Shah Rukh honoured to be Dr Khan

12 July 2009

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan can now call himself "doctor" after being honoured in the United Kingdom for his contribution to arts and culture.
Bedfordshire University conferred the doctorate upon him at a ceremony in London on Friday night.
Khan said he aimed to use the award to help educate underprivileged children.
The actor, who has starred in dozens of films, already has his own waxwork at Madame Tussaud's and has previously been honoured in France and Malaysia.
'Top' award
Khan was able to joke about becoming a doctor after frequent surgery in the past few years, most recently on his shoulder five months ago.
"Interestingly my kids don't understand this doctorate and believe I will be awarded a stethoscope," he joked at the degree ceremony.
The star was awarded the doctorate at a top London hotel instead of on university premises north of London because of the summer break.
The university received his nomination from Routes 2 Roots, an NGO that works towards people-to-people contact across the subcontinent, especially India and Pakistan.
source:bbc.com

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