Shah Rukh Khan was presented with the Global Diversity Award at the State Room of the House of Commons in London.

The award was presented to the Bollywood actor by the Speaker of the House John Bercow MP.

MP Keith Vaz, chair of the home affairs committee, conducted the grand ceremony.

Other members of the Parliament from both houses, Commons and Lords, were also present on this occasion.

SRK, known as King Khan, received the award for his work in cinema ahead of his Slam+ The Tour concert at The O2 Arena.

Rainbow Foundation, which co-ordinates with the Next Foundation each year, gives the Global Diversity Award to an outstanding individual who has made a major contribution to worldwide diversity, and is an international role model and icon.

Previous recipients of the award have included Jackie Chan, the international film star, Amitabh Bachchan, Sheikh Hassina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Lewis Hamilton, the Formula 1 racing world champion and Rev Jesse Jackson, the former US presidential candidate to name a few.

Shah Rukh tweeted: “Now at the Houses of Parliament to receive the Global Diversity Award ... humbled & grateful.

“Thank you. Tnx Mr Speaker Rt Hon John Bercow & my friend Mr Keith Vaz for a wonderful ceremony for the Global Diversity Award.”

Over the years, Shah Rukh has been honoured with several international awards, including Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (France's highest civilian award), Wissame Al Kafaa Al Fikria (Morocco’s highest honour), Malaysian title of ‘Datuk’ (akin to the British knighthood) and several others.