Chiranjeevi was given the Padma Vibhushan honour. He and Ram Charan spoke with Amit Shah, the Minister of Home Affairs.
Chiranjeevi was presented with the Padma Vibhushan honour on Thursday in Delhi. Along with his daughter-in-law Upasana Konidela, his wife Surekha and kids Ram Charan and Sushmita attended the awards ceremony. Following the event, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah gave the Padma recipients a supper at his home.
During the event, Chiranjeevi and Ram were seen chatting with the minister in an intimate moment. As Ram watches, Chiranjeevi is seen in the photo shaking Amit Shah’s hand with a big smile on his face. A video of the Padma winners chit-chatting during the dinner held at the minister’s house was also released by ANI. It shows Upasana, Ram, and Sushmita chatting and enjoying the meal.
On Friday night, Chiranjeevi made his way back to Hyderabad and addressed the media at the airport. “I would like to thank everyone for having a hand in me receiving a Padma Vibhushan today,” he remarked, addressing everyone from producers to co-stars to directors. “Years of labour have gone into it, and I’m happy the government acknowledged that. Putting my charitable endeavours aside, my loved ones brought me to this point.”
Currently, Chiranjeevi and Trisha Krishnan are costarring in the socio-fantasy film Vishwambhara, directed by Mallidi Vassishta. The movie is currently in production and is scheduled to be released for Sankranthi in 2019. Ram and Kiara Advani are aiming for Shankar’s Game Changer. He has also accepted projects headed by Sukumar and Buchi Babu Sana.
