Bollywood Actors Who Got Padmashree:
The fourth highest civilian award in the country, Padma Shree is awarded by the Government of India every year on 26th Januray. The awards were instituted in 1954 to honor the citizens for their distinguished contribution in various fields like arts, sports, public affairs, education, industry, medicine and social service. The award is also conferred on those who have made considerable contribution to the country in various fields and are not Indian citizens. Bollywood probably has a huge contribution in the field of cinematic excellence and arts, and many Bollywood actors have received the Padma Shree.
Here is a list of Bollywood actors who got Padma Shree:
| Year | Actor |
| 1958 | Nargis |
| 1958 | Devika Rani |
| 1962 | Ashok Kumar |
| 1968 | Sunil Dutt |
| 1968 | Durga Khote |
| 1968 | Vyjayanthimala |
| 1969 | David Abraham Cheulkar |
| 1969 | Balraj Sahni |
| 1970 | Rajendra Kumar |
| 1972 | Suchitra Sen |
| 1972 | Waheeda Rehman |
| 1974 | Girish Karnad |
| 1974 | Nutan |
| 1974 | Shriram Lagoo |
| 1975 | Gopi Krishna |
| 1984 | Amitabh Bachchan |
| 1985 | Smita Patil |
| 1985 | Naseeruddin Shah |
| 1990 | Om Puri |
| 1990 | Mohan Agashe |
| 1992 | Manoj Kumar |
| 1992 | Asha Parekh |
| 1998 | Mammootty |
| 1998 | Zohra Sehgal |
| 1999 | Sulochna Latkar |
| 2000 | Hema Malini |
| 2003 | Danny Denzongpa |
| 2003 | Rakhi Gulzar |
| 2003 | Aamir Khan |
| 2004 | Anupam Kher |
| 2005 | Shahrukh Khan |
| 2008 | Madhuri Dixit |
| 2009 | Akshay Kumar |
| 2009 | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |
| 2009 | Helen |
| 2010 | Saif Ali Khan |
| 2010 | Rekha |
| 2011 | Tabu |
| 2011 | Kajol |
| 2011 | Irrfan Khan |
| 2013 | Sridevi |
| 2013 | Sharmila Tagore |
| 2013 | Nana Patekar |
| 2014 | Paresh Rawal |
| 2014 | Vidya Balan |
| 2014 | Kamal Hasan |
| 2016 | Priyanka Chopra |
| 2016 | Ajay Devgn |
| 2016 | Saeed Jaffrey |
| 2019 | Manoj Bajpayee |
| 2019 | Prabhu Deva |
| 2019 | Kader Khan |
The Padma Shree awards have are conferred on people from various field for their relentless contribution to the respective sphere. The Padma Shree is preceded by The Bharat Ratna which is the highest award followed by Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.
