Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has now become a victim of the ongoing online outrage over a clip where she is seen dodging the queues and heading directly to a security gate at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. This incident has once again sparked a huge controversy surrounding the issue of the privilege enjoyed by Indian celebrities and the prevalence of ‘VIP culture’.
Kareena Kapoor Khan faces backlash for skipping queue at airport
The video of the actress showed her moving straight through the security gate at the airport under the escort of officials of the airport while others waited in line. The video soon became a point of debate among people who questioned the existence of special treatment accorded to celebrities in India. Many netizens criticised the scene as a depiction of ‘entitlement’ and ‘VIP racism’.
But although the optics of the event may be generating a lot of anger, the truth about airport procedures can actually paint a much more complicated picture. In big airports like Mumbai Airport, they will put in place specific procedures for handling famous people in order to ensure that they do not cause a security risk or inconvenience regular passenger flows. Indeed, in some cases, jumping the queue can actually be an arranged matter decided by the airport’s security or CISF officials.
Kareena has thus far not spoken on this issue. In the meantime, while all the fuss is going on, it seems Kareena had a bit of fun out in public. She was seen attending an IPL game between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru accompanied by her husband Saif Ali Khan and her two sons, Taimur and Jeh. Although the outrage generated is symptomatic of deeper issues surrounding inequality within society, it would seem like Kareena was simply following the advice of the authorities in charge of managing her travel.
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