Nandita
Das
will
be
bestowed
for
her
contribution
to
cinema
by
the
prestigious
Ordre
Des
Arts
Et
Des
Lettres
at
Paris.
Not
just
that,
she
has
also
been
given
an
open
choice
to
choose
any
French
personality
for
felicitation.
Nandita,
who
is
on
the
cloud
nine,
informed
that
she
was
taken
by
surprise
on
receiving
the
letter
last
week.
She
further
added
that,
to
her,
Paris
is
very
similar
to
Kolkata
in
terms
of
both
being
the
cultural
nerve-centres
of
their
respective
countries.
Nandita
is
second
Bollywood
personality
after
Shahrukh
Khan
who
has
been
conferred
with
this
award
this
year.
It
was
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
that
Shahrukh
Khan
was
honoured
with
the
award.
Story first published: Thursday, April 17, 2008, 15:52 [IST]