Akshay Kumar gets Indian citizenship; shares news on Independence Day with a heartfelt post

After a long-wait, actor Akshay Kumar has received Indian citizenship. He shared the news with proof on the occasion of Independence Day.

Akshay was previously a Canadian citizen, for which he has often been criticised by some netizens.
Akshay took to Twitter to share a document that noted his name as Akshay Hariom Bhatia. He wrote, 'Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani. Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind.'

His fans congratulated him and wished him a Happy Independence Day.

Akshay's latest release was 'OMG 2' with Pankaj Tripathi that released on August 1. It has been performing well at the box office despite strong fight from 'Gadar 2'.

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