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Padma Awards for LK Advani, Kota, Bill Gates

Padma Awards for LK Advani, Kota, Bill Gates

New Delhi: BJP leader L.K. Advani, spiritual leader and philanthropist Aga Khan, actors Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal are among the nine awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, Sunday.

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, journalists Swapan Dasgupta and Rajat Sharma, lawyer Harish Salve, filmmaker Jahnu Barua, former chief election commissioner N.Gopalaswami, wrestler-turned-coach Satpal, and maths "Nobel Prize" winner Manjul Bhargava were among the 20 recipients of the Padma Bhushan, said a home ministry release.

The Padma Shri has been awarded to 75 people.

Actor Kota Srinivasa Rao gets Padma Shri

Veteran Telugu actor Kota Srinivasa Rao was Sunday named for the Padma Shri award on the eve of 66th Republic Day.

Born in 1947, Kota, who started his acting career in theatre, made his cinematic debut in 1978 Telugu film "Pranam Khareedu". 

Having started his career in brief character and comic roles, Kota went on to become one of the finest villains and supporting actor of Telugu filmdom. 

He is popular for speaking Telugu in different dialects flawlessly.

Having starred in over 500 films in a career spanning over three decades, he has also worked in a few films in Tamil.

Some of his best villain roles were in the films "Ganesh", "Gaayam" and "Chinna".

As a supporting actor, he proved his mettle in films such as "Aa Naluguru" and "Pelliaina Kothalo".

Kota's other memorable films include "Ready", "Mirapakaya" and "Krishna".

He is the recipient of six Andhra Pradesh state government Nandi awards.

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