Close X
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

Adnan Sami Receives Indian Citizenship Certificate

Darpan News Desk IANS, 01 Jan, 2016 01:59 PM
    Noted singer Adnan Sami, who is of Pakistani descent, was on Friday granted the certificate of Indian citizenship from Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju here. 
     
    Describing it as his "new birth", he has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for making him an Indian citizen officially.
     
    Sami, who was born in Britain and was earlier a Canadian citizen, received Indian citizenship a day after renowned Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was deported from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad on Thursday due to technical flaws. 
     
    As per reports, Rahat came to India from Abu Dhabi to perform at a New Year's eve event at the Taj Falaknuma Palace. However, immigration authority didn't allow Rahat to enter the city as they stated that the legal ports for Pakistani nationals to enter India are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
     
    An elated Sami, who is in India with his wife Roya Faryabi, later took to Twitter to express gratitude to the Indian government.
     
    “A new beginning. A new feeling. A new belonging. A new love affair. A new country. Jai Hind,” Sami wrote.
     
    He also tweeted a photograph of himself while receiving the certificate from Rijiju. “Receiving my Indian Citizenship Certificate of Naturalisation from MOS Home Affairs @KirenRijiju ji. Huge Thanks,” he captioned the image.
     
    In the image, the 42-year-old can be seen donning a black bandhgala, while Faryabi can be seen in a white ensemble.
     
    Faryabi is Sami's third wife. He was previously married to Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiar and Dubai-based Arab Sabah Galadari.
     
     
    Sami, who was granted the Indian citizenship after he made a representation to the home ministry on May 26 requesting for it on humanitarian grounds, later thanked Modi and Rajnath Singh for helping him out in getting the Indian citizenship. 
     
    He wrote: “My profound thanks to honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for approving my Indian citizenship. A new birth. I'm highly indebted to the Honourable Home Minister @BJPRajnathSingh ji for his tremendous support in granting me Indian citizenship.”
     
    He has been living in India on visa since March 2001. He was last given a visa extension in October last year.
     
    Best known for his songs like "Kabhi to nazar milao" and "Lift karaa de" in India, Sami is mostly known for playing a variety of musical instruments and has always maintained that the love he has received from Indians is "everything" for him. 
     
    His last Bollywood song "Bhar do jholi" featured in superstar Salman Khan's 2015 blockbuster "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". 
     
    Sami is not the only person from across the border to get Indian citizenship. The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has reportedly granted Indian citizenship to Afsheen Murtuza, a Karachi resident, who got married to an Indian named Murtuza Khan in 1994. 

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    When Salman Turned Show-Stealer At Awards Event

    When Salman Turned Show-Stealer At Awards Event
    With power packed performances on his hit tracks, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan stole the show at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards here.

    When Salman Turned Show-Stealer At Awards Event

    Rakeysh Mehra Inspires, Surprises Hrithik Roshan

    Rakeysh Mehra Inspires, Surprises Hrithik Roshan
    Actor Hrithik Rishan, who is currently shooting for the upcoming film "Mohenjo Daro", says filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra "inspires" and "surprises" him.

    Rakeysh Mehra Inspires, Surprises Hrithik Roshan

    Big B Praises Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' Music

    Big B Praises Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' Music
    Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting here for Ribhu Dasgupta's directorial "TE3N", has praised the music of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's forthcoming film "Bajirao Mastani".

    Big B Praises Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' Music

    B-Town Roots For Anil Kapoor's Son Harshvardhan's Debut

    B-Town Roots For Anil Kapoor's Son Harshvardhan's Debut
    The teaser of the film, which was unveiled on Friday and features mere glimpses of Harshvardhan and debutante Saiyami Kher, has also received a positive response from actors on Twitter.

    B-Town Roots For Anil Kapoor's Son Harshvardhan's Debut

    Don't Do Films Where I've To Show Six-packs: Ayushmann

    Don't Do Films Where I've To Show Six-packs: Ayushmann
    Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana, who has carved a niche in the Indian entertainment industry with films like “Vicky Donor” and “Dum Laga Ke Haisha", says that he does not act in films where he has to flaunt six-pack abs.

    Don't Do Films Where I've To Show Six-packs: Ayushmann

    I like cooking for my son: Sonali Bendre

    I like cooking for my son: Sonali Bendre
    Actress Sonali Bendre says her hectic professional life doesn't allow her to explore her culinary skills much, but whenever she can, she enjoys cooking for her 10-year-old son Ranveer.

    I like cooking for my son: Sonali Bendre