Filmmaker Karan Johar has been felicitated with the Padma Shri Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on Monday.

Karan’s mother Hiroo Johar accompanied him to the prestigious ceremony.

The director-producer was conferred with the award by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were among the attendees.

The Instagram handle of Dharma Productions posted the video of Karan being conferred the award and captioned it as, “A moment of pride and honour for us all! Heartiest congratulations to our @karanjohar on receiving the prestigious Padma Shri Award presented by the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind.#PadmaAwards2020 #Padmashri.”