On Independence Day this year, Akshay Kumar surprised netizens with an interesting announcement. He revealed that he had given up his Canadian citizenship and is now officially a citizen of India. Over the years, Akshay’s citizenship has remained a talking point among netizens and has brought a lot of backlash to the actor. Now, in a recent interview, he revealed why he became a Canadian citizen in the first place.
Talking to ANI, Akshay said, “I became a Canadian because my films were not doing well at one time and I gave 13 to 14 flop films. At that time, my friend used to live in Canada and he said you come here and we will work on something. My friend had offered me that we would do cargo business together. I said okay my films are also not going well and a person has to work, no matter where he is.”
“When I started living in Toronto, I got a Canadian passport. In between that, two films were left for release. After the two movies got released it became a big superhit. I told him that I was going back. Then I got more films and reached here today. But I never thought people got a hold of it, it was just a travel document. I just pay my taxes, and I am the highest taxpayer,” he said.
Speaking about his Indian citizenship, Akshay said, “For 9 to 10 years I didn’t go there. It’s a very nice place and one of my best friends is there. I decided that I should take my citizenship. It was just a coincidence that I had received a letter on 15th August that I had got citizenship. But it is not just a passport, it is your mind, it is your heart, it’s your soul that has to be Indian. What is the point if I do have an Indian passport but my soul mind and heart are not Indian?”
The actor is currently seen in Mission Raniganj. The film was released in theatres last Friday, October 6.
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