Agha, in her request, had also claimed that though she was born in Pakistan, she is a British citizen and hence, her request should be looked into. Ms Agha's mother Nasreen was cast opposite KL Saigal in "Shahjehan" (1946). Mr Mehra was a noted actor and his wife and Salma's grandmother, Anwari Begum, was a star singer in the 1930s and 1940s. On Pakistan-born Bollywood singer and actress Salma Agha got an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card that will offer her multiple entries, multi-purpose life-long visa to visit India and exemption from reporting to police. In her application, Ms Agha is said to have referred to her Indian roots in her maternal grandfather Jugal Kishore Mehra.
Salma agha pio card registration#
However, no person, who or either of whose parents, grandparents or great grandparents is or had been a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh shall be eligible for registration as an OCI card holder. There are few other conditions to get OCI card. New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Pakistan-born Bollywood singer and actress Salma Agha will get an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card that will offer her multiple entry, multi-purpose life long visa to visit India and exemption from reporting to police. The OCI card gives parity to an individual with NRIs in financial, economic and educational fields except in the acquisition of agricultural or plantation properties.Īs per rules, a foreign national who is a child, grandchild or a great grandchild of Indian citizen is eligible for registration as OCI card holder. Ms Agha has applied for the card that gives multiple entry, multi-purpose life-long visa to visit India and exemption from reporting to police authorities for any length of stay in the country. Agha had won Filmfare best female playback award in 1982 for her rendition 'Dil Ke armaan aansuon me beh gaye' in "Nikaah". Pakistan-born Bollywood singer and actress Salma Agha will get an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card that will offer her multiple entry, multi-purpose life-long visa to visit India and exemption from reporting to police. Her grandfather on both sides migrated to Pakistan and accepted Pakistani citizenship. Agha’s mother Nasreen was also the heroine of the 1946 film Shahjehan, opposite K L Saigal. All along, we knew from the 1980s that Salma Agha is a Pakistani Citizen.
Mehra’s wife famous singer Anwari Begum was Salma Agha’s grandmother. She had given her voice to few Bollywood films and acted in some of them including "Nikaah". Agha has been granted the OCI card because her maternal grandfather was noted Indian actor Jugal Kishore Mehra. The 59-year-old artiste is a citizen of UK.
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