Katrina Kaif to be awarded the Smita Patil Memorial Award

In a glittering ceremony Katrina Kaif will be honoured with the Smita Patil Memorial Award by the Priyadarshni Academy Global Award on September 19 in Mumbai in recognition to being an outstanding individual who has shown excellence for her work in films.

The Priyadarshni Academy is an NGO engaged in socio-cultural and education activities and has been holding the awards event since 1984. Several internally renowned celebrities are also honoured at this global awards event.

On a related note, Katrina Kaif's last release with Sidharth Malhotra, Baar Baar Dekho, didn't perform well at the box office. The actress has also been finalised to be cast opposite Salman Khan in the sequel to Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai.