Akshay
Kumar
is
often
targeted
for
having
Canadian
citizenship.
The
actor
cleared
the
air
by
explaining
the
difficult
circumstance
in
his
life
which
led
him
to
apply
for
Canadian
citizenship.
He
said
that
it
hurts
him
whenever
he
is
asked
to
prove
that
he
is
Indian,
and
has
now
applied
for
an
Indian
passport.
"I
have
now
applied
for
the
passport.
I
am
an
Indian
and
it
hurts
me
that
I
am
asked
to
prove
that
every
time.
My
wife,
my
children
are
Indian.
I
pay
my
taxes
here
and
my
life
is
here,"
Akshay
said
while
speaking
at
the
HT
Leadership
Summit.
Opening
up
about
why
he
had
to
get
a
Canadian
passport,
he
said,
"There
was
a
time
when
I
had
14
flops
in
a
row
and
I
was
wondering
what
to
do.
One
of
my
closest
friends
who
stays
in
Canada
told
me
'come
here
and
we
will
work
together'.
I
started
the
process
to
get
a
Canadian
passport
because
I
felt
my
career
was
finished
and
I
won't
get
more
work
here.
But
my
15th
film
worked
and
I
never
looked
back.
I
never
thought
of
changing
my
passport."
Akshay
may
have
seen
ups
and
downs
in
his
career,
but
he
is
now
going
steady.
The
actor
is
one
of
the
most
successful
stars
in
the
industry
owing
to
his
hard-working
nature
and
desire
to
push
the
envelope.
Akshay
was
last
seen
in
Housefull
4,
which
was
successful
at
the
box
office.
His
next
release
is
Good
Newwz,
a
comedy
about
two
couples'
IVF
mix
up
when
they
are
trying
to
get
pregnant.
Good
Newwz
also
stars
Kareena
Kapoor,
Diljit
Dosanjh
and
Kiara
Advani,
and
is
directed
by
Raj
Mehta.
The
film
releases
on
December
27.