Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra Singh Deol has been posthumously awarded the country’s second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan. The government has announced the Padma Award today itself. In view of his incomparable contribution to cinema, the Government of India has decided to confer this honour.

Wife Hema Malini has expressed happiness over the late actor receiving this honor posthumously. He shared Dharam ji’s photo on Twitter and wrote, ‘I am extremely proud that the government has honored Dharam ji with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award, recognizing his immense contribution to the film industry.’

So so proud that the govt has recognized Dharam ji’s immense contribution to the film industry by bestowing on him the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award pic.twitter.com/5zJnA53MT0

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) January 25, 2026

Let us tell you that Dharmendra died on 24 November 2025. He gave many memorable films to Hindi cinema and made a special place in the hearts of millions of viewers with his strong acting, action and romantic roles. He was also known as ‘He-Man’ in the film industry.

There are many more names from cinema in this list, including famous singers Alka Yagnik and Mammootty.

about dharmendra

Dharmendra’s full name is Dharmendra Kewal Krishna Deol. He was born on 8 December 1935 in Nasrani village of Punjab.

Dharmendra’s career

Dharmendra started his acting career in 1960. He was seen in ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’. After this he appeared in a supporting role in the 1961 film “Boy Friend”. Dharmendra remained active in acting for 65 years. He gave many hits, superhits and blockbuster films. He has done films like Sholay (1975), Chupke-Chupke (1975), Sita Aur Geeta (1972), Dharamveer (1977), Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Jugnu (1973) and Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).

Dharmendra’s last film
Dharmendra was working continuously even at the age of 89. After his death, his last film ‘Ikkis’ was released in theaters on January 1 this year. In this film, he was seen in the role of Agastya Nanda’s father.

Dharmendra’s personal life
Talking about Dharmendra’s personal life, he married twice. His first marriage was with Prakash Kaur. From this marriage he has four children – Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Vijeta Deol and Ajita Deol.

The second marriage was with actress Hema Malini. Prakash did not divorce Dharmendra, so Dharmendra changed his religion and married again. He has two daughters with Hema Malini – Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.

The government has announced the Padma Awards today. Today the Home Ministry released the list of Padma Awards for 2026. This year actors Dharmendra and N. Rajam has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan. At the same time, a total of four names including singer Alka Yagnik and actor Mammootty are included in the list of Padma Bhushan. A total of 38 names are included in the list of Padma Shri.

Padma Awards 2026: Complete list

Padma Vibhushan (Art)

1. Dharmendra Singh Deol (posthumous) – Maharashtra
2. N. Rajam – Uttar Pradesh

Padma Bhushan (Art)

1. Alka Yagnik – Maharashtra
2. Mammootty – Kerala
3. Piyush Pandey (posthumously) – Maharashtra
4. Shatawardhani R. Ganesha – Karnataka

Padma Shri (Arts)

1. Anil Kumar Rastogi – Uttar Pradesh
2. Arvind Vaidya – Gujarat
3. Bharat Singh Bharti – Bihar
4. Bhiklya Ladkya Dhinda – Maharashtra
5. Vishwa Bandhu (posthumous) – Bihar
6. Chiranji Lal Yadav – Uttar Pradesh
7. Deepika Reddy – Telangana
8. Dharmiklal Chunnilal Pandya – Gujarat
9. Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad – Andhra Pradesh
10. Ghafaruddin Mewati Jogi – Rajasthan
11. Garimela Balakrishna Prasad (posthumous) – Andhra Pradesh
12. Gayatri Balasubramaniam and Ranjani Balasubramaniam (doubles) – Tamil Nadu
13. Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (posthumous) – West Bengal
14. Haricharan Saikia – Assam
15. Jyotish Debnath – West Bengal
16. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon – Kerala
17. Khem Raj Sundariyal – Haryana
18. Kumar Bose – West Bengal
19. Lars-Christian Koch – Germany
20. Madhavan Ranganathan – Maharashtra
21. Maganti Murali Mohan – Andhra Pradesh
22. Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai – Gujarat
23. Nuruddin Ahmed – Assam
24. Othuvar Thiruthani Swaminathan – Tamil Nadu
25. Pokhila Lekthepi – Assam
26. Prosenjit Chatterjee – West Bengal
27. R. Krishnan (posthumous) – Tamil Nadu
28. Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar – Maharashtra
29. Rajasthapati Kaliyappa Gounder – Tamil Nadu
30. Sangyusang S. Pongner – Nagaland
31. Sarat Kumar Patra – Odisha
32. Satish Shah (posthumous) – Maharashtra
33. Simanchal Patra – Odisha
34. Taga Ram Bhil – Rajasthan
35. Tarun Bhattacharya – West Bengal
36. Thiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam – Tamil Nadu
37. Trupti Mukherjee – West Bengal
38. Yumnam Jatra Singh (posthumous) – Manipur