honorees in the Dubai International Film Festival "In the Spotlight", which honours the work of eminent actors, producers and directors from around the world for their distinguished service to the film industry. 2010: Honoured by the Swiss Government for rediscovering Switzerland, and recently, he was presented a Special Award by Ursula Andress on behalf of the Swiss Government. The veteran director was on the advisory board of the Information & Broadcasting Ministry of the Government of India. 1996: Founder Trustee of Film Industry Welfare Trust established. 1998 & 2001: Received BBC Asia Awards in both years – in 1998 and 2001 for his outstanding contribution to films. 2001: Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Lifetime Achievement award. Certificate of Recognition from the British Tourist Authority and British Film Commission for promoting tourism in the UK through his films. Vocational Excellence Award by the Rotary Club Outstanding Achievement Awards by the apex bodies of Indian Industry – like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Honoured by National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) and All India Association of Industries (AIAI) for his outstanding achievements. He has also been awarded the Priyadarshini Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. 2001: Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the topmost and the highest honour given in the Indian film industry. He has been given the Maharashtra state government's Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram’ Awards, in recognition of his impressive contributions to the Hindi film industry. 2006: Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Pune International Film Festival (P.I.F.F.) 2006: A lifetime membership to BAFTA for his contribution to the Indian film industry. He is the first Indian to be honoured at BAFTA in 59-year history of the academy. 13 November 2007: Chopra was conferred the Zenith Asia Honour for his contribution to Indian cinema. 2008: FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 2010: National Kishore Kumar Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. 2010: Swiss Ambassador's Award for his contribution in promoting "Brand Switzerland" through his movies. 2009: Yash Chopra received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Satya Brahma-founded India Leadership Conclave, moderated by NDTV. October 2010: Chopra was given the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award at The Asian Awards. 2011: Chopra was honoured with the title of Ambassador of Interlaken. 2011: In Mumbai, the India Leadership Conclave felicitated him in the category of "Excellence in outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema". 2013: Awarded