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Padma Bhushan for Aamir, Padma Shri for Sehwag
January 25, 2010 17:25 IST
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan [ Images ] has been selected for the 'Padma
Bhushan' award on the occasion of 60th Republic Day.
Cricketer Virendra Sehwag and Badminton star Saina Nehwal [ Images ] have been
chosen for the 'Padma Shri' awards along with yesteryear Bollywood diva Rekha
and actor Saif Ali Khan [ Images ].
Nobel laureate Dr Venkataraman
Ramakrishnan and veteran theatre and film actor Zohra Sehgal have been
chosen for the Padma Vibhushan award, the second highest civilian award
in India [ Images ].
44-year-old Amir Khan, who made his directorial debut with the
critically-acclaimed Taare Zameen Par [ Images ] in 2007, recently came out
with 3 Idiots that has become the highest-earning movie in Bollywood.
Apart from this, music maestro Illaiyaraaja and Oscar famed music composer A R
Rahman [ Images ] have also been selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan
awards. Oscar winner sound recordist of Slumdog Millionaire [ Images ] Resul
Pokutty has also been awarded with a Padma Shri.
Eminent journalist Fareed Zakaria [ Images ] and prominent hotelier Sant Singh
Chatwal have also been selected for Padma Bhushan.
The complete list of the six Padma Vibhushan, 43 Padma Bhushan and 81 Padma
Shri awardees for this year
