Ajit Kumar receiving Padma Bhushan from President Draupadi Murmu.
In New Delhi on Monday evening, President Draupadi Murmu honored Ajit Kumar, Nandamuri Balakrishna and Shekhar Kapoor with Padma Bhushan. Meanwhile, singer Arijit Singh, Jaspinder Narula and veteran actress Mamta Shankar were awarded the Padma Shri for their contribution in the field of art. The ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan was honored by prestigious personalities from different fields. Know which celebrities got the award here. Pankaj Udhas, a veteran singer, was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution in the field of art. His wife Farida Pankaj Udhas received the award from President Draupadi Murmu.
These celebrities of the film industry were honored-
- Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna- Padma Bhushan
- Singer Pankaj Udhas (posthumous)- Padma Bhushan
- Actor Ajit Kumar-Padm Bhushan
- Filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor-Pad Bhushan
- Actor Anant Nag- Padma Bhushan
- Actor Ashok Laxman Saraf- Padma Shri
- Acting instructor, theater director Barry Godfrey John-Pad Sri
- Singer Jaspinder Narula- Padma Shri
- Singer Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande-Padmashri
- Music composer Ricky Gyan Cage-Padm Shri
- Folk singer Bheru Singh Chauhan-Padmashree
- Bhakti singer Harjinder Singh Srinagar’s Padmashri
- Folk musician Joyanacharan Bathri-Padm Shri
- Omankutty Amma-Padmashri of classical singer
- Singer Mahabir Nayak – Padma Shri
- Actress Mamta Shankar -Padmashree
Ajit Kumar gets Padma Bhushan
Superstar Ajit Kumar also received the Padma Bhushan Award. When the award winners were announced in January, Ajit said in a statement, ‘I feel very humble and honored to receive the prestigious Padma award of the President of India. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Honorable President of India, Mrs. Draupadi Murmu and Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for this prestigious honor.
President Draupadi Murmu received honors from
Today has been a very special day for the Indian film industry. Where two actors of the South were awarded the Padma Bhushan. Shekhar Kapoor was also honored from Bollywood. Shekhar is known for making great films like ‘Masoom’, ‘Mr. India’, ‘Bandit Queen’.
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