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-Pad Bhushan filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor-Pad Bhushan actor Anant Nag- Padma Bhushan actor Ashok Laxman Saraf- Padma Shri Acting Train, Theater Director Bairy Godfrey John-Padm Shri Godfrey John-Padam Jaspinder Narula- Padmandar Gayak Ashwani Bhide-Deshpande-Padmashree music composer Ricky Gyan Kage-Pad-Padm Shri folk singer Bheru Singh Chauhan-Padmashree Bhakti Singer Harjinder Singh Srinagar, Srinagar-Padmashree Padmashree Folk Composer Joynacharan Bathri-Padm Shri Classical Singer Omankutti Amma-Padmashree singer Mahabir Nayak-Padmashree Mamata Shankar-Padmashree Mamata Shankar-Padmashri actress Mamta Shankar-Padmashri actress Mamta Shankar
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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