Stating that everything has become a controversy, Adnan said, 'More the merrier,'В before he went on to entertain the audience with a song that easily answers the question. NavikaВ asked him, 'There are questionsВ whether Pakistani artists should be allowed to work in Bollywood, then you get the citizenship, then you get the Padma Shri, and everyone says it's only because there is a point being proved by the political aspiration in this country and you become the figurehead for what they want to do.'

During the course of the interview, Navika went on to quizВ Adnan on his credentials to which the singer had the coolest response. The Lift Karade singer arrived at the Times Now Summit held earlier this evening along with Navika Kumar. Despite the stir being created around his Indian citizenship, Adnan's strong voice always draws a mixed response, especially on social media.

Whether it's on the India - Pakistan politicsВ or the on-going debates and discussions across the country, Adnan never shies away from speaking his mind. ItвЂ™s very special,вЂќ he concludes.Adnan Sami croons to this song when quizzed on his opinionsДЄdnan Sami is one of the very few celebrities in India who has never shied away from voicing his opinion on subjects that other stars have shied away from. Everybody has got a reason to smile on my birthday and I love that. вЂњAgar meri taraf se celebration mein koi kami aati hai toh woh pura desh poora kar deta hai. While Sami is overseas with his family, wife Roya and daughter Medina, he says that they do have some big plans for his 50th birthday. This was the missing piece of the puzzle which made my life complete. I just felt that this was home right from the moment I landed here for the first time. IвЂ™d have waited another 16 years,вЂќ he continues, вЂњIt was that love, which never let me give up. Adnan Sami is the newest Indian now Last week, the pictures of him being granted the Indian citizenship by the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju. People think that one fine day I became an Indian citizen but they have no idea how long I had to wait and it was worth every moment and struggle. I said, вЂNahi, IвЂ™ll do it againвЂ™ and thatвЂ™s why it took me 16 years to do it. He recalls, вЂњBut I never lost hope, I never gave up. However, Sami can never forget the struggle he had to face in order to get through the citizenship process and the fact that his application got rejected for technical reasons. IвЂ™m a romantic at heart and I write love songs and the ultimate love story that I have is with India,вЂќ he muses. вЂњThat was a start of an incredible love affair and it continues, and reflects in my music and in everything I do. The musician may have got his Indian citizenship only in 2016, but Sami admits that his relationship with India started the day he landed in the country for the first time in 1999 for work. ItвЂ™s like my birthday was the biggest hint that I belonged to India.вЂќ It was unfortunate that in 1947 the partition happened but God had his own way of telling me that I belong here. Before And After Photos Weight Loss Transformations Of 9. Click Images to Large View Top 7 Celebs Before And After Weight Loss Wetellyouhow. Top 7 Celebs Before And After Weight Loss Wetellyouhow. Sami, who turns 50 this year, says, вЂњThe way God created my destiny, it was almost as if it was planned that I was supposed to be an Indian. Click Images to Large View Adnan Sami Before And Now. I canвЂ™t write this part of my life as mere coincidence. The love that IвЂ™ve for India was so rooted from my childhood that it was like the angels were telling me that you need to shift your focus over there. Adnan Sami, has always been in the limelight for his spectacular singing, but, you wont believe this man weighed 206 kilos once. My future and my dharambhoomi were all connected to India. What happened to me because of that (sharing my birthday with Independence Day) was my destiny was written in India. вЂњToday, IвЂ™m a firm believer that thereвЂ™s no such thing as coincidence. The Lahore-born singer firmly believes that he was always meant to be an Indian citizen and is grateful to share his birthday with his country. For musician Adnan Sami, his birthday which coincides with the Indian Independence Day, is not coincidence.

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