SRK to be feted with Pardo alla Carriera at Locarno Film Fest

Jul 3, 2024 KRR

Actor Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured with the prestigious Pardo alla Carriera award at the 77th edition of Locarno Film Festival to be held in Switzerland from August 7 to 17. The actor has been chosen for the honour for his remarkable career in Indian Cinema consisting of more than 100 films in a multitude of genres.

In addition, a key film from Khan’s career – ‘Devdas’ (2002) will be screened during the Festival, and SRK will appear at the Forum @Spazio Cinema for a conversation open to the public on August 11.

Many of Shah Rukh Khan’s films are loved globally and have made him a hugely popular name amongst audiences around the world, leading him to represent his country and many of his films across numerous prestigious film festivals across the globe.

Khan was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007 and the Légion d'honneur in 2014 by the French government.

Previous winners of the Pardo alla Carriera have included Francesco Rosi, Claude Goretta, Bruno Ganz, Claudia Cardinale, Johnnie To, Harry Belafonte, Peter-Christian Fueter, Sergio Castellitto, Víctor Erice, Marlen Khutsiev, Bulle Ogier, Mario Adorf, Jane Birkin, Fredi M. Murer, Dante Spinotti, Costa-Gavras, and, in 2023, Tsai Ming-liang.