Shah Rukh Khan Was Detained At Los Angeles Airport But How He Handled It Was Pure Class

Shah Rukh Khan has been known to be detained at various airports in the United States before for questioning. And every time, he’s handled it like a true boss that he is.

Recently, he was again detained at the Los Angeles airport for questioning by the United States immigration department. He didn’t lose his cool, but he tweeted out that it’s very uncomfortable to be waiting without reason.

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

Reports were floating that a man with the same name as King Khan was on the wanted list in the US. Since he has been caught, SRK said that he will be off the questioning list henceforth.

 

But Shah Rukh said that his time being detained wasn’t all that bad, because it helped him catch some really cool Pokémon.

The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons.

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016

 

Nisha Biswal, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, US Department of State, personally tweeted out an apology to Khan for the hassle he had faced. And their exchange was very respectful.

Sorry for the hassle at the airport, @iamsrk – even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening!

— Nisha Biswal (@NishaBiswal) August 12, 2016

 

No hassle ma’m.Respect the protocol,not expecting to b above it. Appreciate ur graciousness, its just inconvenient. https://t.co/7QFatghuuu

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016

 

No trouble sir, respect the protocol & not expecting 2 b above it. It’s just a tad inconvenient. Thx for ur concern. https://t.co/zQspvxnXsl

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016

 

Meanwhile, when social media caught wind of this news, they start tweeting out to SRK. Some were sympathetic, some were furious, and some were plain hilarious.

@SushmaSwaraj SRK contact Shushma ji. She is very helpful for the needy but don't forget to be polite

— Parthiv (@TwitParthiv) August 12, 2016

 

https://twitter.com/alabaluu/status/763916990427824128

 

How do you keep detaining someone as big as SRK so many times?

— ⚽ (@AHLYJFT74) August 12, 2016

 

American immigration team needs to watch some Bollywood films. It happens everytime SRK travels to the US. https://t.co/8mz2wvoIpk

— Samia Khan (@samiakhan183) August 12, 2016

 

That officer who detained SRK watched "Fan" recently so was eager for revenge. So did in his own style https://t.co/GFcoeqKCzm

— Dirghayu Oza (@dirghayuoza) August 12, 2016

 

https://twitter.com/cinghh/status/763921293531947008

SRK was let go after 2-3 hours.

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News sources: The Indian Express, NDTV Movies
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