Another honor for Bollywood’s King Khan! He has been selected by the French Government for the award of Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters).
Shahrukh Khan will be awarded with the honor in recognition of his outstanding career in addition to his input provided to the growth of Indo-French cooperation in cinema.
It should not go overlooked here that the French Government had chosen superstar Amitabh Bachchan for its highest civilian award, Legion of Honour, last year.
Unfolding Shahrukh as an actor of immense talent and flair and of course, unparalleled popularity, French Ambassador Dominique Girard said,
The award also stands testimony to our appreciation to Mr. Shahrukh Khan for his mutual aid with the French cinema industry at a time when we are determined to further intensify the Indo-French collaboration in this field.
The date for the award-presentation ceremony has not yet to be decided.
Please note that the French government presents this Award to personalities who have discriminated themselves by their originality in art, culture and literature or for their contribution to the influence of the arts in France and throughout the world.
The honor has been given to numerous famous people such as author Mahasweta Devi, artist S.H Raza and Hollywood actors Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman since 1957.
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