![]() ![]() ![]() He was raised in an aristocrat family and educated in the United Kingdom.Īdnan followed his bachelor's degree with a law degree (LLb) and went on to qualify as a barrister from the prestigious Lincoln’s Inn, England. He has sung and composed innumerable hit songs in Bollywood movies throughout his career.Īdnan was born on 15 August 1973 in London to a Pakistani father and an Indian Kashmiri mother who hailed from Jammu. He has some of the best-selling independent albums of all time in south Asia. He can play over 35 musical instruments.Īdnan is credited for having sold more than a hundred million albums worldwide. A review in US-based Keyboard magazine described him as the fastest keyboard player in the world and called him the keyboard discovery of the nineties. I love the country and the people and never felt like an outsider.”Īdnan’s German wife Roya – his third marriage - speaks fluent Urdu and Hindi.Īdnan is the first person in musical history to play Indian classical music on the piano in a style he pioneered and created through santoor. ![]() I’ve received infinite love from everyone in this country. “India has been my beautiful home for 16 years. He is proud to have made a home for himself in Mumbai. The Indian government is passionate about supporting artistes from anywhere, and to allow them to pursue their dreams.” “Look at the number of nationalities and cultures that co-exist in Bollywood. When allowed to stay indefinitely in India, Adnan had said last month that India welcomes artistes from all over the world and keeps its doors open for every kind of skill. He also gained fame and became a role model for the manner in which he reduced weight by over 150 kg when he took a sabbatical around a decade earlier. The singer became a sensation in the country with hit songs like ‘Kabhi To Nazar Milao’ and ‘Lift Karaa De’. On, he submitted a request for Indian citizenship to India’s home ministry, when his Pakistani passport expired and was not renewed by Pakistan’s government. “I am thankful to the Government of India for this precious and beautiful gift and there cannot be a more beautiful day than 1 January to get it,” said Sami.īorn in Britain and hitherto a Canadian citizen, Sami said on twitter: “My profound thanks to Honourable Prime Minister ji for approving my Indian citizenship. Thereafter, he had requested the centre to legalise his status in the country on humanitarian grounds. Sami had been living in India since March 2001 but his visa was not extended by the Canadian authorities after it expired last year. He was presented the documents by Minister of State for Home Kiran Rijiju in the capital on 1 January. New Delhi: Renowned singer Adnan Sami who is of Pakistani origin formally received the documents granting him Indian citizenship. ![]()
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