Shah Rukh Khan attends World Economic Forum 2018

Shah Rukh Khan with Elton John and Cate Blanchett at World Economic Forum

The trio was at Davos in Switzerland for receiving the prestigious Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum 2018. The Crystal Award is given to the stars who not excel only in the field of art but also help to make the world around them a better place.

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Shah Rukh Khan receiving the Crystal Award at World Economic Forum 2018

Shah Rukh Khan received the award for ‘his leadership in championing children's and women's rights in India'. The trophy was presented to him by Hilde Schwab, Chairwoman and Co-Founder of the World Economic Forum's World Arts Forum.

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Shah Rukh Khan delivering his acceptance speech at World Economic Forum

Shah Rukh was honored for his work in the Meer Foundation, a forum that works towards helping the acid attack or major burns survivors through medical treatment, legal aid, vocational training, rehabilitation, and livelihood support.

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Shah Rukh Khan at the World Economic Forum 2018 award ceremony

Shah Rukh Khan mentioned in his acceptance speech that how seeing a woman’s face bruised by the acid changed his perspective towards life. He added, "To disfigure a woman by throwing acid on her face is, to me, one the basest, crudest acts of subjugation imaginable. At the source of it lies the view that a woman does not have the right to assert her choice, to say to the advances of a man or a group of people.”

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Shah Rukh Khan accepting the Crystal Award at World Economic Forum 2018

He thanked his mother, wife, and daughter for teaching him the value of respecting. He also lauded the acid attack survivors for the exemplary courage they have shown in his acceptance speech as he said, “And yet, each of the women I met, I found within them, the courage to move on with their lives and to reject the idea of victimhood. What struck me most about them was this - what was done to them only made them braver and stronger and more able to free themselves to make the choices that everyone around them was telling them they could not make or should not make.”

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Shah Rukh Khan and Cate Blanchett at World Economic Forum 2018

Shah Rukh Khan made a witty remark as he reached the stage to accept his award as he requested Australian actress Cate Blanchett--who had received an award just before him--for a selfie and then quipped how his children will be embarrassed by this.

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