India, May 29 -- A dramatic scene unfolded at a Shanghai airport when a woman was asked to remove her makeup after facial recognition scanners failed to identify her, reported the New York Post. The incident was caught on camera and began circulating online after it was initially shared on Chinese social media platforms.

The video shows the visibly embarrassed woman using wipes to scrub off her makeup while a person, believed to be an airport staffer, is heard reprimanding her from behind the camera.

"Wipe everything off until you look like your passport photo," the employee is heard saying sternly. "Why would you do your makeup like that? You are asking for trouble."

The traveller is seen removing what many online have called "bridal-...