Bollywood
veteran
actors
Shashi
Kapoor
(72)
and
Waheeda
Rehman
(74),
music
composer
Khayyam
(83)
and
playback
singer
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
(64)
have
been
conferred
with
the
Padma
Bhushan
awards
for
the
year
2011.
Telugu
actor
A
Nageshwara
Rao
has
been
awarded
with
Padma
Vibhushan,
the
country"s
second
highest
civilian
award.
Other
Bollywood
actors
like
Kajol,
Tabu
and
Irrfan
Khan
have
been
chosen
for
the
Padma
Shri
awards.
Singer
Usha
Uthup,
Kannada
filmmaker
Girish
Kasaravalli,
61,
and
Malayalam
director
Shaji
Karun
have
also
been
conferred
with
the
Padma
Shri.
The
Central
Government
announces
Padma
awards
on
the
eve
of
the
Republic
Day.
They
are
conferred
to
individuals
for
the
exceptional
and
distinguished
service
in
any
field.