Bollywood
superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
won
an
Outstanding
Contribution
to
Cinema
honour
here
at
the
fifth
annual
The
Asian
Awards,
where
he
was
seen
partying
with
the
likes
of
One
Direction's
former
band
member
Zayn
Malik.
The
event
was
held
at
the
Grosvenor
House
Hotel
on
Friday.
Shahrukh
said
he
felt
"humbled
and
honoured" to
receive
the
award.
"I
say
this
very
often
that
my
stardom
belongs
to
most
South
East
Asians
who
reside
abroad
who
have
made
the
Indian
cinema
and
me
known
around
the
world.
I
congratulate
all
the
winners
at
the
Asian
Awards
as
well."
"There
is
so
much
talent
around
Asia
and
so
many
achievers,
whether
is
was
Dr.
Amar
Bose,
the
Hinduja
Brothers
or
Zayn
Malik.
I
am
glad
to
have
been
a
part
of
such
a
wonderful
celebration
of
hard
work
by
people
in
different
field
but
similar
passion,"
the
'Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai'
star
said
in
a
statement.
Hosted
by
fashion
icon
Gok
Wan
and
founded
by
entrepreneur
Paul
Sagoo,
the
Asian
Awards
dazzled
with
an
array
of
global
celebrities,
dignitaries
and
influencers.
The
Asian
Awards
celebrate
the
outstanding
achievements
of
individuals
born
in
or
with
direct
origin
from
across
pan-Asia
in
all
disciplines
of
life
--
from
business
and
the
arts,
to
sport
and
public
service.
Previous
winners
in
the
cinema
category
include,
Irrfan
Khan,
Anupam
Kher
and
Yash
Chopra.
Zayn
Malik
picked
up
the
prize
for
Outstanding
Contribution
to
Music,
and
later
even
posed
for
a
selfie
with
SRK.
Shahrukh
was
happy
to
share
the
special
moment
with
his
fans
via
Twitter,
where
he
wrote,
"This
kid
is
so
cool.
May
Allah
bless
him.
Dinner
time
at
the
Asian
Awards."
This
was
Zayn's
first
public
appearance
since
leaving
band
One
Direction,
and
he
was
seen
flaunting
a
shaved
head.
Meanwhile,
Shahrukh
looked
dapper
in
a
formal
black
tuxedo,
with
a
sparkling
white
shirt
and
a
black
bow
tie.
Picking
up
the
award
for
Outstanding
Contribution
to
Sport
was
Sri
Lankan
batsman
Kumar
Sangakkara,
and
the
prize
for
Outstanding
Achievement
in
Science
and
Technology
went
to
Tejinder
Singh
Virdee.
The
Outstanding
Achievement
in
Television
award
went
to
comedian,
actor
and
broadcaster
Sanjeev
Bhaskar,
while
the
Hinduja
brothers
were
awarded
as
Business
Leaders
of
the
Year.