New Delhi, January 19: Bollywood star Salman Khan was today conferred the ‘Pride of the Nation’ award for spreading the message of patriotism, secularism and national integration through films.
Constituted by Anti Terrorist Front, the award was presented to Salman by its chairman M S Bitta and eight children, who are terror victims, at a function here.
Bitta said Salman was conferred the award for spreading the message of patriotism, secularism and national integration through films, including his new film “Veer”.
At the function, Khan and Bitta also presented ATF-Veer Bravery Awards to eight persons, including Delhi Police Inspector M C Sharma (posthumously for fighting terrorists) and Jammu and Kashmir braveheart Ruksana Kausar
–Agencies