Anil Kapoor has become one of the most famous Bollywood stars in America. After the success of Slumdog Millionaire. The actor bagged a gig in the hit Fox series 24.

Recently, he was interviewed by Good Day LA’s Steve Edwards. While Kapoor enthusiastically explained the dwindling gap between the poor and the middle class in India, Edwards responded by saying, “How come every time I call tech support I seem to get you on the phone?”

Here is the video of the interview:

The interview was difficult to watch. Sadly, ignorant comments like Edwards have become quite common. In a blog post for The Boston Globe, I wrote about then Senator Joe Biden’s racist remark to an Indian American.

South Asian Americans are now regulars in prime time programing (all four shows in NBC’s two hour comedy line-up has an Indian American in a significant role), in Hollywood films, and even as heads of corporations like Pepsi and Citigroup.

Even Bollywood has built its presence in the US over the last few years. When My Name is Khan was released earlier this year, the stars and director of the film had interviews with CNN, NPR, and other leading media outlets. The stars, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, even rang the opening bell for NASDAQ.

It’s not surprising that Edwards was the one who rudely interrupted Kapoor and made the absurd comment. On his show The Soup, Joel McHale often mocks Edwards for his less than appropriate comments. He had an amusing response to Edwards’ remarks to Kapoor.

In an interview, Shahrukh Khan had stated that Bollywood actors will be known in the US “in the next five or six years, very easily.” Here’s hoping that incidents like this don’t repeat themselves.