Pak-Born Singer Salma Agha to Get Overseas Citizen of India Card

The 59-year-old artiste had given her voice to few Bollywood films and acted in some of them including Nikaah.

Pakistan-born Bollywood singer and actress Salma Agha (centre) (Photo: IANS)

• 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.
  
  
• As the Home Ministry took the decision to grant her OCI card, Agha met Home Minister Rajnath Singh, apparently to express her gratitude for the gesture.
  
  
• Agha had applied for the OCI card a few days ago and her application was approved after taking into consideration various aspects, officials said.
  
  
• 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 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.