Shekhar Kapoor, who was shocked to receive Padma Bhushan, expressed his gratitude to the country in emotional post, ‘I am because you are’

Last updated:January 26, 2025, 13:49 IST

On the eve of Republic Day, the Government of India released the list of veterans to be awarded the Padma Award this year. The name of Bollywood veteran Shekhar Kapoor is also included in this list. He was a … of the Padma Award …Read more

Shekhar Kapoor will be awarded Padma Bhushan.

New Delhi. On the eve of Republic Day, the Government of India took out a list of people to be awarded the Padma Award this year. This list also includes the names of many veterans of Bollywood and regional cinema, one of which is Shekhar Kapoor. Shekhar Kapoor, who has directed the best films like ‘Bandit Queen’, ‘Mr. India’, ‘Masoom’, expressed his happiness over getting Padma Bhushan. He thanked the Government of India and his fans by sharing the post on social media.

While sharing the post on his official X handle, Shekhar Kapoor not only thanked the Government of India but also described himself as lucky. He wrote, ‘It is a great respect for me! I am very grateful that the Government of India has considered me worthy of Padma Bhushan ‘. He wrote, ‘It is a great respect for me! I am very grateful that the Government of India has considered me worthy of Padma Bhushan ‘.

Thank you to the audience
Mr. India, ‘Mr. India’, expressed happiness and said, ‘Hope this award will inspire me to serve that industry and serve this beautiful nation, which I am part. I am very lucky ‘. Shekhar Kapoor thanked the country, the government as well as the audience, he said, ‘Thank you to our film audience, I am because you are’.

What an honor! 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…

– Shekhar Kapur (@Shekharkapur) January 25, 2025