A Story Of Star Tantrums

It was front page news on the Times of India that Shah Rukh Khan, the superstar of Hindi film industry, was frisked and detained at an American air port en route to Chicago.

It is ironic that he has been shooting in USA for a few months now for the movie called My Name Is Khan which says the story of an autistic man suspected to be a terrorist because of his Khan surname.

While I am totally against America's anti-Muslim attitude and the blind assumption that all Muslims are potential terrorists, I also hold the opinion that it is nobody's else's business to control how a country goes about ensuring its security. USA is known for its obsession with security measures post the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It would be naive on anybody's part, let alone Muslims, to think that getting into that country is going to be easy. The country has a history of torturing its own Muslim citizens for being suspects; then how significant are the citizens of other countries?

Another point is that Shah Rukh Khan is as important as any other Indian citizen only. If hundreds of other Indian Muslims are facing the same security scrutiny, then what is the big deal with him? He may be a star in India; so what? Ensuring justice should be a just practice in itself - hence equal for all citizens including Shah Rukh Khan. This is something that the Indian Embassy in USA and our media should understand.

If you personally have a problem with a country and its dealings, the best thing to do is taking a personal call on it. Stop travelling to that country. If you do want to go there and enjoy being there, abide by their rules and regulations without complaining. It is as simple as that!