Bollywood

Shahrukh Khan Left For Switzerland To Attend ‘Locarno Film Festival’, Will Be Honoured With Special Award

By Gunjan Chaudhary

August 09, 2024

Wherever Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan passes a crowd of people gathers to watch him. Fans are always desperate to have a glimpse of him, be it in any way. The actor was seen at Mumbai airport on Friday, i.e. on August 9, in the morning. During this time, King Khan was seen in a dashing look. He was seen wearing an orange jacket with blue denim and a white T-shirt. During this, his manager Pooja Dadlani was also seen with him. It is being said that the actor has left for Switzerland.

Shahrukh Khan

It is being said that the actor went to Switzerland to participate in the Locarno Film Festival, which started on Wednesday. King Khan will be honored with a special award in this festival. Apart from him, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuaron, and Irene Jacob will also be honored at the festival. Let us tell you that the Locarno Film Festival, which has been going on since 1946, is one of the longest-running annual film festivals in the world. It focuses on auteur cinema.

Shahrukh Khan

In this, films are shown on the banks of Lake Maggiore in the Italian-speaking Ticino region of southern Switzerland. At the festival, up to 8,000 movie viewers sit in the open-air Piazza Grande and watch movies on one of the world’s largest screens. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be given the Pardo alla Carriera award on Saturday. This award is given to those people whose artistic contribution has given a new definition to cinema. Shah Rukh Khan will be honored with this award on August 10 at the open-air Piazza Grande.

Shahrukh Khan

During this time, Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic film ‘Devdas’ will also be shown at the festival that is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. On giving the award to Shah Rukh Khan, the head of the festival Ziona A. Nazaro praised Shah Rukh Khan and said, ‘His contribution to Indian cinema is unprecedented. He is such a king who has always maintained a relationship with his audience. It is the people who have crowned him. This courageous and brave artist has always been ready to challenge himself.’