{"id":176601,"date":"2024-11-17T08:17:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T08:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/17\/akshay-kumar-reveals-why-he-got-canadian-citizenship-my-films-were-not-working\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T08:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T08:17:23","slug":"akshay-kumar-reveals-why-he-got-canadian-citizenship-my-films-were-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/17\/akshay-kumar-reveals-why-he-got-canadian-citizenship-my-films-were-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Akshay Kumar Reveals Why He Got Canadian Citizenship: &#8220;My Films Were Not Working&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-11\/01mhvu9_s_625x300_17_November_24.jpg?resize=1200,738&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Akshay Kumar Reveals Why He Got Canadian Citizenship: &#8220;My Films Were Not Working&#8221;\" title=\"Akshay Kumar Reveals Why He Got Canadian Citizenship: &#8220;My Films Were Not Working&#8221;\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"ignorediv\">\n                                        <!-- Story Text --><br \/>\n                                                                                <b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/singham-again-trailer-ajay-devgn-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-akshay-kumar-vs-arjun-kapoor-we-know-whos-going-to-win-6735016\">Akshay Kumar<\/a>, who previously faced criticism for holding Canadian citizenship, reclaimed his Indian citizenship last year. The actor explained that he had acquired Canadian citizenship during a challenging phase when his films were not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/the-big-box-office-clash-akshay-kumars-khel-khel-mein-vs-john-abrahams-vedaa-5880487\">performing<\/a> well, prompting him to consider working in Canada. However, once his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/the-big-box-office-clash-akshay-kumars-khel-khel-mein-vs-john-abrahams-vedaa-5880487\">movies<\/a> started to succeed, he decided to let go of that plan. Akshay also shared that he had applied for Indian citizenship &#8220;a long time back&#8221; during the pandemic, but received it only last year.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/bollywood\/akshay-kumar-talks-about-giving-up-canadian-citizenship-says-hes-indian-from-heart-htls-2024-101731765139713.html\u00a0\" rel=\"nofollow noindex\">the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2024,<\/a> Akshay Kumar said, \u201cI had applied for it a long time back, during the Covid pandemic time.\u201d About his decision to get Canadian citizenship, Akshay added, \u201cMy films were not working at the time. And all people should work, I was getting some work there with a friend on mine in cargo. But then two of my movies were up for release and they became hits. Then I got a bunch of more hits and forgot about it (Canadian citizenship).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--MIDTABOOLA--><\/p>\n<p>Akshay Kumar added, &#8220;I am an Indian from my mind, from my heart and from my soul. That will always be. So I never cared about that. But about 3-4 years back, I had said on this stage that I will give it up. It took some time and last year, exactly on 14th or 15th August, I got my passport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, on the occasion of Independence Day, Akshay Kumar shared a picture of his official government documents on X (formerly Twitter). The actor announced that he has finally got his Indian citizenship. The side note read, &#8220;<em>Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani. <\/em>Happy Independence Day! <em>Jai Hind<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani.<br \/>Happy Independence Day!<br \/>Jai Hind! ???????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DLH0DtbGxk\">pic.twitter.com\/DLH0DtbGxk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar\/status\/1691338023185809409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In terms of work, Akshay Kumar was last seen in <em>Singham Again <\/em>as DCP Veer Sooryavanshi. The Rohit Shetty directorial also featured Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Tiger Shroff. Up next, Akshay Kumar has several exciting projects lined up, including <em>Sky Force<\/em>, <em>Jolly LLB 3<\/em>, <em>Housefull 5<\/em>, <em>Welcome to the Jungle<\/em> and <em>Hera Pheri 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--#VuukleAD--><br \/>\n                                        <!-- Featured Video --><br \/>\n                                                                                                                        <!-- Recommended Widget -->\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/akshay-kumar-reveals-why-he-got-canadian-citizenship-my-films-were-not-working-7038452#publisher=newsstand\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Akshay Kumar, who previously faced criticism for holding Canadian citizenship, reclaimed his Indian citizenship last year. The actor explained that he had acquired Canadian citizenship during a challenging phase when his films were not performing well, prompting him to consider working in Canada. 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