Last Update: January 25, 2023, 22:09 IST
The Padma Awards were announced on January 25
MM Keeravani and Raveena Tandon will be awarded the Padma Shri while Zakir Hussain will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
RRR composer MM Keeravani and Bollywood Actress Raveena Tandon will be honored with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the Republic of India, while Zakir Hussain will be honored with the Padma Vibhushan – the second highest civilian award. The Padma Awards were announced today, January 25. This is not the first time that legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has been honored with the Padma award. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988 and the Padma Bhushan in 2002.
On the other hand, MM Keeravani is recently making headlines for his music in SS Rajamouli’s RRR. His composition Naatu Naatu recently won a Golden Globe Award and the same received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.
Talking about Raveena Tandon, she is one of the most popular actresses in the Hindi film industry. She is the proud recipient of National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. On the work front, she was last seen in the film KGF: Chapter 2.
The Padma Awards are one of the country’s highest civilian awards. He is awarded in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are given in various fields such as arts, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil etc.
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Meanwhile, singers Vani Jairam and Suman Kalyanpur have been conferred with the Padma Bhushan, whereas Jodhaiyabai Baiga, Premjit Baria, Usha Barle, Hemant Chauhan, Bhanubhai Chitara, Hemoprova Chutia, Subhadra Devi, Hem Chandra Goswami, Pritikana Goswami and Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd. Hussain, among others have been honored with the Padma Shri.
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