Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained and questioned for nearly two hours at the Newark Liberty International Airport at New Jersey in America, during the wee hours of Saturday (IST), despite all his protestations that he was a well-known Bollywood star.

The actor revealed that he was detained because of his surname Khan. During the detailed interrogation, where Shah Rukh was taken into a separate room and wasn't allowed his cell phone, it is learnt that the actor tried to convince officers of his legitimacy by referring to various contacts.