Sajid Nadiadwalla , on Tuesday , last evening was conferred France's prestigious Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) award.

Bollywood filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala and his wife Wardha Nadiadwala have been humbled with this gesture. . The event took place at an 5 Star hotel . The honour is conferred upon persons who have distinguished themselves by their creativity in the field of art, culture and literature or for their contribution to the influence of arts in France and throughout the world.

Few of those who have been knighted with this award are of the likes of Sivaji Ganesan, Lata Mangeshkar, Shah Rukh Khan and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.


French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler conferred the honour in recognition of Nadiadwala's contribution to boosting Indo-French partnership in cinema.

Elated Sajid says "I am very thankful to the French embassy for the honour that they have conferred upon me. "France is a beautiful country which is not completely tapped into in our films. Shooting there has been such a delight thanks to the cooperation from them. Looking forward to associating with them more in the near future,"

The event last evening was graced by, Jacqueline Fernandez , Tiger Shroff and Jackey Shroff, Chunky Pandey, Sunil Shetty , Dvaid Dhawan and Vishal Bhardwaj.

Congratulating Sajid Nadiadwala for adding another feather to your hat!