Mamata Shankar, Arijit Singh, Ricky Kej, Barry John and veteran Marathi actor Ashok Saraf have been bestowed with Padma Shri. Alternatively, M T Vasudevan Nair and Sharda Sinha have been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
A proud second for all of us! ð Congratulations to Ajith Kumar sir on being conferred the Padma Bhushan award. ð Your contributions each on and off the display screen are actually inspiring! â¨
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— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) January 26, 2025
What an honour! Am humbled that the Authorities of India has thought-about me to be deserving of a #Padmanbhushan.
Hopefully this award will make me try tougher to serve the Business that I’m a part of, and the attractive Nation that I’m so lucky to belong to.
Thanks additionally…
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) January 25, 2025
This 12 months, 139 Padma Awards got to folks for his or her contribution in a number of fields, corresponding to Artwork, Literature, Medication, Social Work and Science amongst others. These embody 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 124 Padma Shri Awards.