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‘I am very much Indian': Akshay Kumar speaks about Canadian citizenship

1 min read 12 Nov 2022, 07:17 PM IST Join us

Sounak Mukhopadhyay

Akshay Kumar frequently faces backlash from netizens regarding his Canadian citizenship.

In this picture taken on November 2, 2022, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar gestures during a promotional event for his film 'Veer Daudale Saa't in Mumbai. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP) (AFP) — In this picture taken on November 2, 2022, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar gestures during a promotional event for his film 'Veer Daudale Saa't in Mumbai. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP) **(AFP)**

Akshay Kumar has addressed the controversial issue of him being a Canadian citizen. He was speaking at the Hindustan Time Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2022.

Even though he has never concealed or disputed having a Canadian passport, Akshay Kumar frequently faces backlash from netizens regarding his citizenship. Akshay stated that, despite being a Canadian citizen, he pays all of his taxes in India. Several years ago, when his movies weren't doing well. His application for Canadian citizenship was successful. Today, he mentioned the same thing at HTLS 2022.

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“Having a Canadian passport does not mean I am any less of an Indian. I am very much Indian. I have been here for nine years since I got my passport. And I don't want to get into the reason of why, what happened, my films were not working, blah blah blah," Kumar said.

Akshay Kumar earlier revealed that, a few years ago, he thought he should probably relocate and seek employment somewhere else because nearly 14–15 of his films had failed. At that time, he also mentioned that one of his friends was a resident of Canada, and he advised Akshay to do the same if he was unsuccessful in India.

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Many individuals relocate to Canada in search of employment, but they are still Indians, Akshay said in the past. Soon after he had been granted Canadian citizenship, Akshay started to have professional success once again. Then, he made the decision to stay back in India.

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Sounak Mukhopadhyay

Sounak Mukhopadhyay, who also goes by the name Sounak Mukherjee, has been producing digital news since 2012. He's worked for the International Business Times, The Inquisitr, and Moneycontrol in the past. He's also contributed to Free Press Journal and TheRichest with feature articles. He covers news for a wide range of subjects including business, finance, economy, politics and sports. Before working with digital news publications, he worked as a freelance content writer.