Amitabh Bachchan honoured by Egypt’s Academy of Arts

This is the first time that the Academy of Arts has given a doctorate to an international actor.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels “humbled and “honoured” to have received a honorary doctorate from the Egyptian Academy of Arts for his contribution to cinema.

He took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share the news.

T 1820 -Prestigious Academy of Art in Cairo, decorates me a Hon Doctorate .. humbled and honoured. First for India !! pic.twitter.com/LeCxykIu4E

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 1, 2015

This is the first time that the Academy of Arts has given a doctorate to an international actor.

Source:: Indian Express