Shahrukh Khan Receives International Icon Of Indian Cinema Award
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Bollywood
superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
has
been
honoured
with
an
International
Icon
of
Indian
Cinema
award.
He
received
it
from
southern
superstars
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal.
The
viewers
of
Asianet,
a
Kerala
TV
channel,
chose
him
for
the
award.
It
was
presented
to
SRK
at
the
16th
edition
of
Asianet
Film
Awards
held
here
Friday.
"It
is
a
great
honour
for
me
to
receive
this
award
by
Asianet.
To
be
given
the
award
and
so
much
love
by
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
sir
was
an
amazing
feeling.
They
are
the
artists
who
have
inspired
me
as
an
actor
always," Shah
Rukh
said
in
a
statement.
The
actor,
who
has
been
in
showbiz
for
over
two
decades,
says
he
has
"always
worked
towards
making
or
being
a
part
of
cinema
that
entertains
all
and
is
meant
for
all".
"It
is
humbling
to
know
that
it
gets
noticed
in
the
same
capacity.
Awards
always
motivate
me
to
work
harder
and
make
more
cinema
that
brings
a
smile
on
everyone's
face,"
added
the
48-year-old.
At
the
awards
ceremony,
Mohanlal
sang
an
entire
song
from
Dilwale
Dulhaniya
Le
Jayenge
and
SRK,
along
with
both
the
veterans
danced
on
the
'Lungi
dance'
song
from
his
film
Chennai
Express.