Akshay Kumar also spoke about the India-Bharat row and said, "India and Bharat are both alike. Since our childhood, we have called our country Bharat and Hindustan. I saw people talking about Bharat, and hence we went ahead with "The Great Bharat Rescue."
Akshay Kumar has posted a picture of the official papers announcing him as a citizen of India. On Independence Day, the actor said 'dil aur citizenship. dono Hindustani'.
During the initial phase of his career, Akshay moved to Canada as his films were not working in India. In one of the press events, he revealed that a friend of his lived in Canada and suggested that the actor too should move there if he is not finding success in India. Akshay went there and applied for Canadian citizenship. However, he began experiencing professional success again, and he decided that he should stay back in India.