By Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is now a citizen of India. He uploaded a photo of his official government documents on his Twitter account as evidence of the same. The fact that Akshay was once a Canadian citizen has frequently drawn criticism from some quarters.
Akshay shared a document on X, formerly known as Twitter, that listed him as Akshay Hariom Bhatia. He added, “Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani,” to the tweet. Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind. His admirers complimented him and sent him wishes.
Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani.
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2023
Happy Independence Day!
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/DLH0DtbGxk
He experienced a dry spell in his career in the 1990s, delivering more than 15 straight flop movies, which encouraged him to apply for Canadian citizenship. After he chose not to vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, his citizenship status came under intensive examination.
After he performed a “non-political” interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to the elections, the subject also generated discussion.
About applying for citizenship
“Having a Canadian passport does not mean I am any less of an Indian. I am very much Indian. I have been here for the last nine years when I got the passport. And I don’t want to get into the reason of why, what happened, my films were not working, blah blah blah, chalo woh theek hai,” he said in an interview.
“Yes, I had said it in 2019, I applied for it. Then uske baad pandemic aagaya. Uske 2-2.5 saal sab kuch band hogaya. Renounce ka abhi mera letter aagaya hai (Then the pandemic happened and everything shut down for 2-2.5 years. My renounce letter is here) and very soon my whole passport will be coming.” He added, “Main kya karu, maine thodi pandemic laya hai (What do I do. I didn’t bring the pandemic).”
About recent film
After a string of failures, the actor has seen many hit Bollywood movies. OMG 2, his most recent film, is doing well at the box office. In India, the movie has made a total of 55.17 crore. The Monday collections were $12.06 crore, above the release date’s total of $10.26 crore.
According to several accounts, the censor board halted the movie because they wanted to be extra cautious given the religious nature of the movie. However, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) later approved the movie and awarded it an “A” (Adults Only) certificate.
