Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the US airport of Newark in New Jersey on Saturday, and was questioned for over two hours, reportedly because of his surname. <br /> <br />Ironically, he was insulted in US on India's Independence Day when he was in US to attend a function on the occasion. <br /> <br />The insult was triggered due to his Muslim surname 'Khan'. <br /> <br />He kept telling the airport authorities that he was a celebrity, still the questioning continued. It was only after the Indian embassy intervened and vouched for him that he was released. <br /> <br />He was humiliated for being a Muslim was clear from the fact that his secretary who bore a Hindu name was allowed to go. <br /> <br />An angry Shah Rukh Khan said he felt humiliated by the Americans. <br /> <br />Reacting to SRK"s detention,, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni said that too many reports of frisking coming from US. <br /> <br />This is not the first time that SRK has gone to the US, but the latest insult has come as a big shock to millions of SRK fans. <br /> <br />This has again brought to the fore America's 9/11 hangover when a Muslim name sparks suspicion. <br /> <br />Shah Rukh Khan is in America for the South Asian Carnival to celebrate Independence Day. <br /> <br />This special Meet-and-Greet with Bollywoods big stars has been organised as an Independence Day treat for Indian fans in the US on Saturday in Chicago and on Sunday in Houston <br /> <br />To get the latest bollywood updates log on to http://www.movietalkies.com/
