Shah Rukh Khan is set to receive the prestigious lifetime achievement award, the Pardo alla Carriera, or career leopard, at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival. He is also the first Indian personality to be honoured with the 'Pardo alla Carriere Ascona-Locarno Tourism'. Italian filmmaker Francesco Rosi, American singer-actor Harry Belafonte, and Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang are the previous recipients.
Shah Rukh returned to the big screen after a five-year gap in 2023 with Pathaan . He followed up the blockbuster actioner with back-to-back two releases: another action hit Jawan , and Dunki , a social drama. In recognition of his career, the festival will also screen Shah Rukh’s 2002 hit Devdas , directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali .
Shah Rukh will also participate in a public Q&A session at the Forum @Spazio Cinema on August 11, offering fans and festival-goers an opportunity to engage with the beloved actor. To welcome a living legend like #ShahRukhKhan in Locarno is a dream come true. The actor and film producer – a true Indian superstar, a symbol of the vitality of Hindi-language cinema – will receive our career achievement award, the Pardo alla Carriera, at #Locarno77 .
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Nazzaro, expressed his excitement about welcoming Shah Rukh Khan, describing it as “a dream come true.” Nazzaro praised Khan for the “wealth and breadth of his contribution” to Indian cinema, highlighting his abil.
