00:00Recently, Diljit Dosanjh was a guest on Jimmy Fallon's popular American show, The Tonight Show.
00:06There he introduced himself and said that he comes from Punjab.
00:10He did not use the words India or Bharat even once in the entire show.
00:15This has also been criticized, one possible reason for this could be what has now come to light.
00:20That is, Diljit is no longer an Indian citizen.
00:23Diljit has taken American citizenship and is now travelling on an American passport.
00:40His Indian passport was last issued in 2018 from Mumbai.
00:45He also does not have an OCI card. He came to India last month on an E-Visa.
00:50OCI stands for Overseas Citizenship of India. It is a lifestyle visa for people of Indian origin who have taken foreign citizenship.
00:59is like
00:59So that they can come to India and stay here for life without visa.
01:05E-Visa is a short term permit which can be obtained by applying online for purposes like tourism or business.
01:11is taken for only a few days
01:13Let us tell you that while taking citizenship, Diljit gave his address of a five bedroom house in California.
01:19His wife Sandeep Kaur is also an American citizen.
01:22On British Saturday, May 9, a group of retired IS officers and ex-servicemen from Punjab celebrated the occasion with full enthusiasm in Akbar.
01:30The page was advertised
01:31And appealed to Diljit to enter politics.
01:34He believed that Diljit could take Punjab out of the current situation.
01:39Diljit had immediately rejected this offer.
01:42He never wrote on X
01:44My job is to entertain, thank you so much.
01:47Now, Diljit's foreign citizenship is also being considered a major reason behind this decision.
01:53Even if Diljit changes his mind, it will not be easy for him to stay in Indian politics.
01:59Legally, he cannot contest elections directly now.
02:02According to Section 6 of the Indian Citizenship Act, any foreign citizen has to undergo minimum age limit to acquire Indian citizenship.
02:09Must have lived here for at least 12 years
02:12Out of this, 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application and 11 years out of the last 14 years have been in India
02:19includes the term of spending
02:21This means that the doors of politics appear to be legally closed for Diljit at the moment.
02:27The Indian Express's Varinder Bhatia tried to find out Diljit Dosanjh's side on the matter.
02:33But no response has come from him or his team so far.
02:37For the latest updates on the matter, we spoke to Varinder Bhatia.
02:42Not much is known about Diljit Dosanjh's private life.
02:48Because he has never mentioned much about his family on any platform.
02:57So, we have been following him for a long time, he has always been focused on his work.
03:04You like to talk more about your culture and less about your family or personal life.
03:10I don't talk much about life.
03:11Right now there are mixed reactions from people, some people do not mind if they have given Uffice
03:19And there is also the Nagdak Tali of Besh, so that could be his personal choice because wherever he goes
03:25He is a native of India.
03:30He was born here, his upbringing was here, he did his initial schooling here and wherever he goes
03:37If we talk about Punjab or India, they are only pronouncing the name of their own country and
03:44They are doing more publicity about the country itself.
03:49Above India for Punjab but some people also say that if he had done this much for his
03:56If they promote or love the country or their neighbours or Punjab, then they should not do this.
04:02Should not have taken citizenship of another country
04:05Apart from these, many people also believe that their personal choice is what are the reasons?
04:16Only he can tell why he did this and what are the reasons behind it.
04:19Not just politics, Diljit has also been a target of separatists recently, with the banned organisation joining the fray last week.
04:26Sikh For Jas leader and Khalistani separatist Gurpatwan Singh Pannu had threatened Diljit.
04:32Actually, during his concerts in Vancouver and Calgary, Canada, Diljit gave a befitting reply to Khalistani supporters.
04:40It was because of this that Pannu targeted him.
04:43Amidst controversies and threats, this news of citizenship has now sparked a new debate.
04:48Diljit was born on 6 January 1984 in Dosanjh Kalan village of Jalandhar to Balbir Singh and Sukhinder Kaur.
04:56The first album Ishq Da Udaida came in the year 2004.
05:00This was his entry into the music scene. He entered Punjabi cinema in 2011 with the film The Line of Punjab.
05:06Entry Key
05:07But he got real recognition from the super hit film Jinne Mera Dil Lutiya.
05:11In 2016, he made his debut in the Hindi film industry with Udta Punjab.
05:16In which his police character slaps Shahid Kapoor.
05:20He received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for this.
05:24The success streak did not stop here.
05:26In 2020, he became the first Indian artist to enter the Bilbot Social 50 chart.
05:32How will this news of citizenship change affect Diljit's film career in India?
05:38Will he adopt the Hollywood approach? Many such questions may be resolved in the coming days.
05:43This news ends here, what is your opinion on this, please tell us in the comment section, keep watching In Express
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