Actor Amitabh Bachchan, received his Padma Vibhushan award from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.
Mr Bachchan’s son and daughter, Abhishek and Shweta, and daughter-in-law Aishwarya attended the ceremony. Noted Assamese film director Jahnu Barua was awarded the Padma Bhushan along with Mr Bachchan.
Mr Bachchan, star of film such as Sholay, Deewar, Don, Amar Akbar Anthony, Black and Paa, received the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Bhushan in 2001. He was last seen in this year’s Shamitabh and also stars in the upcoming films Piku and Wazir.
The Padma honours are given out in two batches every year. Mr Bachchan’s Bollywood colleagues Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Prasoon Joshi received their Padma Shri awards on March 30.
