EXCLUSIVE: Adnan Sami Admits Receiving Indian Citizenship Was Like Getting The Bharat Ratna; Says, “I Waited For 16 years…”

Adnan Sami Khan is a singer, musician, composer, and pianist. He has performed in Indian and Western music in many languages. He has been awarded with Padma Shri (India’s fourth-highest civilian award) for his remarkable contribution to music. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Adnan Sami opened up on his 16 years of waiting to receive the Indian Citizenship and later the Padm Shri.

Adnan Sami On Receiving Padma Shri

When shown a picture of him receiving the Padma Shri from former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, Adnan Sami said, “I’ll tell you something, whenever this is a big moment in my life, that’s when I really, really miss my parents. And this is one of those moments, I know that my father would have been the proudest ever. It was in 2023, and so that thing is before I got this, when I was sitting in the hall, I said to myself that this is such a historical hall. There’s so much history that has happened.”

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He added, “And I’m sitting here being celebrated and honoured for my life journey till now. Whatever I have been through in my life, the ups and downs, the challenges, it was all worth it. I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s because today I stand here for that journey, and I wish the people who stood by me then were my parents were present, and I could have shared with them. That would mean the world to me. Getting the citizenship was like getting the Bharat Ratna. I waited for 16 years, with 18 months when I was stateless, during which I didn’t have my passport. I was only allowed to travel in India. It was scary, and I was at my most vulnerable. I was unsure of what was happening.”

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