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for his work in films such as Satya, Pinjar, Gangs Of Wasseypur and Aligarh, were among those who received their Padma Awards in New Delhi
The 49-year-old actor received his Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, from President Ram Nath Kovind at the ceremony, after
which he tweeted: "It was an honour and privilege." On President Ram Nath Kovind's official Twitter, Manoj Bajpayee was described as: "A
renowned film actor, he is known for his versatile roles and has worked in more than 60 films." Not only Manoj Bajpayee but even his
Bajpayee is best known for his striking performances in films such as Satya, Shool and Pinjar from the Nineties and recent ones like
Aligarh, Rajneeti, Sonchiraiya, Zubeidaa and of course, Gangs of Wasseypur series
Manoj Bajpayee is a two-time National Award winner - Best Supporting Actor for Satya and Special Jury National Award for Pinjar.Soon after
the Padma Awards were announced in January, Manoj Bajpayee had said he was glad no one abused him for being a Padma awardee: "My friends,
relatives and followers are very happy with it
I have observed that till now, no one has abused me on social media and no one has created controversy when my name announced as one of the
awardees of Padma Shri so, I am really happy and it's a good thing that when you get an honour nobody has raised objections against it,"
reported IANS.The Padma Awards were presented in two ceremonies at the National Capital
On March 11, actor Mohanlal was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, actor-choreographer-director Prabhudeva received the Padma Shri and
musician Shankar Mahadevan received the Padma Shri from President Kovind
On Saturday, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao
were among the recipients of the honours.This year, 112 Padma awards, including four Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri,
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