Designer Ritu Kumar. the first ever Indian apparel designer was conferred the PADMA AWARD by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee last night in a glittering function at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Actor Rajesh Khanna was given the PADMA BHUSAN Award posthumously, which was received by Dimple Kapadia while the proud daughters Twinkle and Rinkie Khanna applauded sitting amongst the crowd. Actor Nana Patekar too was there to receive the PADMA SHRI Award from the President.
The Prime Minister of India – Manmohan Singh, his wife Gursharan Kaur and Congress President Sonia Gandhi graced the occasion too. Sonia Gandhi was seen in an animated conversation with Lt. Governor Tejinder Khanna. There’s no doubt they must be talking about the henous rape of the 5 Year old girl ‘Laadli’ and how to deal with this monster called ‘Rape’.
You have experienced a media blitzkrieg after the passing away of Bollywood’s first superstar – Rajesh Khanna. All the TV Channels went 24X7 on the ‘Phenomenon’ called Rajesh Khanna.
I don’t have anything extra to say than what has already been said but share with you some rare images from Babumoshai (‘Gentleman’ in Bengali)!
My personal favourites are the one of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia with their first born daughter and the happy family portrait of Rajesh Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Twinkle and Rinkie. Yeah the one of Hrishikesh Mukherjee with Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan in ditto very 70s style printed shirt is cool one too. The lip-lock picture of Rajesh Khanna with starlet Laila (who was murdered) in the unfinished movie Wafa is best not commented upon.