Shah Rukh Khan to receive career achievement award

Shah Rukh Khan is set to receive the prestigious Pardo alla Carriera, the career achievement award, at the Locarno Film Festival. The festival’s official site announced on Tuesday that the award will honor the Bollywood superstar’s outstanding contributions to Indian cinema.

The award ceremony will take place on August 10 at the open-air venue Piazza Grande. To celebrate his illustrious career, one of Shah Rukh’s most iconic films, “Devdas”, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, will be screened at the festival. Additionally, Shah Rukh will engage in a conversation at the Forum Spazio Cinema on August 11.

Giona A Nazzaro, artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival, expressed his excitement, stating, “Welcoming a living legend like Shah Rukh Khan to Locarno is a dream come true! The depth and breadth of his contribution to Indian cinema are unparalleled. Khan is a king who has never lost touch with the audience that crowned him.”