Crowning The King

The 4th National Yash Chopra Memorial Awards 2017.

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.

Simi Grewal said SRK is capable of portraying a hockey coach, lover boy, action hero & even a ghost on screen with so much conviction that he can pretty much play any roles.