Padma Awards 2025: Arijit Singh, Shekhar Kapur, late Pankaj Udhas and others honoured by President Murmu

Celebs honoured with Padma Awards. Pic/PTI

The countrywide celebration of art and everything around it has begun, and this is the time the country pays its respects to the artists. It is the time of the Padma Awards 2025, and they have been conferred to the winners who have won them for their commendable contribution to the medium of visual arts. While Shekhar and actor Ajith Kumar Kapur have been honoured with the Padma Bhushan at the ceremony, Arijit Singh was also conferred with the Padma Shri title. The Padma Awards were announced recently and were distributed today at the ceremony graced by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.

Celebs honoured with the Padma Awards 2025

The Padma Awards, the civilian honours, were conferred in the national capital on Monday. Luminaries from Hindi cinema, including filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, singer Arijit Singh, and the late Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, were honoured at the ceremony. While Shekhar Kapur was honoured with a Padma Bhushan by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, Arijit received a Padma Shri. Pankaj Udhas was honoured posthumously; his wife received the honour on his behalf.

Back in January this year, Shekhar had expressed his gratitude on receiving the honour. He took to his X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "What an honour! Am humbled that the Government of India has considered me to be deserving of a #Padmabhushan. Hopefully, this award will make me strive harder to serve the industry that I am part of, and the beautiful nation that I am so fortunate to belong to. Thank you also to our film audiences of India, for I am because you are. #JaiHind."

Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna and classical dancer Shobhana were also awarded the Padma Bhushan. The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, and the Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award in the country. The ceremony was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. The ceremony honoured personalities across various fields, with the entertainment industry taking centre stage as several of its stalwarts were recognised for their lasting contributions.

About Padma Awards 2025

The ceremony honoured personalities across various fields, with the entertainment industry taking centre stage as several of its stalwarts were recognised for their lasting contributions. These include fields like public affairs, science and engineering, medicine, social work, literature, education, sports, and civil services. This year's Padma Award ceremony saw a strong representation from the entertainment industry.

(With inputs from IANS)