Frisking the Khan!!

5 months flying in and out of Chicago..and you lose your time to write..and what grand way to get back into the game than to scribble about King Khan....I watched Kaminey this weekend...and it seems there is no king in Bollywood these days.....the Shahid Kapur kid did almost too well....introduced as he was in the Zee lil champ show as the "youngest superstar in India" ...I think it is fair to call him a "kid"....but thats another story...

so the Khan was detained in Newark....and 30% in India , including some elected representatives, go up in arms.....what about the thousands of other Indians who land up in the US and have to go through the same mess...the Khan is not here on a diplomatic mission ..he is here for "fans"...and I would guess its not for free..this is business for him as it is for 80% of us who visit these shores..and so we go through immigration.....we read the "welcome" signs and we smile...and we turn off our internal clock and wait till it is over.....and majority of the people who get through that, send more dollars back to India than the Khan....and yet ..we have this hullaballoooooooo (did i get the spelling right??)about the Khan being detained....and yes...racial profiling and stuff....it is real....all of us know it...and we all know how complicated it is..just look at the kid who rained bullets on Mumbai..is he a Muslim or is he a terrorist..where do these lines blur..but thts go to do nothing with this post.......


Shahrukh, in my opinion, cannot be blamed for this...I mean the dude was modest enough to decide not to ask for an apology....I guess he must be used to be treated like royalty...and in a country where we have redefined being a "celebrity", he cannot be faulted...I guess....

Tempting as it is, I will refrain from commenting on US immigration/security measures.....I can comment...but in my opinion, I should not......The point I go through immigration is, I guess, because I have decided to come to this country.... and they have to ensure I am safe..not a deranged terrorist.which I may look like or my surname might suggest....That right cannot be denied....Should we do the same to them???..May be we should ....Or maybe we should let the generous Indian spirit prevail...

Couple of weeks back, I had read about President Kalam being frisked on a Continental Airlines flight ..I will never fly Continental again....unless its really the cheapest of the cheapest ( probability of which happening is rare, so I am safe..)) ) But i didnot write about it...But this time it is Shahrukh..As I had said earlier...We redefine "celebrity"...Heres for the King Khan...Hope next time, he gets out in less than 60 mins...

cheers!!!
:))