Padma Awards 2020: Kangana Ranaut, Adnan Sami honoured with Padma Shri

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and musician Adnan Sami were honoured with Padma Shri today. President Ram Nath Kovind presented them the award in a ceremony held in Delhi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Apart from them, Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor and late singer SP Balasubramaniam are among the other awardees from the of the Padma Shri this year from the world of arts.

In the pictures from the ceremony, Kangana can be seen looking beautiful as always in a green-golden saree. She paired her look with large earrings and a white face mask. Whereas, Adnani Sami can be seen in a black sherwani with golden embroidery at the neck.

Actor Kangana Ranaut receives the Padma Shri Award 2020. pic.twitter.com/rIQ60ZNd9i

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Singer Adnan Sami receives the Padma Shri Award 2020. pic.twitter.com/SfL988lugY

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#PadmaAwards2020 ceremony to begin shortly in Delhi. Visuals from Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/w97q3Fjhyx

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In an interview earlier, Kangana spoke about the honour and said, “I started my journey from a small village in Himachal Pradesh, and for me to be in the same league as these bigwigs we have grown up watching, whether it is Karan’s films or Ekta Kapoor’s serials… We knew these people, growing up. And who has not heard Adnan Sami ji’s songs? For a girl like me, to get a Padma Shri alongside them is a matter of pride.”