While many of the patriotic films featuring Akshay Kumar have become box office successes, often social media users have questioned the Indian superstar about his patriotism, as they have commented about his Canadian citizenship. It is a known fact that he is a Canadian citizen (going by his passport) which has often irked some users in the past. In fact, the actor has been a victim of several trolls because of the same and recently in an interview, Kumar addressed this matter wherein he also asserted that he would want to once again become an Indian citizen after denouncing his Canadian citizenship.
In an interview with Sudhir Chaudhary for Aaj Tak, Akshay Kumar opened up on how he is often hurt by the comments made by people regarding his Indian citizenship. In the same breath, the actor also thanked his home country adding that he owes everything to India. During the interview, Kumar once again asserted that he has started the process of denouncing his Canadian citizenship and taking up Indian citizenship, further adding, “Mere liye bharat hi sab kuchh hai. Maine jo kuchh kamaya hai, jo kuchh hai, yahin se liya hai. Aur yeh mera saubhagya hai ki mujhe mauka milta yeh sab kuch karne ke liye. Bas yeh hai ki bura lagta hai jab log bina jaane kuch keh dete hain (For me, India is everything. Whatever I have earned, whatever I have, everything is from here. Fortunately, I have received so many opportunities to do this kind of work in the country. It’s just that I am often hurt by the things people say about me).”
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On the film front, Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of ‘Selfiee’ which is slated to release on February 24. The film features him alongside Emraan Hashmi and also stars Diana Penty and Nushrratt Bharuccha in pivotal roles.
Welcome 3 Cast Revealed After Hera Pheri 4 Kicked Off
After tons of rumours of Kartik Aaryan joining the star cast of ‘Hera Pheri 3’, Akshay Kumar publicly accepted that he backed out from the film. But recently, the OG ‘Hera Pheri’ trio of Akshay, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal started shooting for the third instalment.
While a section of fans is still rejoicing the news, there is another big news coming in for another Akshay Kumar-led franchise, ‘Welcome’. For the unversed, released in 2007, ‘Welcome’ was one of the biggest laugh riots of that year.
Besides him, the film also starred Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Mallika Sherawat and Katrina Kaif. Later, in 2015, ‘Welcome Back’, the sequel, saw Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal reprise their roles, along with Shruti Haasan, John Abraham, Shiney Ahuja, Dimple Kapadia and Naseeruddin Shah joining the star cast.
The upcoming part, which was earlier titled ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, will be called ‘Welcome 3’.If a report by Times Of India is something to go by, then the forthcoming Firoz Nadiadwala-produced movie will have Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi leading from the front along with Akshay Kumar. The report further added that the film is expected to start rolling either during the last leg of ‘Hera Pheri 3’ or as soon as it hits the theatres. Meanwhile, the director of ‘Welcome 3’ is yet to be finalised.
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