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Shahrukh Khan has just received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French Government for his "exceptional career". Past recipients include Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

According to the grapevine SRK’s name was suggested to the French President by French ambassador in New Delhi Dominique Girard.

“Following a request to the president by the ambassador, it has been decided to confer the most important cultural award of France on Shah Rukh Khan," sources said.