Gift From Heaven: Yash Chopra ensures Adnan's Indian Citizenship

Gift From Heaven: Yash Chopra ensures Adnan's Indian Citizenship
Friday, May 10, 2013 14:51 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
By Subhash K Jha

Thanks to the late Yash Chopra's considerate intervention Adnan Sami is all set to finally get his Indian citizenship. Not too many people know this. But Yashji was Adnan's guarantor for his Indian passport.

Says Adnan emotionally, `Yash Uncle and Pam Aunty were the first family I had in Mumbai. They made sure I never felt like an outsider. Thanks to Yash Uncle I began to feel like a part of Bollywood and Mumbai in no time at all. `

While sharing such close bonds with the Chopra family Adnan naturally turned to the Chopra patriarch for help to get his Indian citizenship.

Says Adnan, `Before he passed away Yash Uncle made sure all the paper work for my Indian passport was done. Thanks to him I am likely to get an Indian passport. `


Adnan refuses to believe that current tensions between India and Pakistan would obviate efforts to bring the two countries together on a cultural level.

`I've never felt any hostility. India is as much my country as anyone else's. You can't write off 70 years of a relationship just because there are some stormy moments in the journey, ` says Adnan who has sung a song for the Punjabi composers Meet Brothers in Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala.

`It is John Abraham's introductory song. It's a very Mumbai song, robust and typifying the mood of the city. I could feel the vibes of the city while singing the song. Mumbai is addictive. Once you live here your heart refuses to wander to any other part of the world in search of a home, ` says Adnan.
Ramayana: Part 1 Wraps Up Filming - Ranbir Kapoor Calls It His Most Important Role!

The much-awaited mythological epic Ramayana: Part 1, helmed by acclaimed director Nitesh Tiwari, has

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Sara Ali Khan and Aditya Roy Kapur Take Mumbai Metro Ride to Promote Metro In Dino!

In a refreshing break from the usual film promotion routine, Bollywood actors Sara Ali Khan and Aditya Roy

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Vaani Kapoor's Thrilling OTT Debut 'Mandala Murders' to Premiere on Netflix!

Netflix and Yash Raj Films (YRF) are set to release their highly anticipated crime thriller series, Mandala

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
'Four More Shots Please!' Season 4: Prime Video Confirms Final Season of the Hit Series!

Prime Video has officially announced the fourth and final season of its popular series Four More Shots

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Tanvi The Great Trailer Receives Rave Reviews from Shah Rukh Khan and Anil Kapoor Ahead of Its Release!

The trailer for Tanvi The Great, the much-anticipated directorial project from veteran actor Anupam Kher, has

Tuesday, July 01, 2025