Shah Rukh Khan to receive 4th National Yash Chopra Memorial Award.

Not much surprise there! One of filmmaker
Yash Chopra's favourite heroes on and off
screen, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been
chosen as the recipient of the 4th National
Yash Chopra Award. The jury, which
comprises Chopra's wife Pamela, filmmaker
Boney Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Padmini
Kohlapuri, Subbarami Reddy, Anu and
Shashi Ranjan, made the announcement on
Monday.
Explaining the reason behind choosing
Shah Rukh, Pamela said that the award is to
recognise stars who are either legends or
legends in the making. "The award is given
to those who are icons, who we know are
legends like we gave to Lata Mangeshkar
and Amitabh Bachchan. Last year, it was
Rekha, who will be a legend tomorrow and
same is the case with Shah Rukh. Also, Yash
was very close to Shah Rukh and they both
were extremely fond of each other," she
told reporters.
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Chopra has been one of the most important
filmmakers in Shah Rukh's long-standing
career. In the actor's journey from being an
anti-hero to reigning as the king of
romance, Chopra has made an outstanding
contribution in the form of films like Darr,
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge that he
produced, Dil Toh Pagal Hai and Veer
Zara.Chopra's affection for Shah Rukh was
not hidden, all his last films as a director
were with the actor.
The award ceremony will take place on
February 25, next year.

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