Kuala
Lumpur
(ANI):
Indian
superstar
shahrukh
khan
will
officially
receive
his
Datukship
on
December
6.
State
secretary
Datuk
Omar
Kaseh
had
confirmed
that
the
Bollywood
hunk
will
be
conferred
the
Malaysian
title
of
'Datuk',
akin
to
the
British
knighthood.
And
he's
expected
to
receive
the
honour
in
traditional
Malaysian
attire.
The
actor
will
be
arriving
at
Kuala
Lumpur
International
Airport
at
7.30
am
before
making
his
way
to
the
state.
Kaseh
said
that
the
actor
will
receive
his
Darjah
Mulia
Seri
Melaka
award
at
a
ceremony
at
10
a.m.
at
Dewan
Seri
Negri,
Ayer
Keroh,
in
the
presence
of
1,000
invited
guests.
"He
will
be
conferred
the
Darjah
Mulia
Seri
Melaka
(DMSM),
which
carries
the
title
'Datuk',
by
Yang
Dipertua
Negeri
Tun
Mohd
Khalil
Yaakob
in
conjunction
with
his
70th
birthday.
Shahrukh
will
be
wearing
a
black
Baju
Melayu
for
the
ceremony.
We
will
be
inviting
about
1,000
guests
to
the
investiture," the
New
Straits
Times
Online
quoted
him,
as
saying.
The
actor
is
being
awarded
the
DMSM
for
indirectly
promoting
the
state
to
the
world
through
six
movies.
He
is
immensely
popular
among
Malaysians
and
had
shot
the
film
One
2
Ka
4
and
a
song
sequence
from
his
blockbuster
Don
in
Malacca.