By Hindustan Times
Actor Shah Rukh Khan's recent detention on the US airport can have invited numerous criticism but John Abraham, who too got detained in 2009, believes it's justified. "Every country does its due diligence. Entering India for foreigners is like hell… it isn't easy. The united states could also be doing whatever they are able to to make their country safe, so it's justified. All of it depends upon how personally you're taking the issue, and Shah Rukh handled it with a large number of grace," said the actor, who was within the Capital to advertise his first production, Vicky Donor.
However, John agrees that the best way American authorities treat Asians is up for debate.
"I was in that detention space, where the (Federal Bureau of Investigation) FBI was called in because I had Afganistan mentioned in my passport, as I had shot there for 2 months for my film Kabul Express. There wasn't much hue and cry about this as I never desired to use the incident as a media peg for the film. I USED TO BE in for 6 hours and that i was asked the strangest questions. And of course, Shah Rukh would agree that racial profiling can be a just about correct term for it (interrogation) because its mostly coloured people who find themselves detained," said John who believes the procedure has an even and a foul side to it.
Reacting to reports about working with SRK in filmmaker Farah Khan's next, he said, "IT WILL LIKELY BE an honour, but I've not been approached thus far. Farah did inform me about it when she was conceptualising it years ago, and whether it is any indicator of what the film is now, it is a superhit, without reference to whether I'M doing it or not."
The actor trashed all reports about doing an item number with ex-girlfriend, Bipasha Basu in his upcoming film Shootout At Wadala. "I'VE no knowledge of such a item number," said John, 39, who's in a contented space, both professionally in addition to personally. "I'D need to start a family. This can be a great thought. I'VE BEEN quite a bohemian, but there's a turning point in everyone's life and that i hope that is mine."
Actors react to Shah Rukh Khan's airport trouble
Amitabh Bachchan
Questioning is fine, but to do it deliberately is inaccurate. These people must be made aware of SRK.
Shabana Azmi
Indian government should gift iPads to USA so their immigrations can use Google and check who they're detaining.
Irrfan
I've been stopped time and again on the immigration. They check something on their computer and their perception changes.
