Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone’s legendary father Prakash Padukone was honoured with the Badminton Association of India’s first Lifetime Achievement Awards on Monday.
The whole Padukone family made their presence on the special day, including Prakash’s daughters Deepika Padukone and Anisha and his wife Ujjala Padukone. During the event, Deepika was seen teary-eyed, when her father was honoured by Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu.
Deepika looked gorgeous in a pink silk saree and long-sleeved blouse for the occasion. She shared some pictures on social media and her fan page shared photos of the family at the venue.
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Also, badminton player PV Sindhu shared a selfie with Deepika and her family. She wrote with the photo, “Many congratulations to Prakash Padukone sir for the Lifetime Achievement Award and also had a lovely time with the family and with one of my favourite Deepika Padukone.”
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While receiving the award, Prakash Padukone said, “Don’t say what badminton can give you, instead ask what you can do for badminton.”
Reflecting on his successes, he added, “I did not play for money, rewards or recognition. I played for the love of the game.”
On the professional work, Deepika is celebrating her film Padmaavat’s success as the film is set to enter the Rs 100-crore mark. She will start shooting for her film with Vishal Bhardwaj and Sapna Didi, soon.
