i think NY people are too insensitive and shallow minded people if they mocked at his name. a person's talent is far more important than his race, colour or surname. When celebrities from hollywood visit India, people here do not mock at their strange surnames, some of them r like brown, taylor,young.. etc (though may b these surnames r not of any celebrities) but white skinned people do have strange surnames, but i havent seen any indians mocking at them. They r too much racial.