SRK to be conferred with 2nd doctorate from Edinburgh university

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who received an honorary doctorate degree in arts and culture from Britain’s University of Bedfordshire, will be receiving his second honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

The Indian star will deliver a lecture at the University on October 15.

The same university had conferred an honorary degree of the doctor of science to ‘Bharat Ratna’ Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

Some of the other film personalities to be conferred the honorary doctorate are Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar, Sharmila Tagore, Akshay Kumar and AR Rahman.

Statement from ‘The University of Edinburgh’

Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most influential actors in the world, having appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films.

He has received 14 Filmfare Awards, honouring excellence in the Hindi language film industry and has more than 15 million Twitter followers.

He was awarded one of India’s highest civilian awards, the Padma Shri, in 2005.

Edinburgh and India

The University has been linked with India for nearly 250 years. Professor William Robertson, Edinburgh’s Principal from 1762 to 1793 and a noted Enlightenment thinker, wrote one of the earliest European texts to focus on India – An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India.

Edinburgh’s first Indian student graduated in 1876 and by the 1920s its Indian student population was greater than that of any other UK University.

The University of Edinburgh’s India Institute and its India Liaison Office in Mumbai seek to extend the University’s relationship with India by encouraging research collaborations and academic exchanges.

“The University of Edinburgh has very strong ties with India and I am delighted that we are able to welcome one of the most outstanding stars of world cinema.” said Professor Charlie Jeffery, University of Edinburgh Senior Vice-Principal.

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  • Shah Rukh Khan The Fast & Last Global Star –
    Proud To Be A SRKian
    Where Ever ‘KING KHAN’ Goes, Always Made His Fans Proud, His Country And His Well Wishers heart emoticon

  • Congrats srk, but Indicine could you suggest the university that srk had appeared in 54-55 films not in 80 films. Lol

  • fan might postponed to bakribeid gud decision fr srk…
    FOR PRDP-meanwhile 1 uncle asked me what is tht salman fil coming its looking vry nice… #family audience is back
    trailer luking bettr on tv thn mobile…
    families who.watch movie almost once in 1-2 yrs will jst love the scale of film on big screen…
    PRDP nw looks like safe film to.me…..
    FOR RAEES im getting feeling tht raees is srks best film in last 7-8 yrs thts why he decided to clash… he knws if he cn beat salman here it will be like best chance… n cover his failure from last few yrs…
    FOR DILWALE-there is always negativity around srk in maharashtra.. baajirao is expected to take huge opening in pune mumbai etc…
    FOR SULTAN-i seriously doubt ali jafar after watching gundey…
    plus he tweet smthing evryday.. wats this wheres the focus man.
    bt salman yrf is deadly combo…

  • Congratulations SRK for your 2nd Doctorate Degree in Arts . Edinburgh University is a World Class University and you should be proud that you are getting such a renowned honour . Also you will be giving a lecture on 15th October . Cheers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • in award fuction adity haidary said .. salman khan himself is a award
    jackline says biggest compliment in life was from salman to compare with zeenat aman…
    NAWAJUDDIN SAID…
    THERE R 2 TYPES OF ACTORS 1 IS SALMAN KHAN… N OTHER R OTHERS ..
    aamir says- i cn nevr maych salmans charisma as he jst make film work on his on screen antics bt i cnt be tht easy on film….
    srk says- salman is biggest superstar in india
    dharmendra said-if they evr make a biopic on me salman should star in it…

  • salmir fans will never understand the importance of HONOUR,RESPECT,GLORY.they knew only one thing—-box office,ROFL.may their stars will take 24 birth still will not be allow in an Indian umiversity,so forget about foreighn university to deliver a speech like THE KING OF BOLLYWOOD.

    HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE GLOBAL ICON IN THE WORLD WHO MADE INDIAN FILMS KNOWN ACROSS THE WORLD.

    KING SRK is the only person how to communicate in international level.and HIS TALENT IS NOT LESS THAN ANY PRESIDENT/PM of MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRYS,which non of Bollywood star even can dream of,just for an example salman/amir couldn’t able to speak proper English till now in front of media,and their stars are calling them global star,ROFL.

    KING KHAN RULES BOLLYWOOD.

  • ” SRK is the bridge between India and other countries ” — Abdelilah Benkirane , Prime Minister of Morocco

  • “The first film of SRK that I have seen is My Name Is Khan . I watched it few months back , although it released in 2010 . The film was great , and more than that , SRK truly deserved an Oscar for that film . He would’ve got it , if Academy Awards were not manipulated .” — Paulo Coelho

  • Trust me,SRK’s interviews and his lecture at Yale University are much better than his few recent movies.

  • Can’t wait for dilwale’s trailer…..!!!
    Some mentals should be treated with disgust like slb who is trying to screw himself by releasing a big budget movie
    alongside the biggest movie ever dilwale.
    Dilwale : 250+crore with clash all time blockbuster.
    Worldwide gross : 600+ crore
    bajirao mastani : 120 crore worldwide
    verdict : disaster.
    Such a shame.
    I hope he postpones his crap before making a big mistake, a mistake which
    simply can’t be rectified after doing it !!!

  • No doubt SRK has a huge fan following around the world.
    Waiting for Dil Waale i wanna see Bajirao Mastani crash

  • Great honor for SRK. As a fan since Fauji I feel proud. But I guess, soon this comments section will be filled with abuses, directed at this actor and fans of this actor, because someone else’s favorite actor didn’t get this honor. People might even mock the credibility of honorary doctorates. Poor souls.

  • Now the haters say SRK has bought the award!! Do you mean to say even A P J Abdul kalam has bought the award???? This is heights of stupidity!! Where is the media made super star aamir Khan and PR made super star salman Khan????.

    There is a reason why awards are given…those who are insulting awards does not actually deserves to get one…. You can’t say I’m a perfectionist but when you dig to find out how many awards he got, he will hardly have one or two!!!! So they are living in illusion taking the credit from top director like Raj Kumar hirani and the super brand like dhoom series….

    SRK the global mega star, who has achieved everything!!!

  • Hope in that lecture Shahrukh will not say that he was stopped for few hours at Scotland airport ??

  • He buys awards,he was recommded for awards,most of his twittr follwrs r fake and
    excellnce in hindi film industry..watta a joke

  • Wooooooowwwwwww proud to be an SRK ian…….he is the best for a reason…

    even though i am not indian ….i feel proud of him……i dont know i just love this man…… i mean my….. SRK…….congratulations my king you always deserve it…..your hard work and respect for fan just make your fan from all around the world love you………once again congrats???????

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