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Akshay Kumar had applied for Canadian citizenship backmost successful the 1990s erstwhile arsenic galore arsenic 15 of his films tanked astatine the container bureau successful a row. (Image: Akshay/Facebook)
Bollywood prima Akshay Kumar’s citizenship had been a taxable of statement for years, with the histrion facing relentless trolling implicit the past decennary for holding Canadian citizenship, peculiarly portion endorsing nationalist causes pertaining to India. After years of effort and wait, Akshay yet relinquished his Canadian citizenship past year, obtaining an Indian passport and putting the contention to rest. Although helium has claimed that his determination was not driven by outer pressure, the changeless disapproval helium faced remains an undeniable portion of his experience.
Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions betwixt India and Canada, Akshay precocious discussed the timing of his citizenship change, attributing it to the blessings of his parents. Speaking astatine the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2024, helium was humorously asked which baba’s (saint) blessings facilitated the alteration astatine specified a strategical moment, conscionable earlier relations betwixt the 2 countries deteriorated. He clarified, “Not immoderate baba, it was the blessings of my parents. Main chup chaap nikal gaya (I near without making a noise). I had applied for it a agelong clip back, during the Covid pandemic time.”
Akshay had applied for Canadian citizenship backmost successful the 1990s erstwhile arsenic galore arsenic 15 of his films tanked astatine the container bureau successful a row. He explained, “My films were not moving astatine the time. And a idiosyncratic needs enactment (to survive). I was getting immoderate enactment determination successful a cargo with a person of mine. But past 2 of my movies were up for merchandise and they became hits. Then I got a clump of much hits and forgot astir it (Canadian citizenship).”
“I americium an Indian from my mind, bosom and soul, and volition ever be. So I ne'er cared astir that. But astir 3-4 years back, I had said that I volition springiness it up. But it took immoderate clip and past year, precisely connected August 14 oregon 15, I got my passport. I came retired of it,” helium added. On Independence Day of 2023, Akshay shared a representation of his Indian citizenship documents connected Instagram, noting, “Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani (Both my bosom and passport are Indian now). Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!” helium wrote arsenic caption.
Following a bid of box-office failures, Akshay is present basking successful the monolithic occurrence of manager Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again. The film, which marks his instrumentality arsenic DCP Veer Sooryavanshi from the filmmaker’s Cop Universe, besides stars Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff and Arjun Kapoor, among others. The movie has grossed Rs 344.1 crore worldwide successful conscionable 18 days, manufacture tracker Sacnilk reported.
In her review of the movie, SCREEN’s Shubhra Gupta wrote, “It’s each truthful same-old successful Ajay Devgn-Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again that adjacent the caller locations don’t help. Neither does each the blatant-referencing-and-copy-pasting of Ramayan.”
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