April 02, 2015 03:16 pm | Updated 03:17 pm IST - Cairo
A file photo of veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan.
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.
Along with a photograph, the 72-year-old tweeted: “Prestigious Academy of Art in Cairo, decorates me a Hon Doctorate... humbled and honoured. First for India!!”
This is the first time that the Academy of Arts has given a doctorate to an international actor.
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