<p> Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was made to wait at Heathrow Airport as UK immigration officials checked the details of his Canadian passport.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 48-year-old flew into London from Mumbai for the shoot of his film 'Rustom' but had to wait an additional hour and a half as the authorities checked the entry requirements to the UK for Canadian nationals yesterday.<br /><br />"It is being claimed that Akshay was 'detained', which is absolutely incorrect. It was just a delay for which immigration apologised and he went on with his day," a source close to the star told PTI.<br /><br />Kumar, who is a Canadian national, does not require a visa to travel to the UK for tourism and business purposes for up to 90 days.<br /><br />It is believed the UK authorities took longer to clarify this "fine-print", during which he was made to wait in the general waiting area at the airport.<br /><br />His team also denies some media reports which claim the Punjab-born actor tried to assert his stardom to get any kind of special treatment or favours.<br /><br />They insist he willingly complied with the request of the authorities and was soon out of the airport and is now busy with his shoot in London.<br /><br />A PTI request to the UK Home Office for a statement on the incident remains pending.</p>
<p> Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was made to wait at Heathrow Airport as UK immigration officials checked the details of his Canadian passport.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 48-year-old flew into London from Mumbai for the shoot of his film 'Rustom' but had to wait an additional hour and a half as the authorities checked the entry requirements to the UK for Canadian nationals yesterday.<br /><br />"It is being claimed that Akshay was 'detained', which is absolutely incorrect. It was just a delay for which immigration apologised and he went on with his day," a source close to the star told PTI.<br /><br />Kumar, who is a Canadian national, does not require a visa to travel to the UK for tourism and business purposes for up to 90 days.<br /><br />It is believed the UK authorities took longer to clarify this "fine-print", during which he was made to wait in the general waiting area at the airport.<br /><br />His team also denies some media reports which claim the Punjab-born actor tried to assert his stardom to get any kind of special treatment or favours.<br /><br />They insist he willingly complied with the request of the authorities and was soon out of the airport and is now busy with his shoot in London.<br /><br />A PTI request to the UK Home Office for a statement on the incident remains pending.</p>