best superstar of Bolywood. Just because everyone got so concerned abut the King some people couldn't digest it. What if it Akshay Kumar or some other actor detained, am sure that those people out there would have surely made a big issue too. Guys don't forget that SRK is a world renowned name, its just a handful idiots who are not up-to-date with the world news don't know him. If he wasn't i don't think countries like Malaysia, France and London would have honoured him. So please stop being jealous and accept the fact that he is the BEST and Insha-Allah will continue with his best work n matter what some idiots have to think and say about him.

From Yasmin Beg

August 23, 2009 7:20 AM
EXCUSE ME! Guys Shah Rukh Khan doesn't need publicity---mind it. His name is already a publicity for so many products, why wouldhe need that any way. You guys are joking when you idiots say he needs publicity, what rubbish. Only people who are unknown need publicity so that everyone could know them not the King sorry.

From vinvk

August 23, 2009 8:06 AM
The promoters of the SRK show were Farhath Hussain, a businessman from London, and his brother Altaf Hussain, a Chicago-based businessman who have a suspicious record of tax evasion and under world links both in US and UK.now if SRK tells the immigration authorities that he is invited by them what else you could except questioning?

From cheenikum

August 23, 2009 9:26 AM
So what if his promoters whoever they are? Why they did not ask him about the organizers back in India while issuing a visa? What they would gain from questioning SRK? And why other actors who were participating in Carnival were not stopped for questioning or may be they are not from Bollywood? And all those long posts by those who try hard to deconstract SRK..what a pity.Wasting your time , hating someone, you do not even know ,just for sake of hating.Get a life, people,hate is bad for your health, use your energy for something positive, work harder and success will smile to you. Someone said SRK knows how to use media.If he knows media then why would he use this incident as a publicity stunt? You do not have to do too much of thinking to understand , that this kind of publicity will not bring anything but bad name! Because there is no win win situation with media. Media is a bitch.And noone knows it better then SRK. Today they will bring you up to the sky, tomorrow they will kick you to the hell.

From NNI

August 23, 2009 10:11 AM
The writer of this article is an idiot. She is either a huge Shahrukh Khan fan or is absolutely out of touch with reality. Besides the Indian community, no one esle has even heard of this guy. Keep this guy in your country please.

From NNI

August 23, 2009 10:12 AM
The writer of this article is an idiot. She is either a huge Shahrukh Khan fan or is absolutely out of touch with reality. Besides the Indian community, no one esle has even heard of this guy. Keep this guy in your country please.

From NNI

August 23, 2009 10:12 AM
The writer of this article is an idiot. She is either a huge Shahrukh Khan fan or is absolutely out of touch with reality. Besides the Indian community, no one esle has even heard of this guy. Keep this guy in your country please.

From BLOGGER

August 23, 2009 10:50 AM
GUYS. ITS REALLY AMAZING HOW BLIND THE CRAZY FANS CAN GET OR GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO PROTECT THEIR IDOL. EVERY FAN IS SCREAMING SRK DOESNT NEED PUBLICITY, HE IS GOD. PLEASE COME DOWN TO EARTH GUYS. U PEOPLE ARE REACTING UPTO WHAT U HAVE SEEN IN HIS LIFE TILL NOW, I.E. THE HUGE HITS, THE KINGKHAN STATUS AND ALL. WHEREAS THE GUY IN QUESTION SRK, WILL NEVER REST ON HIS LAURELS. HIS CONSTANT WORRY AND ANY SUPERSTAR'S GREATEST WORRY IS ALWAYS HOW TO MAINTAIN THE STARDOM, STATUS AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, EACH FILM OF SRK CARRIES A BURDEN OF 100 CRORES RISK. ARE U FANS AWARE OF THAT? HE IS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF NEARLY 44 PRODUCTS. THEY HAVE PAID HUGE CRORES OF RUPEES FOR ENDORSMENT. SO,THE ECONOMICS DEMAND THAT HE STAY AT THE TOP AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS NOT A POPULARITY ISSUE. THIS IS ALL ABOUT SUCCESS. AND SUCCESS IS MEASURED NOT BY FAN FOLLOWING, BUT BY BOX OFFICE COLLECTION. THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS. ONE BILLU BARBER FLOPPING CHANGES THE WHOLE EQUATION IN BUSINESS CIRCLES. (FOR DIE HARD FANS IT DOESNT MATTER) BUT FOR PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISORS, PRODUCT ENDORSERS IT MEANS EVERYTHING. IN THE END ITS ALL ABOUT JUSTIFYING THE CRORES OF RUPEES HE TAKES FOR MOVIES OR FOR ADS. AND WHETHER SRK LIKES IT OR NOT, HE HAS TO PLAY TO THE GALLERY, THE MEDIA AND ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE NEWS. GOD FORBID NEXT 5 FILMS DONT DO GOOD BUSINESS (I KNOW ITS IMPOSSIBLE), THE ENTIRE EQUATION CHANGES. THE MEDIA AND MOGHULS CONTROLLING THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY BRING ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL GUY AND CROWN HIM. ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT. SO, PLEASE BASE YOUR LOGICAL THINKING FROM ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW AND STOP HOSTING THE SAME OLD "HE IS GOD, HE IS GREATEST, HE DOESNT NEED PUBLICITY, ETC ETC. HE NEEDS IT GUYS. OR ELSE WHY DID BILLU FLOP CAUSING 30 CRORE LOSS. ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY AND SUCCESS WITH SRK AND INDUSTRY MOGHULS, BUT ITS ALWAYS ABOUT BEING SENTIMENTAL AND CRAZY SUPPORT FROM FANS. NOTHING CHANGES.

From Mann

August 23, 2009 11:34 AM
Hey Priya... Great points by you ... I agree 110% with whatever you have written and everyone should get the point clear that SRK doesnot need any publicity and he is not the one who will ever make noise for no reason.He must have gone through difficult question and answer session during his detention and mind you all there saying that America has got all the right to detain people ..I hope you don't have this ever because they screw you up and this you can only realize if you have gone through such detetion... Cheers!!!

From sanjay

August 23, 2009 1:20 PM
good article, I too big fan of SRK, but sorry dear, SRK this time could not predict one simple message to his MP friend RAJEEV SHUKLA will create this big contro. I Think he is aware of that...and i am sure he is great guy and learn from this controversey... love or HATE SRK, but u can't ignore him...

From PK

August 23, 2009 1:55 PM
Just as billions of Indians do not know who Arnold Schwarzenegger is, millions in the US do not know who this sharukh kaan is.

From MaheK

August 23, 2009 4:20 PM
The writer is insane and needs medical attention! How sick & utter non sense she could even think of? The links to terror & tax evasion have been established, what proof do you need? SRK does fraudulent activities to evade tax in India himself. All brainless people, mostly unmarried girls, can only support this cause. The author is brainless herself. SRK alongwith Chiddu,Ambika Soni,Shashi Tharoor & media should be tried in court for supporting VIP culture & putting security at the backburner especially when links of terror & tax evasion have been traced! All these guys including the author should be tried for spoiling relations with US for the sake of one stupid actor questioned for 2 hrs when his name is involved with wanted men in US! How disgusting & shameful!!

From SATYAJEET

August 23, 2009 5:36 PM
I ABSOLUTELY AGREED WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE POINTS HERE GR8 WORK PRIYA RAMANI *****

From js

August 23, 2009 6:09 PM
get real guys....he is so famous that he dosen't need any stupid publicity.....the fact is that anything related to him becomes big coz he's the biggest brand of country...and if anyone here dosen't like him...y r u all burning ur hearts guys....just don't pay any attention to it...but the fact remains the same that SRK IS THE THE MOST POPULAR PERSON FROM INDIA ACROSS THE WORLD.....more than dosenz of any other hollywood stars.....more than anyone......

From adit

August 23, 2009 6:36 PM
What an SRK blow job lol

From wierdo

August 23, 2009 8:55 PM
SRK's last three movies: Om Shanti Om, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Billu Barber. His team KKR in IPL-2. I think he does need some publicity right now.

From vick

August 24, 2009 8:09 AM
SRK doesnt need publicity: well y doesnt he then shut up and sit tight in comfort of his home prior to movie release? y does he go all balistic before the release of his movies? y he needs appearance of 40 actors in a movie and y wud he publicize it to max?? if he doesnt need publicity y BILLU BARBAR'S first weekend collections were so low. y even after 20 years of work he has given proper crossover hit????? when all A-listers from all the countries around the world can manage to ENTER hollywood, y this god-figure able to do one full fledge hollywood movie????? SRK is the biggest star in the world: yu dont need light to blind eye, indian population- more than one billion+south asian and arabs(who hate american culuture and movies)= big big big population of movie lovers. ofcourse he is known to so many ppl in the world, nothing amazing, is he the only one?????????? y his last movie flopped?? y his movie biggest hit till time was not able to gross 1000 crores or say $1000 million if hez that big?????????? i hope this wil shut ur mouth(who ever is SRK fan and barking arond that he is the biggest..bla bla bla..and mustnt be stopped by the immigration) i hope next time he is put thru cavity check.lolx

From Manish

August 24, 2009 8:21 AM
I think that the issue is being given unnecessary publicity that it does not deserve. The officer who stopped Shah Rukh Khan was simply doing his duty as per the rules of his country. When the American officers can subject Al Gore, who was the country's Vice President for 8 years and a popular Presidential candidate, to their stringent security rules and procedures, why Shah Rukh Khan a film actor should be an exception to them ? Edward Kennedy who has been a US Senator for the last 47 (FORTY SEVEN) years and is a member of America's famous Kennedy family was not allowed to board a plane since a terrorist also used the name. There would be so many instances of law abiding Indian citizens with no criminal track record or terrorist / underworld connections getting screened and randomly questioned while entering the US. Why is a brouhaha being created in this case ? It is just a sad reflection on the colonial mindset of treating people unequally before law which still exists in India even after 60 years of Independence. I think its high time that we should get rid of this VIP Culture and feudal mentality of allowing a group of people to be above the law and get a special treatment. And, even if it was unintentional, Shah Rukh Khan has got enough publicity and global visibility for his film "My Name Is Khan".

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From alex

August 24, 2009 1:18 PM
He never tells -what irrelevant questions were asked? Is it something to do with his current sponsors - who may have liked with terrorist jihadis? He was not questioned when he went last month sponsored by his film producer. Can we have the names of his present sponsors in USA ? alex

From usha

August 24, 2009 1:35 PM
I just watched the movie "New York" on 16th August and was disturbed about what happened to the character Samir in the film. Same thing just happened to SRK in a few days time, very disturbing and humiliating. Security should never be compromised thats my opinion. But it should not be selective, let each and everyone go through security. At the end of the day, its for everyone's safety right?

From nrispot

August 24, 2009 9:11 PM
i dont want to discuss the merit / demerit of the issue but i did make a funny video on the whole issue.... hitler upset on shahrukh's stunt....thats what i called it

From Mohammad Eram

August 25, 2009 10:57 AM
You are 100% fare on this article. people just doing politics on this matter. SRK is innocent.

From Rima

August 25, 2009 12:10 PM
Beautifully said!! You've been spot on! I'd like add the 9th one: If people who're jealous of SRK's success want to use this occasion to deride him, do they have the gall to come out in the open and challenge him and then go on to prove that they're more successful than him? No, right? Then, stop being such jealous!

From sanju

August 26, 2009 10:35 PM
c frnds..i am a dieing fan of srk,and i am telling that it is a dirty thing that us army detained srk..b-coz..us famous magazine fox were selected shahrukh as "most 50 powerfull persons" then hww...y....??? so v cn tell dat they r planned a commmercial drama n they want 2 show thier wealth n strength 2 india..by these detention...v miss u srkk.. I LOVE YOU SHAHRUKH KHAN...........

From hassan

August 29, 2009 1:04 AM
guys stopp worshippin shah rukh khan get a life and go fix yourz first damn

From shyam

August 29, 2009 8:28 AM
good work.. Priya Ramani SRK is innocent. 100% fare on this article. people just doing politics on this matter. Salman Khan and many bustards like him comment badly to SRK who is better than him. One thing you you know..any thing about SRK is a big news. so it is very shortest path to come to hot news,say some thing about SRK,u will be on the TV.so many people(Salman,AAmir..etc) are trying to do that only.they can't do good thing to focus on camera..so they r doing such type cheap things. But SRK is doing very good work.thats why is so popular.Best of Luck SRK.Keep it up.. Don't bother about bad people. just do ur work for good ,and educated people.world is behind u..Bst of luck.

From ANSARI

August 29, 2009 4:27 PM
hi,everyone i read most of the comments and one thing i found very strange that indians are against indian. why is so? i think becouse they hate srk or muslims from the bottom of their heart.but in this jellusi they forget that they insulting themself (indians) may god help these Rss minded people to think in a wright direction (ameen)

From rumi

August 31, 2009 1:04 PM
u guys really have time for this ?wow iam dying here iwth studying and u guys r up and aginst for srk here nice nice

From ada

September 1, 2009 12:49 PM
Oh my god...this is getting so out of proportion people. I am a hispanic muslim that loves sharukh and everytime I go out of the country I get interrogated by security and I am an American citizen. I am from Puerto Rico and my husband is from Pakistan and they look at me like what's wrong with you ?...I have been interrogated even by immigration and other agencies just because of my muslam/indian last name. Sharukh needs to get used to it even do I love him with all my heart but he is like all of us here. After what we when thru on September 11 they will take special attention to our last names we just need to learn to live with it :)..I know is sad but we still love him and I hope he keeps coming to the US.

From Shyam

September 1, 2009 3:23 PM
SRK is innocent. 100% fare on this article. people just doing politics on this matter. Salman Khan and many bustards like them comment badly to SRK who is better than him. One thing you you know..any thing about SRK is a big NEWS. so it is very shortest path to come to the NEWS,say some thing about SRK,u will be on the TV.so many people(Salman,AAmir..etc) are trying to do that only.they can’t do good thing.so they r doing such type cheap things for publicity . But SRK is doing very good work.thats why is so popular.Best of Luck SRK.Keep it up.. Don’t bother about bad people. just do ur work for good ,and educated people.The world is behind u..Best of luck.

From Neha

September 1, 2009 10:57 PM
SRK is the most goodlooking and Charming Guy ever existed in the world GOD BLESS KING KHAN

From Manali

September 3, 2009 10:40 AM
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From Meghna

September 5, 2009 10:32 AM
Actually Why SRK does anything that creates such hype everywhere the reason to be very honest SRK is the best in every regard, he has something unparallel level of magnetism or Charisma which creates universal appeal otherwise how can he attracts people from different cults, races, religion or sdiversities. In fact no star in the world regarding Hollywood have been capable of creating such mass attraction around the world. I think this unique capacity that even his greatest critics will go and watch his movie such his charisma. To face the reality except him perhaps Bollywood will reduced to a mare skeleton, More funnily saying I am sorry for that but think neutrally don’t u think Akshay looks like a coolie with his small haircut, he should go back to his old style. Aamir, when smiles with his sunken cheeks looks like he forget to wear his denture how can u except charisma with such “DENTURE FREE” smile. Hritikh to be honest a bull dog has a better face than Hritikh Roshan and his eyes reminds me that of monkeys and Salman God’s sake looks like a exhausted drunker, the difference between SRK and others are so much that media has to look upon him. And except SRK none them are great in media savvy, with SRK’s unparallel speaking ability without a doubt he is the best Bollywood ever had, Charisma.

From Mohit

September 5, 2009 2:11 PM
First of all you have no authority to mentioned Sanjay Dutt' Name in your personal opinion.........................so mind you business, ms.

From Mugdha

September 9, 2009 9:08 AM
LOL, I cant stop laughing Meghna, u observations are so funny but yet amzinlgy true, but Y u forgot 2 list those lucky actresses I really get puked 2C dem on screen, dnnt knw how did they bcm actresses look at Kangana seems to be suffering frm blood deficiency doesn’t she resmbles like a bloodless ghost, Sameera Reddy is the ugliest womn ever seen, Dia Mirza is another one her lips, Cheeks, jawline is like a old lady my grandma looks younger to her, look at Rani don’t know Y she is back she niedr has any charm, nor has height nd her voice is like a Split-bamboo my Naurani is bttr looking than her, I still wondr did KingKhan find Kali kali aakhey Gore Gore Gal in Kajol??Gimmi a breake It shud b “Kale Kale Gaal” instead. Those r extrmly lucky pets. In fact my one my aunts who is very jolly has a allergy to the sight of cricktr Sourav Gangulee, whenever she watches cricket and if somehow she sees Ganguli batting she always will say Y this Arseface is in the team he sud kicked frm d team as he has big attitude problem and bcoz of Gangulee’s tentative face against facing fast bowlers and for his unusual funny batting stance as he always keeps his bottom behind his body especially when he makes such a face as like suffering from bad stomach and needs to go 2 d washroom rather than playing and god shake when he doesn’t score u got to C my aunt she uses such slang’s I cannt write here so diffrnt people has diffrnt funny observations but anyways real stars are always there however I think Katrina, SRK, Priety are real superstars. Overall Cheers for those funny observations. Keep attached.

From Mugdha

September 9, 2009 9:08 AM
LOL, I cant stop laughing Meghna, u observations are so funny but yet amzinlgy true, but Y u forgot 2 list those lucky actresses I really get puked 2C dem on screen, dnnt knw how did they bcm actresses look at Kangana seems to be suffering frm blood deficiency doesn’t she resmbles like a bloodless ghost, Sameera Reddy is the ugliest womn ever seen, Dia Mirza is another one her lips, Cheeks, jawline is like a old lady my grandma looks younger to her, look at Rani don’t know Y she is back she niedr has any charm, nor has height nd her voice is like a Split-bamboo my Naurani is bttr looking than her, I still wondr did KingKhan find Kali kali aakhey Gore Gore Gal in Kajol??Gimmi a breake It shud b “Kale Kale Gaal” instead. Those r extrmly lucky pets. In fact my one my aunts who is very jolly has a allergy to the sight of cricktr Sourav Gangulee, whenever she watches cricket and if somehow she sees Ganguli batting she always will say Y this Arseface is in the team he sud kicked frm d team as he has big attitude problem and bcoz of Gangulee’s tentative face against facing fast bowlers and for his unusual funny batting stance as he always keeps his bottom behind his body especially when he makes such a face as like suffering from bad stomach and needs to go 2 d washroom rather than playing and god shake when he doesn’t score u got to C my aunt she uses such slang’s I cannt write here so diffrnt people has diffrnt funny observations but anyways real stars are always there however I think Katrina, SRK, Priety are real superstars. Overall Cheers for those funny observations. Keep attached.

From Mugdha

September 9, 2009 9:08 AM
LOL, I cant stop laughing Meghna, u observations are so funny but yet amzinlgy true, but Y u forgot 2 list those lucky actresses I really get puked 2C dem on screen, dnnt knw how did they bcm actresses look at Kangana seems to be suffering frm blood deficiency doesn’t she resmbles like a bloodless ghost, Sameera Reddy is the ugliest womn ever seen, Dia Mirza is another one her lips, Cheeks, jawline is like a old lady my grandma looks younger to her, look at Rani don’t know Y she is back she niedr has any charm, nor has height nd her voice is like a Split-bamboo my Naurani is bttr looking than her, I still wondr did KingKhan find Kali kali aakhey Gore Gore Gal in Kajol??Gimmi a breake It shud b “Kale Kale Gaal” instead. Those r extrmly lucky pets. In fact my one my aunts who is very jolly has a allergy to the sight of cricktr Sourav Gangulee, whenever she watches cricket and if somehow she sees Ganguli batting she always will say Y this Arseface is in the team he sud kicked frm d team as he has big attitude problem and bcoz of Gangulee’s tentative face against facing fast bowlers and for his unusual funny batting stance as he always keeps his bottom behind his body especially when he makes such a face as like suffering from bad stomach and needs to go 2 d washroom rather than playing and god shake when he doesn’t score u got to C my aunt she uses such slang’s I cannt write here so diffrnt people has diffrnt funny observations but anyways real stars are always there however I think Katrina, SRK, Priety are real superstars. Overall Cheers for those funny observations. Keep attached.

From Shruti

September 16, 2009 9:44 AM
He,he,he,he. ur aunt seems to b quite a blithe, yes though I m not an keen follower of cricket but ya ya Ganguli does hv an stance like that and amazingly my family also has similar view in this regard may b he feels comfortable standing like that, and about SRK I think he doesn’t need any publicity rather publicity follows him, the greatness of himself is he mixes with common people like he is one of them making them comfortable within a moment, and yet he is a superstar and in spite of all that at the end of day he is able to maintain the distance between a superstar and a common person, and to top it he is perhaps the only one totally self-made superstar in the world. And as u were making those points about other stars about being lucky is quite interesting observation but its also true everybody by born don’t have Perfect 10 looking like an SRK or Ashwarya Rai and perhaps there are different monuments there is only one Taj that’s why we appreciate, it isn’t it.

From Mugdha

September 17, 2009 11:28 AM
Yes Shruti my aunt is really funny and yet sweet, though I cant write her the choice for words she has but once while watching a Cricket match with her discovered her feeling for Gangulee, she calls Sourabh Gangulee as “SULABH” Gangulee, as she “SULABH” toilet chains used for public convenient, she calls rani as Naukrani Mukherjee u ll get stomach ache with the laughter bomb with u. for her Bipasha Basu and John Abraham together looks like a pair of Dinosaurs. She is some kind of peeping Tom as well. Yes u r right SRK doesn’t need the publicity, look at IPL perhaps cricket is only living now with IPL it has become so big and in spite being not in TOP IPL team SRK’s KKR is by far the most popular team be in Media or Public. Reason because SRK is there. That tells all where ever King khan goes publicity follows him he doesn’t need publicity.

From Mugdha

September 17, 2009 11:28 AM
Yes Shruti my aunt is really funny and yet sweet, though I cant write her the choice for words she has but once while watching a Cricket match with her discovered her feeling for Gangulee, she calls Sourabh Gangulee as “SULABH” Gangulee, as she “SULABH” toilet chains used for public convenient, she calls rani as Naukrani Mukherjee u ll get stomach ache with the laughter bomb with u. for her Bipasha Basu and John Abraham together looks like a pair of Dinosaurs. She is some kind of peeping Tom as well. Yes u r right SRK doesn’t need the publicity, look at IPL perhaps cricket is only living now with IPL it has become so big and in spite being not in TOP IPL team SRK’s KKR is by far the most popular team be in Media or Public. Reason because SRK is there. That tells all where ever King khan goes publicity follows him he doesn’t need publicity.

From Vandana Raina

September 25, 2009 1:55 AM
My take on SRK being detained is .... well even Kalaam was detained.. he may not be a film star... however still a VIP in his own right... the total media coverage on APJKs frisking and SRK being detained.... much more for SRK because SRK choose to cash in on the incident, have a press conference and did not really have anything useful to tell and was more like a 2 year old throwing a tantrum

From Moon

October 10, 2009 11:28 PM
SRK IS LORD KRISHNA IN DISGUISE SRK IS LORD KRISHNA IN DISGUISE SRK IS LORD KRISHNA IN DISGUISE SRK IS LORD KRISHNA IN DISGUISE HI all I have got this while searching the net after reading it has blown my mind, I m speechless as the person is claiming that SRK Is lord Krishna and his points are so strong that there is no point in arguing he indeed his Sri Krishna, just read it and say that our KING KHAN is really Lord Krishna who has incarnated in modern world.

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