Hina Khan, Mouni Roy, Anita Hassanandani & Others Congratulate Ekta Kapoor For Padma Shri Award
Producer Ekta Kapoor has been bestowed with the prestigious Padma Shri award this year for her contribution to the field of performing arts. Many friends and well-wishers from the TV industry took to
Producer
Ekta
Kapoor
has
been
bestowed
with
the
prestigious
Padma
Shri
award
this
year
for
her
contribution
to
the
field
of
performing
arts.
Many
friends
and
well-wishers
from
the
TV
industry
took
to
social
media
to
congratulate
the
Czarina
of
the
small
screen.
Hina
Khan
tweeted,
“This
is
such
a
great
great
news..
I
am
so
so
happy
for
you..
you
deserve
every
bit
of
it..
congratulations
once
again
#JaiMataDi.”
Naagin
star
Mouni
Roy
also
shared
her
happiness
and
wrote,
“Nobody
deserves
it
more
@ektaravikapoor
loveee
and
biggest
congratulations.”
Best
friend
and
actress
Anita
Hassanandani,
producer
Rhea
Kapoor
and
many
other
celebrities
also
congratulated
Ekta.
In
another
related
news,
Television
actress
Sarita
Joshi
has
also
been
bestowed
with
the
prestigious
state
honour.
Sarita
has
been
a
part
of
many
successful
shows
such
as
Ek
Mahal
Ho
Sapno
Ka,
Baa
Bahoo
Aur
Baby,
and
Bh
Se
Bhade
to
name
a
few.
An
elated
Sarita
told
PTI,
"I
am
very
happy
and
humbled
with
this
honour.
I
am
working
from
an
early
age,
I
have
never
worked
for
awards,
for
me
work
is
worship.
I
have
always
worked
from
heart
and
given
my
best
in
whatever
I
have
done.
I
will
be
known
as
Padma
Shri
Sarita
Joshi,
this
is
such
a
big
honour.
I
am
happy
as
my
children
are
happy,"
For
the
uninitiated,
Padma
Shri
is
the
fourth
highest
civilian
award
of
the
country.
The
ceremonial
function
will
see
the
President
of
India
honouring
the
Padma
awardees
at
the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
in
either
March
or
April
this
year.