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Javed Akhtar was honoured with a Doctor of Literature degree by the prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Shah Rukh Khan received a doctorate in Philanthropy from the University of Law, London.
Priyanka Chopra received an honorary doctorate from the Bareilly International University in 2017.
Preity Zinta will be honoured with a doctorate by the Birmingham City University (BCU) in India this year.
Ram Charan received an honorary doctorate in Literature from Vels University, Tamil Nadu.
Shabana Azmi has been honoured with five doctorate degrees from Jadavpur University, Leeds Metropolitan University, JMI, Simon Fraser University, and TERI University.
AR Rahman received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music, Boston.