Anupam Kher dines with Swiss President Doris Leuthard

New Delhi: Veteran actor Anupam Kher dined with Swiss President Doris Leuthard at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

Sixty two-year-old Anupam Kher on Thursday shared a photograph of the invite and captioned it: "It was an honour to attend dinner in honour of... President of the Swiss confederation. Thank you..."

It was an honour to attend dinner in honour of H.E. Mrs. Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss confederation. Thank you @rashtrapatibhvn. pic.twitter.com/FJbobO6A6f

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) 31 August 2017

He said Leuthard made a special mention of late filmmaker Yash Chopra in her speech. "At the dinner hosted by Rashtrapati Bhavan... Doris Leuthard made a special mention of Yash Chopra Ji in her speech," he tweeted.

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Many of Yash Chopra's films featured Switzerland as a backdrop, and he is credited with boosting the popularity of the Alpine nation among Indian tourists.

with IANS inputs...