The Kapur has now become the Khan...well, almost. Like Shah Rukh before him, Shahid Kapur too has had to spend some involuntary time with US immigration officials who stopped his valet Mohammed Manjoor Allam at the New Jersey airport recently. Instead of leaving the old man to his fate, Shahid decided to stay back and go through the grind with him.
Shahid was in the US alongwith co-star Anushka Sharma, choreographer Ahmed Khan and other members of the unit to shoot for Parmeet Sethi's untitled venture being produced by Aditya Chopra. While the team had no problems during the first leg of their filming in Philadelphia, Allam was asked to step aside for questioning at the New Jersey airport. The session with Allam reportedly went on for 90 minutes. Allam has been taking care of Shahid since childhood and has travelled extensively with him all over the world. However this was his first visit to the US.
Shahid chose not to leave Allam alone in his predicament. According to reports, he sat through the entire session with him and even helped answer questions on his behalf, since Allam is not comfortable speaking English. Shahid's valet was allowed to clear immigration later.
Shahid is the second major Bollywood star in recent months who has been held up at a US airport due to immigration problems. Earlier legions of Shah Rukh Khan's fans were outraged when the actor was detained at at Newark airport. The Badshah of Bollywood was reportedly interrogated for over two hours after American immigration officials spotted the 'Khan' in his name, his aide told the media. Shah Rukh was on his way to Chicago to attend a function to mark India's Independence Day when the incident took place at Newark airport.
Besides Shah Rukh and Shahid, the other Indian stars who have faced problems at US airports include Irrfan Khan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham and Malayalam superstar Mammooty.
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