Bollywood Actors Aishwarya Rai & Akshay Kumar (among 62 others) received Padmashree Awards from the President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday, March 31. The two Padma Shri recipients Akki and Ash will be seen together in Vipul Shah’s film “Action Replay.”
Veteran actress and former queen of dance, Helen, was also awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution to art and cinema. Amitabh Bachchan himself is a candidate of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. His wife, Jaya Bachchan, is a candidate of Padma Shri, and father, Dr. Harivansh Rai Bacchan, was conferred with Padma Bhushan now I guess we’re just waiting on Abhishek Bachchan for a Bachchan clean sweep!
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