Padma Awards 2026: President Draupadi Murmu also honored many film personalities with Padma awards in the civil investiture ceremony held on Monday at Republic Pavilion. One of the biggest names is that of late veteran actor Dharmendra. He was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan. His wife and actress Hema Malini accepted the award.
Padma Award winners are announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day. This year, names of 131 celebrities were announced for the Padma Award. Out of 131, 5 were announced for Padma Vibhushan, 13 for Padma Bhushan and names of 113 personalities were announced for Padma Shri.
#WATCH | President Draupadi Murmu posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan to actor Dharmendra at Rashtrapati Bhavan. His wife Hema Malini received the award.
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66 personalities were honored with Padma Awards in the ceremony held at Republic Pavilion. The remaining 65 people will be given awards later in the second phase. Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were also present in this ceremony.
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Dharmendra had said goodbye to this world on 24 November last year. He was ill for a long time. There was mourning in the film industry due to his death. The hearts of all his fans were broken. He worked in films for almost 65 years. He had done more than 300 films in his career. The government has awarded him Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to Hindi cinema.
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