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Some member raised a topic asking why SRK is considered a global king. Now if it was just about Box Office records, then let me tell you no one has a stronger record than Irrfan Khan.
When it comes to Global King/ Icon/ Etc, it is not just about box office numbers. Even Rohit Sharma has highest ODI record yet Sachin is considered as the greatest batsman ever.
Back to the topic, here are the reasons
- 2004 - Time magazine selected him as one of 20 "Asian Heroes" under the age of 40 and was featured on the magazine's cover.
- 2004 - British Asian Guild Award for Best Actor of the Decade
- 2005 - He was featured on the cover of the Asian edition of the National Geographic magazine twice, February's issue .
- 2007 - He was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) by the French government for his "exceptional career".
- 2007 - His lifelike wax statue was installed in London's Madame Tussauds wax museum. Additional versions were installed at Madame Tussauds museums in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and New York in 2010.
- 2007 - Another lifelike wax statue was displayed in Grvin museum in Paris, along with that of Gandhi, the only other Indian to receive a similar honor.
- 2008 - He was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka, which carries the honorific Datuk, by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, head of state of Malacca in Malaysia, for "promoting tourism in Malacca" by filming One 2 Ka 4 there in 2001.
- 2008 - Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world, ranking him at number 41. He was the only artist and the only movie-star in the list. Newsweek subtitled his article as "The king of Bollywood is opening minds in some closed-off cultures" and noted, "Who is the world's biggest movie star? Brad? Will? Nah. His name is Shahrukh Khan, and he's the king of Bollywood."
- 2009 - He was invited to present the motion picture Slumdog Millionaire at the 66th Golden Globe Awards. No Indian actor had previously been invited to present at the Golden Globe Awards.
- 2009 - Great Britain's University of Bedfordshire awarded him an honorary doctorate in arts and culture.
- 2009 - He was given a Black Belt Honorary in taekwondo by the South Korean government.
- 2009 - He was declared amongst the 500 most influential Muslims worldwide by Georgetown University.
- 2010 - Was invited by NASDAQ, the world's biggest stock exchange, to ring their opening bell in New York, along with Kajol, for the promotion of My Name Is Khan, thus become the first Indian actors to open the market, an honour usually reserved for CEOs of major corporations.
- 2010 - He was recognized as an icon of religious unity by experts from around the world at a conference at Vienna University.
- 2010 - He became the first Indian actor to be given the rare honour of signing the guest book at Berlin's Town Hall.
- 2010 - Entertainment Weekly states in their Most Powerful List that Khan is the "megastar" of Bollywood.
- 2011 - He became the first Bollywood actor to be featured on the cover page of Los Angeles Times Calendar section. Shahrukh's films My Name Is Khan and the recently released film Ra.One have been noticed and appreciated by the American media outlet.
- 2011 - He was honored with the Unesco Pyramide con Marni award for his charity engagements and social commitment towards providing education for kids. Shah Rukh is the first Indian to win this accolade.
- 2011 - He was honored with L'Etoile d'Or by Mohammed VI of Morocco the King of Morocco during Eleventh International Film Festival of Marrakech. Shah Rukh is the first Indian to receive the honor.
- 2012 - Khan became the first Bollywood personality to be honoured with the prestigious Chubb fellowship at Yale University.
- 2012 - He was honoured with the prestigious BrandLaureate Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to the Indian Cinema and also for being India's foremost brand ambassador in Malaysia.
- 2012 - He was conferred with one of Morocco's highest honours (a rare state honour, Wissame Al Kafaa Al Fikria (award of intellectual merit)) while attending the 12th International Film Festival of Marrakech by Prince Moulay Rachid.
- 2013 - Appointed as goodwill ambassador by the government of South Korea.
- 2014 - Recognized as World's Second Richest Actor.
- 2014 - Awarded with Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian award, on July 1.
- 2014 - Appointed as an ambassador for Interpol's Turn Back Crime campaign.
- 2014 - Honoured with Global Diversity Award at the State Room of Britain's House of Commons
SRK is also Brand Ambassador Of INDIA For These Countries
1) South Korea
2) Morrocco
3) Germany
4) Malaysia
5) Indonesia
Being a king means much more than current records. Race isn't over yet. Those who can see big picture in life will realise and appreciate this post. Those who can't will come back to posting BO numbers.
Udne Ki Aasha
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