December 13, 2015 8:51 PM

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Legendary actor Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan in Mumbai

Dilip Kumar, Indian cinema's one of the greatest actors, has been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan today at a special function held at the veteran actor's residence in Mumbai.<br/><br/>Padma Vibhushan to 93-year-old Kumar was given by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespian's residence.<br/><br/>Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao too were present while honouring Dilip Sa'ab two days after his birthday. <br/><br/>The announcement to honour Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and a few others with Padma Vibhushan was made by the government on the eve of Republic Day on January 25, 2015. <br/><br/>However, the acting legend could not attend the special function held in Rashtrapati Bhavan in April when other Padma awardees were honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee.

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