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Shah Rukh Khan now has three honorary doctorates ; bet you did not know this

Shah Rukh Khan has become the only actor in Bollywood to receive three international doctorates from three universities.

The King of Bollywood is the first foreign actor to be conferred the Malaysian title of Datuk - akin to a British knighthood in 2008 and received his first honorary doctorate in Arts and Culture from the University of Bedfordshire, UK in 2009. Later in 2015, the superstar earned a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Edinburgh. He has once again bagged a doctorate degree in Philanthropy from the University of Law, London on April 5. 2019. This honor has been awarded to Khan because of his continued usage of his status to promote philanthropy.

 

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He also took the opportunity to emphasize how charity should be done silently and with dignity and added that he feels privileged to be raising awareness about public responsibility

This just proves to everyone around the world that not only is he a great actor but Shah Rukh Khan is also a good orator and motivational speaker.

Source: IANS

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