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Elections 2014: Why Deepika, Katrina, Alia, Imran cannot vote this year
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Many Bollywood celebrities have taken upon themselves to make citizens aware of their right to vote. However, many Bollywood favourites like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Sunny Leone, among others will not be able to exercise their franchise. And here's why! (IE Photo)
Deepika Padukone: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone may be Bollywood's reigning queen, but she is not an Indian citizen. The actress was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family relocated to Bangalore when Deepika was a year-old. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Katrina Kaif: Her English ascent will never let you forget that Katrina Kaif is not an Indian. Katrina was born to an English father and American mother in Hong Kong. At a young age Katrina Kaif was travelling through the continents. After Hong Kong, Katrina and her family moved to China, and then to Japan. From there, Katrina travelled to France when she was eight, and thereafter lived for a few months in Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, and other European countries. Subsequently, Katrina moved with her family to Hawaii and eventually to her mother's home country of England where she lived for three years before migrating to India. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)
Imran Khan: Bollywood actor Imran Khan, who is a US citizen, has been denied the permission to vote this year. The actor recently also went public with this issue and stated that he is waiting to be an Indian citizen but he will have to give 10 years tax in advance and will be blacklisted from the U.S. if he takes an action immediately. (PTI)
Alia Bhatt: Student of The Year Alia Bhatt may be urging citizens to vote in the upcomiong Lok Sabha polls, however, the actress cannot vote herself. Alia Bhatt holds a British passport and hence is not eligible to vote. Alia recently said, "Sadly, I can't vote. I have a British passport. I wish I could but can't." (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
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