Southern megastar Rajinikanth and Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra on Tuesday honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awards respectively by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
The megastar dressed in a beige churidar kurta teamed with a grey Nehru jacket, he was accompanied by his wife Latha Rajinikanth.
The megastar enjoys a massive fan following and is lovingly called Thalaivar by his his well-wishers. He has worked both in Hindi and Southern films over his three decade long journey as an actor.
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Whereas, Priyanka Chopra looked no less than a "Desi" girl, dressed in a lime green sari while receiving the honour. The former Miss World has been a part of Hindi cinema for almost a decade and has made India proud globally with her stint in the American TV series "Quantico".
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The actress, who is currently riding high on the success of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus "Bajirao Mastani", has even bagged a Hollwood film, "Baywatch", alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.