Thursday,
June
21,
2007
Bollywood
star
Shahrukh
Khan
has
been
honoured
with
the
'Officier
dans
l'Ordre
des
Arts
et
des
Lettres'
(Officer
of
the
Order
of
Arts
and
Letters)
by
the
French
government.
The
actor
has
received
the
award
by
the
country
for
contribution
to
the
development
of
Indo-French
cooperation
in
the
field
of
cinema.
French
ambassador
Dominique
Girard
says,
"It
is
a
great
pleasure
for
me
to
announce
that
the
French
Government
has
bestowed
the
honour
of
the
Officier
dans
l'Ordre
des
Arts
et
des
Lettres
on
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
an
actor
of
great
talent
and
unmatched
popularity."
The
conferring
of
this
award
also
stands
testimony
to
our
gratitude
to
Shahrukh
Khan
for
his
cooperation
with
the
French
cinema
industry
at
a
time
when
we
are
determined
to
further
deepen
the
Indo-French
collaboration
in
this
field." Previous
actors
who
have
received
the
award
include
Hollywood
stars
Bruce
Willis
and
Uma
Thurman.
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