Akshay Kumar, the face of Hindi cinema’s nationalism in latest occasions, is but to carry an Indian passport and the actor cites the coronavirus pandemic as the rationale that introduced the world to a halt. In 2019, following an issue over his citizenship, Akshay Kumar had stated that he would change his Canadian passport with an Indian one.
During the newest version of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, when requested concerning the standing of his passport, Kumar stated he knew he could be requested the query. “Having a Canadian passport doesn’t suggest I’m any much less Indian. I’m very a lot Indian. I may need obtained my passport 9 years in the past. I do not need to get into the rationale why, what occurred, my films are good Wasn’t working and blah, blah.
“Yes I said that in 2019. Then I applied for it, but then there was a pandemic and everything was closed for two and a half years. I have received my resignation letter and very soon my passport will come.”
Akshay had earlier spoken about his citizenship and stated that he feels harm if individuals query his love for the nation. The actor is commonly ridiculed as a “Canadian Kumar”.
“I’m unhappy that individuals are adamant that I’ve to indicate my passport to show that I’m an Indian. it hurts me. So I do not need to give an opportunity to anybody and that is why I’ve utilized for it,” Akshay had stated in 2019.
This 12 months, the actor delivered 4 consecutive flops, including to a largely sluggish 12 months that Bollywood has seen on the field workplace. Akshay stated that it’s time to finish all the pieces and begin another time.
Akshay, who based on many business sources is the very best paid Bollywood actor, stated that he has decreased his charges even at this time. “I’ve to scale back my value by at the least 30-40 per cent…. It can be a time of recession; We have to grasp the ache of the viewers. They even have a restricted amount of cash to spend on leisure. Everything has to vary.”
Akshay appeared on the large display screen this 12 months Bachchan Pandey, Samrat Prithviraj, Raksha Bandhan and Ram Setu, all field workplace duds.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
