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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has won many accolades and recognition across international platforms. Recently, Shah Rukh Khan has been honoured yet again with an Honorary doctorate in Philanthropy by The University of Law, London.
The actor received the merit during a graduation ceremony for more than 350 students, held at the Barbican in London on 4th April 2019.
The Badshah of Bollywood is not just an actor but a global icon who has also carved a place for himself as a philanthropist, orator, and entrepreneur.
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After receiving the doctorate Shah Rukh Khan gave an exceptional speech at the University of Law, London. While talking about entertainment as a powerful tool Shah Rukh Khan shared, “One of the greatest learnings for me has been to appreciate the sheer simplicity of humour and entertainment as a powerful tool for strengthening human bonds across all races, cultures, nationalities and religions. I remember meeting fans in Germany one freezing winter evening. None of them spoke a word of Hindi, they told me that they didn’t even watch my films with subtitles yet they understood everything! This might have been the result of the melodrama of Bollywood plots but it was more likely just the fact that shared emotions and the simple language of their expression reaches across and binds people of all definitions. In fact, I can’t emphasize enough, the importance of expression as a binding force for compassion. It is only by expressing our stories that we create the ground for our life experience to be accepted and understood.”