Bollywood Celebs Who Were Victims Of Racism

6. Imran Khan

Despite being a US national, the actor has faced racial discrimination at US airports because of his surname. “Whenever I travel to the US, the authorities there detain me for extra security screening because of my Khan surname. They even make me remove my trousers for their security checks,” Imran had once revealed in an interview. Although the actor gets irked with such frisking, he has now taken such checks in his stride. “It is irritating, but what can one do. I can’t sit and make them understand or tell them ‘Listen, Google my name and find out.’ I know why it happens; just because of my surname Khan.”

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2 comments

  1. Mayank

    The world is full of Racists!

  2. Bhalchandra G. Thattey

    After the 9/11 atrocities involving the TWIN TOWERS at the hands of the Islamic Shariati Muslim Terrorists,
    all Muslims became suspect in the eyes of the HOMELAND SECURITY.
    So, they investigated every Muslim from the point of view of National Security.
    Nothing wrong in that.
    It is not racism to care for the National Security.
    Even WIPRO’s Azim Premji was investigated. But hardly harrassed, Because according to him a part of his name is Hindu as is common in hissect.

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