New Delhi: 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.
"We have decided to grant Salma Agha the OCI card after following the due procedure," a senior Home Ministry official said today.
As the Home Ministry took the decision to grant her OCI card, Ms Agha met Home Minister Rajnath Singh, apparently to express her gratitude for the gesture.
The 59-year-old artiste is a citizen of UK. She had given her voice to few Bollywood films and acted in some of them including "Nikaah". Agha had won Filmfare best female playback award in 1982 for her rendition 'Dil Ke armaan aansuon me beh gaye' in "Nikaah".
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.
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.
Ms Agha's mother Nasreen was cast opposite KL Saigal in "Shahjehan" (1946). 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.
Among others who have been staying in India and working on employment visa are Katrina Kaif (UK citizen), Deepti Naval (US citizen) and Yana Gupta (Czech citizen).
"We have decided to grant Salma Agha the OCI card after following the due procedure," a senior Home Ministry official said today.
As the Home Ministry took the decision to grant her OCI card, Ms Agha met Home Minister Rajnath Singh, apparently to express her gratitude for the gesture.
The 59-year-old artiste is a citizen of UK. She had given her voice to few Bollywood films and acted in some of them including "Nikaah". Agha had won Filmfare best female playback award in 1982 for her rendition 'Dil Ke armaan aansuon me beh gaye' in "Nikaah".
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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.
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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.
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Ms Agha's mother Nasreen was cast opposite KL Saigal in "Shahjehan" (1946). 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.
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Among others who have been staying in India and working on employment visa are Katrina Kaif (UK citizen), Deepti Naval (US citizen) and Yana Gupta (Czech citizen).
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