The Padma Awards 2025 event was held on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Celebrities such as Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ajith Kumar, Sekhar Kapur, Arijit Singh and Ricky Kej were awarded by President Droupadi Murmu. Pankaj Udhas was posthumously honored.
Celebrities who were awarded the Padma Awards in 2025
Indian stars from all over the country came for the ceremony to accept their Padma awards. Nandamuri Balakrishna wore traditional Andhra Pradesh attire to accept his Padma Bhushan, whereas Ajith Kumar arrived in a suit for the same award. Shekhar Kapur and Shobhana were also given a Padma Bhushan, whereas Pankaj Udhas’ wife accepted the award on his behalf.
Arijit Singh and Ricky Kej were given the Padma Shri award. The award ceremony was telecast live on YouTube. Some others in sports, medicine, business, and other areas were also given awards on Monday.
Ajith Kumar, Shekhar Kapur on the Padma honour
When the awards were announced in January, Ajith issued a statement that read, “I am deeply humbled and honoured to receive the esteemed Padma Award by the President of India. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu and the Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi for this prestigious honour. It is a privilege to be recognized at such a level and I am truly grateful for this generous acknowledgment of my contributions to our nation.”
Shekhar had posted on X (formerly Twitter), “What an honour! Am humbled that the Government of India has considered me to be deserving of a #Padmanbhushan. 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.”
