Dilip Kumar to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan today
14 Dec 2015 4:07 AM IST
Dilip Kumar, Indian cinema’s one of the greatest actors, will be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan on Sunday at a special function to be held in Mumbai.
Padma Vibhushan to 93-year-old Kumar will be given by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespian’s residence, a senior Home Ministry official said.
The announcement to honour Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and a few others with Padma Vibhushan was made by the government on the eve of Republic Day on January 25, 2015. However, the acting legend could not attend the special function held in Rashtrapati Bhavan in April when other Padma awardees were honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee.
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