New Delhi, Aug 18 : Bollywood choreographer and director Farah Khan today said the reason Shahrukh Khan was questioned for so long by the US authorities was because he is a Muslim.
''For me the only reason for his being questioned for so long was because he is a Muslim,''Farah said at an event in the capital to promote 'Tere Mere Beach Mein', her new chat show on Star Plus.
While admitting that the questioning of Shahrukh was part of the routine procedure by the US airport authorities to enhance security in the wake of 9/11, the filmmaker, who is a close friend of the 'King Khan', said,''there was nothing wrong in questioning as manitaining security in the post 9/11 scenario is the top priority area. But why did the authorities at Newark airport took so long to question the actor. After all, he has so many work permits in his passport. Also, if the airport officials who questioned the actor had searched the word 'Shahrukh' in Google, they would have come to know in five minutes who he was.'' She said that by questioning the actor for two to three hours, the officials wasted the actor's precious time as well as that of the US administration.
''In the amount of time, energy and resources spent by the airport officials in questioning the actor, two to three terrorists could have escaped from behind their back,''Farah said.
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