Shah Rukh Khan To Be Honoured With Pardo alla Carriera Award at 77th Locarno Film Festival

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will receive the coveted Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism, the festival's career accomplishment award, at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who is referred to as "King Khan" in India, has added another achievement to his resume. The actor will be awarded the coveted Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism on Saturday, August 10 at Piazza Grande during the 77th Locarno Film Festival. During the Festival, a pivotal film in Khan's career, Devdas (Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2002), will be screened. On Sunday, August 11, SRK will participate in a public conversation at the Forum Spazio Cinema.



Another feather on Shah Rukh Khan's crown

Shah Rukh Khan is a very well-known figure in the world because to the popularity of many of his films, which has allowed him to represent his nation and many of his works at major international festival circuits. Khan's career would see high-profile partnerships with some of India's most well-known filmmakers and actors over the next 20 years, which would also bring him enormous international exposure. The French government bestowed to Khan the Légion d'honneur in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007.

Three of Shah Rukh Khan's most recent movies, Pathaan (2023), Jawan (2023), and Dunki (2023), were all enormous commercial triumphs and received a ton of praise from viewers all over the world. Produced by Khan's own company, Red Chillies Entertainment, Jawan (2023) has become the highest-grossing Hindi film in history, solidifying the actor's place as one of the most adored Indian stars of his period.

The 77th Locarno Film Festival's creative director has the following to say about SRK


The artistic director, Giona A. Nazzaro, expressed that he is thrilled to have Shah Rukh Khan visit Locarno, calling him a living legend. "In terms of breadth and depth, his contribution to Indian film is unmatched. Khan is a monarch who constantly communicatesh with the people who installed him. This fearless filmmaker has consistently been willing to push himself while staying loyal to the high standards that his global fan base expects from his work. Shah Rukh Khan is a modern-day legend, a smart and grounded 'people's hero,' according to Nazzaro.