Amitabh Bachchan - He has received Honorary Doctorate seven times from different universities for his contribution to cinema. His recent Honorary Doctorate was from Academy of Arts (Egypt) in 2015.
Shabana Azmi - She has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate five times from different Universities. Among which, her last Honorary Doctorate is by TERI University in 2014.
Vidya Balan - She was honored with a Doctor of Arts Honoris Causa degree by an Ahmedabad-based institute for her contribution to Indian cinema and for bringing out the strong side of a woman on-screen.
Sharmila Tagore - She has been given an Honorary Doctorate of Arts, from Edinburgh Napier University for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
Shahrukh Khan - The 'King of Bollywood' received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2015 for his being a philanthropist, and for his brilliant work as an actor.
Preity Zinta - She received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London in 2010, for her contribution in the Hindi Cinema and her humanitarian work.
Shilpa Shetty - She received an Honorary Doctorate from a UK University for her outstanding contribution to cultural diversity in 2007.
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