From Sara Ali Khan to Shah Rukh Khan and Irrfan Khan: Bollywood stars who encountered trouble with airport authorities

Several countries have beefed up their securities at the airports due to the ever-looming threat of terrorism, several people are detained and questioned due to security reasons. This even includes many Bollywood stars with Shah Rukh Khan being the most known celeb to have faced the heat by airport authorities in the past.

With the recent revelations by 'Love Aaj Kal' actress Sara Ali Khan about her troubles with the US airport officials, we take a look at the Bollywood celebs who were detained at airports.

Shah Rukh Khan issues with the US immigration officials is a known phenomenon as the superstar has been detained three times: 2009, 2012 and 2016 in the US. While several people face the same issue due to security reasons, the problem gets highlighted whenever a celebrity goes through it. SRK had even taken to social media in 2016 to share his disappointment when he was detained at the Los Angeles International airport. He wrote, "I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks."

The latest celeb to open up about facing the heat from airport authorities is millennial actress Sara Ali Khan. Talking about her drastic transformation during the promotions of 'Love Aaj Kal', she revealed that her change often lands her in trouble with US airport authorities. The diva, who has completed her higher education in the US is often visiting her friends. Furthermore, she even revealed that she often has to explain to the officials that she was 96 kgs when she took the photo on her ID card and it takes them a while to believe it.

Irrfan Khan, who is all set to entertain the audience once again with his upcoming film 'Angrezi Medium' has worked in several Hollywood films as well. But did you know that the versatile actor also was detained at the US airports twice: 2008 and 2009 due to his surname. Reminiscing the incident on a show, Irrfan had said, "It's humiliating. They don't even disclose the reason. Actually, I don't use my surname Khan in films, but in passports, surname and religion are required. I was stopped not once, but several times at airports in the US."

'Saaho' actor Neil Nitin Mukesh was also detained at the New York airport when he had visited the US for the shoot of his 2009 film 'New York'. Talking about the absurd incident, Neil had revealed that he was detained by the airport officials for being too fair. Furthermore, he even shared how hard it was for him to convince the authorities of his Indian nationality.

John Abraham too was detained at the New York airport in 2009 due to the mention of Afghanistan in his passport. The talented actor had opened up about the shocking incident and revealed that he was detained for nearly six hours and the FBI was also involved in the process. Well, John even explained that he had the mention of Afghanistan in his passport as he had shot in the country for nearly two months for Kabir Khan's 'Kabul Express'.