Shah Rukh to be conferred with Honorary Doctorate

London, Jul 10 (PTI) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan
will be conferred an honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by
a leading British University Friday.

Shah Rukh, the first foreign actor to be conferred the
Malaysian title of Datuk, equivalent to a British Knighthood
last year, will receive the Doctorate from Professor Les
Ebdon, OBE, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire.

The University of Bedfordshire received nomination of
Shah Rukh Khan from an NGO, Routes to Roots, which is also a
member of World Association for Non Governmental
Organisations.

It works in the sphere of augmenting people to people
contact across the world, specially endeavouring to bring
people and cultures together across the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries in
general and India and Pakistan in particular. Actor Juhi
Chawla and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt are among its patrons.

"Shah Rukh Khan was selected by us after careful study
since he has his head and heart at the right place in spite of
being crowned the King of Bollywood. The superstar has done
immense work for the underprivileged and downtrodden and has
always come forward for charities in case of natural
disasters," said Tina Vachani, co-founder, Routes to Roots.
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