Actor Kangana Ranaut and singer Adnan Sami received their Padma Shri awards in a ceremony in New Delhi today. President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma honours for 2020 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan; Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah attended. The awards will be given out in four ceremonies held over two days. The list of awardees from the film industry also includes filmmakers Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor; singer SP Balasubrahmanyam will receive the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
Kangana Ranaut, dressed in a gold saree, was pictured being presented the Padma Shri by President Kovind. Kangana, last seen in the Jayalalithaa biopic Thalaivi, also recently received the National Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films Manikarnika and Panga.