While Akshay Kumar Is Now An Indian Citizen, Here Are 14 Celebrities Who Hold Foreign Citizenships

While Akshay Kumar has now got an Indian Citizenship, here are 14 Bollywood celebrities and actors who still hold foreign passports.

Garima SatijaUpdated: Aug 16, 2023, 18:28 IST

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Monica Dogra: Bollywood actors who hold foreign citizenships

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On 77th Independence Day, Akshay Kumar who was trolled every other day as 'Canada Kumar' on social media for he had Canadian Citizenship for the longest time announced that he has once again become an Indian citizen. Just like his "dil", his citizenship is also "hindustani" now.

But was he the only Bollywood actor who had foreign citizenship?

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Here's a list of Bollywood actors who are not Indian citizens and here's why!

1. Alia Bhatt

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Do you know The Heart Of Stone actress Alia Bhatt isn't a citizen of India. She holds a British citizenship by the virture of her mother Soni Razdan who is also a British citizen. For the unversed, Soni was born to Small Heath Birmingham, West Midlands, England to a British-German mother, Gertrude Hoelzer and an Indian Kashmiri Pandit father.

2. Katrina Kaif

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Just like Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif also holds British citizenship. The Bollywood actress was born in a British Hong Kong family to father Mohammed Kaif, a Kashmiri descent who is a British citizen and businessman and mother Suzanne, a British lawyer.

3. Imran Khan

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The nephew of actor Aamir Khan who is reportedly thinking of making a comeback in Bollywood on fans' demand, Imran Khan was born in Madison, Wisconsin, United States to father Anil Pal, who is a software engineer and mother Nuzhat Khan, a psychologist. However, after his parents divorce, he moved to India with his mother.

4. Nora Fatehi

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Actress and dancing sensation Nora Fatehi is of Moroccan descent who was born and brought up in Canada, and thus, she holds a Canadian passport and citizenship.

5. Kalki Koechlin

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Kalki Koechlin has often said that she has to time and again prove her Indianess. Born and brought up in a small village outside Puducherry to parents of French descent, Joel and Fran?oise, Kalki said she acquired American accent to mingle with kids from international schools. Often people assume, she is a Firang. However, she doesn't have an Indian citizenship. She has retained her French identity and has a French passport.

6. Amy Jackson

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The Singh is Bling actress Amy Jackson hails from Liverpool in the United Kingdom, and thus, she holds British citizenship.

7. Sapna Pabbi

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Known for her work in movies like Khamoshiyan and Drive and TV series 24, Sapna Pabbi was born and raised in London and hence she holds British citizenship.

8. Elli Avram

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Elisabet Avramidou Granlund who is professionally known as Elli Avram was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden and hence she is a Swedish national.

9. Nargis Fakhri

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The Rockstar actress became an overnight sensation after the release of Imtiaz Ali movie. Born to a Pakistani father and mother who is of Czech descent, Nargis Fakhri was born in Queens, New York City and holds US citizenship.

10. Jacqueline Fernandez

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Born to Sri Lankan father and mother of Malaysian descent, Jacqueline Fernandez holds Sri Lankan citizenship.

11. Evelyn Sharma

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The Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani actress hold German citizenship. Born and raised in Frankfurt, Hesse, West German, Evelyn Sharma's father is an Indian while her mother is German.

12. Akhil Akkineni

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Born in San Jose city in California, United States, the grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and half-brother of Naga Chaitanya, Akhil Akkineni is a US citizen.

13. Sunny Leone

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Originally named Karenjit Kaur, Sunny Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario, to Sikh Indian Punjabi parents. She has Canadian and American citizenship.

14. Monica Dogra

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Daughter of Dogra immigrants from Jammu, India, actress-singer Monic Dogra who is known for her role in Rock On, Dhobi Ghat and Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Garima Satija

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