French President Francois Hollande with actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at a special luncheon in New Delhi, Jan. 27. (PTI Photo | Twitter)
French President Francois Hollande with actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at a special luncheon in New Delhi, Jan. 27. (PTI Photo | Twitter)

Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and filmmaker Aditya Chopra have been invited for a luncheon with French President Francois Hollande here to discuss films. (@Siliconeer, #Siliconeer, #Bollywood, #SRK, #ShahRukhKhan, #AishwaryaRai, #AishwaryaRaiBachchan, #AdityaChopra, #KalkiKoechlin)

The private event was hosted by the Ambassador of France, Francois Richier. French-origin actress Kalki Koechlin is also one of the invitees.

Shah Rukh, 50, has been accorded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award by the French government for his “exceptional career” in 2007. In 2014, he was conferred the Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian award.

Aishwarya, a former beauty queen has been a frequent visitor to the Cannes Festival in France for over a decade.

She is also a recipient of ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters,’ the second highest French civilian honor.

President Hollande was on a three-day visit to India and was the Chief Guest at the 67th Indian Republic Day celebrations.