Padma Awards 2016: Prominent personalities to be honoured

India's President Pranab Mukherjee will confer Padma Awards 2016 to 112 eminent personalities.

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Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
Padma Vibhushan awardee Rajinikanth, is one of the most popular film personalities in India. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000.
Padma Shri awardee, actor Saeed Jaffrey, a veteran of dozens of Bollywood and international films, died at the age of 86.
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Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn with be honoured with Padma Shri award
Actor Anupam Kher has appeared in several hundred films and many plays. He will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
Padma Vibhushan awardee Jagmohan: Former J&K Governor Jagmohan is a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1971 and the Padma Bhushan in 1977. A retired civil servant, he is also a published author.
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra will be honoured with Padma Shri award
Padma Vibhushan awardee Ramoji Rao is the owner of Ramoji Group, the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City and film production company Ushakiran Movies.
Former US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
Badminton star Saina Nehwal will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
Tennis Star Sania Mirza will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be honoured with Padma Vibhushan award.
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli will be honoured with Padma Shri award.
Singer Udit Narayan will be honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam will be honoured with Padma Shri award.
Padma Vibhushan awardee Yamini Krishnamurthy is a renowned Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer.

Published: Tue 26 Jan 2016, 1:45 PM

Last updated: Tue 26 Jan 2016, 4:11 PM

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