Actor
Shahid
Kapoor
has
bee
chosen
for
the
prestigious
Rajiv
Gandhi
Awards
that
is
given
to
a
person
who
shows
eminence
in
his
chosen
field.
The
award
function
will
be
held
in
the
second
week
of
August,
just
around
the
release
of
Shahid's
most
anticipated
film
till
date
-
Kaminey.
Talking
about
the
award,
an
excited
Shahid
said
"I
was
pleasantly
surprised
to
get
the
news
about
my
being
chosen
for
the
prestigious
Rajiv
Gandhi
award.
I'm
only
28
years
old
and
it's
really
early
in
my
career.
I
feel
humbled
and
honoured
to
be
chosen
by
the
jury."
For
the
uninitiated,
the
earlier
recipients
for
this
award
have
been
the
likes
of
legendary
greats
like
Sunita
Williams,
Sachin
Tendulkar,
Mukesh
Ambani
and
Amitabh
Bachchan
among
others.
Story first published: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 11:00 [IST]