Producer
Ekta
Kapoor
was
conferred
the
Padma
Shri,
the
fourth
highest
civilian
award
for
excellence
in
the
field
of
performing
Arts.
She
was
presented
the
prestigious
award
by
President
Ram
Nath
Kovind
at
a
ceremony
that
was
held
on
November
8
at
the
Rashtrapati
Bhawan,
New
Delhi.
She
was
accompanied
by
her
father,
veteran
actor
Jeetendra.
The
producer
shared
a
video
from
the
ceremony
on
her
Instagram
account
and
expressed
her
happiness
post
the
big
achievement.
Ekta
said
that
it
is
'a
surreal
moment
and
a
matter
of
great
pride'
and
dedicated
it
to
her
pillars
of
strength-
her
mother,
Tusshar
Kapoor
(brother),
Laksshya,
Ravie
and
her
father.
She
also
mentioned
in
her
post,
how
it
was
the
biggest
day
of
her
professional
life,
and
second
only
to
the
birth
of
her
son.
(Image
Source:
Ekta
Kapoor
Instagram)
The
producer
wrote,
"It
is
an
absolute
honour
to
receive
the
Fourth
Highest
Civilian
Award
for
my
humble
contribution
in
the
field
of
performing
arts.
It
is
a
surreal
moment
and
a
matter
of
great
pride.
I
want
to
dedicate
this
badge
of
honour
to
my
pillars
of
strength
-
my
mom
tushar
laqu
ravie
and
dad.
They
believed
in
me
with
their
whole
heart
and
it
is
because
of
them,
I
am
who
I
am!"
She
further
wrote,
"I
want
to
thank
my
family,
friends,
my
team
at
Balaji
Telefilms
and
most
importantly
-
the
audience,
for
believing
in
me
and
supporting
me.
I
hope
to
always
push
the
envelope,
challenge
norms,
give
talents
a
platform
that
they
truly
deserve,
instill
pride
and
give
back
to
the
country
that
has
fuelled
my
ambition
and
dreams.JAI
HIND
#PadmaAwards."
Post
a
few
more
pictures
posing
with
her
father
and
friend,
she
wrote,
"Thanku
Thanku
Thanku
the
biggest
day
of
my
professional
life
n
second
only
to
d
the
birth
of
my
son!#padmashri
#JAIHIND."
Her
friends
from
the
industry
congratulated
Ekta
for
her
big
achievement.
Mohit
Sehgal,
Shantanu
Maheshwari,
Ridhima
Pandit,
Shraddha
Arya,
Karanvir
Bohra
and
other
actors
congratulated
and
commented
on
her
post
by
sharing
heart
emojis.