Akshay Kumar reveals why he became a Canadian citizen, says, 'My films were not doing well & I gave 13 to 14 flops'

The Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar, has often garnered criticism and backlash for his Canadian citizenship. However, on the occasion of Independence Day, this year, the actor revealed that he is now an Indian citizen by sharing a picture of his official government documents on social media and gave an epic response to trolls, who questioned him over the years. Sharing the document that noted his name as Akshay Hariom Bhatia, the _Mission Raniganj_ actor wrote, “Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani (Heart and citizenship- both are Indian). Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind."

Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani.
Happy Independence Day!
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/DLH0DtbGxk

— Jolly Mishra - Asli Jolly from Kanpur (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2023

And recently, he revealed the reason behind taking the Canadian citizenship. Talking to ANI, he 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.’’ He added, ‘‘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.” The Housefull 5 actor also revealed that it was a beautiful coincidence that he received the letter on 15 August.“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?” concluded Akshay.