French honour for theatre artiste Sanjna Kapoor

New Delhi: Thespian Sanjna Kapoor has been awarded the French honour of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for her outstanding contribution to theatre. Kapoor, who runs the Mumbai-based theatre company ‘Junoon’, was felicitated by Franck Riester, the French Minister of Culture, who was on a state visit to India. Born to Bollywood star Shashi Kapoor and British actor Jennifer Kendal, Kapoor (52) debuted as an actor in Aparna Sen’s “36 Chowringhee Lane” (1981). PTI

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