I was stopped at US airports because of my surname: Irrfan

March 09, 2013 15:19

My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist. This catch dialogue from Shah Rukh Khan's movie My Name is Khan must have reverberated through actor Irrfan Khan's mind when he was stopped 'several times' by the immigration authorities at the US airports.

"It's humiliating. They don't even disclose the reason," says Irrfan, who is one of the most recognised actors from India in Hollywood having worked in Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and crowd pleaser Spider-Man.

"Actually, I don't use my surname Khan in films, but in passports, surname and religion are required. I was stopped not once, but several times at airports in the US.

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