All We Know About Shah Rukh Khan Being Honoured At The Locarno Film Festival With Career Achievement Award
Shah Rukh Khan will be awarded with the prestigious career achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival!
Shah Rukh Khan is all set to receive the Career Achievement Award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. The festival, which celebrates excellence in cinema, announced on Tuesday that the Jawan actor will be honoured with the Pardo alla Carriera award, recognizing his remarkable contributions to Indian cinema. For the unversed, the film festival is set to take place on August 10.
Shah Rukh Khan Being Honoured At Locarno Film Festival
Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured at one of the most important festival locations, the open-air venue Piazza Grande on August 10. In addition to receiving the award, one of his most celebrated films, Devdas, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, will be screened during the festival. Fans can look forward to seeing SRK in conversation at the Forum Spazio Cinema on August 11, where he will discuss his illustrious career.
To welcome a living legend like #ShahRukhKhan in Locarno is a dream come true.
The actor and film producer – a true Indian superstar, a symbol of the vitality of Hindi-language cinema – will receive our career achievement award, the Pardo alla Carriera, at #Locarno77. pic.twitter.com/NGxbLbgxTS
— Locarno Film Festival (@FilmFestLocarno) July 2, 2024
Giona A. Nazzaro the artistic film director of the film festival, expressed his excitement about honouring Shah Rukh Khan. He stated, that to welcome a living legend like Shah Rukh in Locarno is a dream come true! The wealth and breadth of his contribution to Indian cinema is unprecedented. SRK is a king who has never lost touch with the audience that crowned him. The brave and daring artist has always been willing to challenge himself while remaining true to what his fans all over the world eagerly expect from his films. A true people’s hero sophisticated and down to earth, SRK is a legend of these times.
Notable Past Recipients
The Pardo alla Carriera award has been previously bestowed upon distinguished figures in the film industry such as Tsai Ming-liang, Claudia Cardinale, Johnnie To, Francesco Rosi, Harry Belafonte, and Jane Birkin.
Shah Rukh Khan’s Workfront
On the work front, SRK was last seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki which also starred Taapsee Pannu, Anil Grover, Vicky Kaushal, and Boman Irani. Currently, he is prepping for his next titled King which will feature his daughter Suhana Khan as well.
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First Published: July 02, 2024 4:46 PM
