Crowning The King

The 4th National Yash Chopra Memorial Awards 2017.

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The reigning superstar of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan was awarded the 4th National Yash Chopra Memorial Award, instituted by T. Subbarami Reddy in association with Anu & Shashi Ranjan. The award carries a citation, a gold bracelet & Rs. 10 Lakhs in cash to one recipient each year.

The award was presented to King Khan by evergreen actress Rekha, H.E. The Governor of Maharashtra Vidyasagar Rao & Pam Chopra. Other celebrity guests on stage included Shatrughan Sinha, Simi Grewal, Padmini Kolhapure, Venugopal Dhoot, Jaya Prada & others.

Among the audience included luminaries like Pinky Reddy, Ramesh Taurani, Anup Jalota, Udit Narayan, Sanjay Khan, Alka Yagnik & many others.

The Governor Vidyasagar Rao praised the contribution of Hindi cinema & called it the greatest exhibition of Indian culture & values. He said actors like SRK do a great job in promoting Indian art & culture worldwide through their immense popularity & reach across countries.

Rekha said SRK puts in a lot of soul in his performances on screen which is why he connects with the audiences the way he does.