Honours and Recognitions
- 2004 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for his Outstanding achievements in Bollywood.
- 2008 - Named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People (India) magazine.
- 2009 - He was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".
- 2009 - He was awarded the highest Japanese honour of "Katana" and a sixth degree Black Belt in Kuyukai Gojuryu Karate.
- 2009 - He was one of the 15 international celebrities invited for the Olympics torch-bearer rally to Canada.
- 2012 - He inaugurated the 43rd International Film festival of India in Goa.
- 2013 - Named "Reader's Choice Style Icon".
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