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Lahore-born Adnan Sami had first arrived in India on March 13, 2001 on a visitor's visa with the validity of one year which was issued by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. His last Bollywood track was Bhar Do Jholi, which featured in Salman Khan's 2015 blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Home ministry officials on Thursday, said that Adnan Sami will be granted citizenship on January 1. The Indian citizenship was granted after he made a representation to the home ministry on May 26, requesting for it on humanitarian grounds. "This is a New Year's gift for me. I am thankful to the Indian Government," said Adnan Sami
Adnan Sami has been granted Indian citizenship, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Thursday. The 43-year-old singer, whose earlier request was rejected some two years ago, had sent his application to the Foreigners' Division of the Home Ministry earlier this year. The citizenship shall be applicable from January 1, 2016
"I am a singer. My job is to create music and harmony. Wherever I see harmony, I would go there. There is nothing more beautiful for a musician to listen and see harmony. And if such a thing can happen, then I, like more than a billion people here, would love it," said Adnan Sami