Shah Rukh Khan Receives Honorary Doctorate From University Of Law, London

The King of Bollywood and a global icon, Shah Rukh Khan have received many awards till date and now,the Bollywood superstar has received an honorary doctorate once again. After the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Edinburgh, SRK received a doctorate in Philanthropy from the University of Law, London during a graduation ceremony held on Thursday for more than 350 students.

The University of Law tweeted the photos of the Badshah of Bollywood and wrote, “Our next Honorary Doctorate goes to actor, producer and philanthropist Shah Rukh Khan (@IamSRK), in recognition of his work in championing human rights, access to justice and crime reduction #ULawGrad #SRK #ShahRukhKhan #ULaw.”

In his acceptance speech, the superstar talked about the importance of expressing love and emotions and also said, “The acid attack victims are the bravest women I have met in my life. They have suffered tremendously.” He mentioned the work done by his Meer Foundation which is working towards empowering acid attack survivors. According to the official website of Meer Foundation, their mission is to ‘enable, enhance and encourage – empower women by making them feel appreciated and inspired, and to foster humility, pride and gallantry among the men in their lives.’.

Honorary Doctorate Shah Rukh Khan giving his acceptance speech today at #ULawGrad. Congratulations once again @iamsrk, and keep up the amazing work that you're doing around the world 🏆🎓#SRK #UniversityofLawHonoursSRK #LiveProspectus #ULaw pic.twitter.com/78qGqKuPx3

— The University of Law (@UniversityofLaw) April 4, 2019

We congratulate the superstar for this award.

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