Looks like Akshay Kumar feel home in Canada when he fails, and when is successful he finds home in India. Even though he pays taxes in India, Akshay Kumar, a.k.a. “Canada Kumar,” acknowledged that he maintains his Canadian citizenship. Akshay faced criticism back in 2019 after he applied for Canadian citizenship and failed to cast his ballot in the Lok Sabha elections. After his films failed to find an audience, the actor admitted that he was thinking about relocating to Canada.
Akshay Kumar has previously spoken candidly about his citizenship. The actor was previously questioned on Koffee With Karan 7 if he often gets trolled, and Akshay immediately responded that he rarely uses the internet. “They just occasionally write about Canada. I don’t care, he continued. Akshay responded, “Yeah Canada Kumar, Okay call me that,” when Karan said, “The trolls call you Canada Kumar.” Akshay declared in a recent interview that he is and always will be an Indian.
Akshay Kumar Feels always Canada is Home
Revealing this recently, Akshay Kumar said, “A few years ago, my films were not working. Almost 14-15 films had not worked so I thought I should probably move elsewhere and work there.” He revealed that it was one of his friends who lived in Canada and suggested him to shift. “A lot of people move there for work, but they are still Indians. So I also thought that if destiny is not supporting me here then I should do something about it. I went there, applied for it (the citizenship) and got it,” Akshay added.
But, he changed his mind after finding success in India again. “I have a passport. What is a passport? It is a document used to travel from one country to another. See I am an Indian, I pay all my taxes and pay them here. I have a choice to pay it there as well but I pay them in my country. I work in my country. A lot of people say things and they are allowed to. To them, I would just like to say that I am an Indian, and I will always be an Indian,” he further revealed.
While Akshay’s citizenship has always been a topic of debate among people, earlier the actor had assured that he has applied for an Indian passport. During a Leadership Summit 2019, he said, “I have now applied for the passport. I am an Indian and it hurts me that I am asked to prove that every time.” His latest outing is filmmaker Aanand L Rai’s Raksha Bandhan.