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Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred Padma Shri award in the Ashoka Hall 
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar receive the Padmashree Award 
Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar both received the Padma Shree Award at a special ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards were handed over to them by President Pratibha Patil yesterday.
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred Padma Shri award in the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. President Pratibha Patil gave away the prestigious award to Aishwarya for her contribution to cinema.
Prominent among those graced the occasion; include the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice-president Hamid Ansari, and Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterji. Besides, Amitabh Bachchan, Amar Singh, Abhishek Bachchan and Twinkle Khanna were also present in the hall.
