Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut, Ekta Kapoor And Adnan Sami Bestowed With Padma Shri Award
Actress Kangana Ranaut, filmmaker Karan Johar, producer Ekta Kapoor, and singer-musician Adnan Sami has been bestowed with the prestigious Padma Shri award this year. The celebrated artists from the f
Actress
Kangana
Ranaut,
filmmaker
Karan
Johar,
producer
Ekta
Kapoor,
and
singer-musician
Adnan
Sami
has
been
bestowed
with
the
prestigious
Padma
Shri
award
this
year.
The
celebrated
artists
from
the
film
industry
will
be
honoured
for
their
contribution
to
the
field
of
performing
arts.
Speaking
about
being
conferred
with
the
Padma
Shri,
Kangana
stated,
"I'm
humbled
and
I’m
honoured.
I
thank
my
country
for
this
recognition
and
I
dedicate
this
to
every
woman
who
dares
to
dream.
To
every
daughter...
to
every
mother...
and
to
the
dreams
of
women
who
will
shape
the
future
of
our
country."
(sic)
Karan
Johar
also
took
to
social
media
to
share
his
happiness
and
gratitude.
Karan
wrote,
”It’s
not
very
often
that
I’m
at
a
loss
for
words,
but
this
is
one
such
occasion...
The
PadmaShri.
Such
an
honour
to
receive
one
of
the
highest
civilian
awards
in
the
country.
Overwhelmed
by
so
many
emotions
right
now.
Humbled,
elated
and
also
thankful
for
the
opportunity
to
live
my
dream
everyday,
to
create
and
to
entertain.
I
know
my
father
would
be
proud
and
I
wish
he
was
here
to
share
this
moment
with
me.
#blessed”
For
the
uninitiated,
Padma
Shri
is
the
fourth
highest
civilian
award
of
the
country.
The
list
of
141
Padma
award
recipients
for
the
year
has
been
released
on
the
eve
of
Republic
Day.
The
ceremonial
function
will
see
The
President
of
India
honouring
the
Padma
awardees.
The
ceremony
will
be
held
at
the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
in
either
March
or
April
this
year.