Not SRK, but his bodyguard was stopped by officials at Mumbai Airport
There was a huge uproar yesterday after news broke out that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained by customs officials at Mumbai's International Airport on Thursday night, over luxury watches found in his luggage.
However, as per latest reports, the news is untrue. Contrary to reports, the customs department's Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) had stopped Khan's bodyguard, Ravi Singh, for violating customs rules at the International airport. He was allowed to go after the customs duty was paid.
Shah Rukh Khan had already left the airport
As for Shah Rukh Khan, the superstar and his manager Pooja Dadlani had already left the airport and were not detained by customs officials, as reported earlier.
"Shah Rukh Khan's bodyguard Ravi was stopped for checking at gate number 8. At the baggage checking point, two luxury watches and four empty watch boxes were found. There was also an empty box of an iWatch Series 8 in the luggage," the Mumbai Customs revealed.
The officials further added that they asked SRK to pay a customs duty of Rs. 6.83 lakh to which the actor agreed. However, he was never detained by them.
SRK honoured at Sharjah for his contribution to global cinema
Noteworthy, Shah Rukh Khan was in Sharjah to grace the International Book Fair 2022 on Thursday. He was honoured there with the 'Global Icon Of Cinema and Cultural Narrative Award' for his contribution to International cinema and culture.
On professional front, Khan will be back onscreen, after almost 4 years, in Yash Raj Film's 'Pathaan', alongside Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. The film will be out on January 25, 2023.
Besides, SRK is also teaming up with Rajkumar Hirani for 'Dunki' which also stars Taapsee Pannu. SRK has also signed up for filmmaker Atlee's 'Jawan', alongside Nayanthara.
