'Kishore Kumar Ko To Padma Shri Bhi Nasseb Nahi Hua' : Sonu Nigam Starts Online Discussion
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1/27/2025 5:00:58 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) The Padma Awards 2025, which was announced on Republic Day, had a total of 139 names. And Arijit Singh is one of the notable names that have made it to the list.
Singer Sonu Nigam expressed disappointment at the fact that other singers such as Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Alka Yagnik, who have wowed people with their music, have still not received the Padma Award. He added that even the legendary singer Kishore Kumar has not yet received the Padma Award.
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The 'Kal Ho Na Ho' singer shared his thoughts in a video he posted on Instagram.
No Padma Award for Kishore Kumar
Sonu Nigam lamented that legendary singers such as Kishore Kumar, whose voice ruled the music of the 90's have not been honoured with the Padma Shri till now. He mentioned that a lot of Padma Awards in 2025 were being given posthumously, indicating that the same could have been done for Kishore Kumar.
“Do aese singers hai jinhone poore duniya ke singers ko inspire kiya hai. Ek ko toh humne Padma Shri pe hi simtaa diya hai, woh hai Mohammed Rafi sahab. Aur ek hai jinko Padma Shri bhi naseeb nahi hua hai, Kishore Kumar ji. Posthumously award mil rahe hai na (There are two singers who have inspired singers all over the world. We have limited one of them with the Padma Shri award, that's Mohammad Rafi. The other one didn't even get a Padma Shri, Kishore Kumar. Awards are being given posthumously, right)?”
For the year 2025, there are 13 posthumous Padma awardees. 'Bihar Kokila' Sharda Sinha, noted Malayalam author M.T. Vasudevan Nair, are a few names from the Art, Literature category who would be given the Padma award posthumously.
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