Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai were honored with the Padma Shri and this is the highest honor that has been bestowed upon them until date. The President of India Shri Pratibha Patil gave the award to them. Aish was present along with Amitabh Bachchan and Amar Singh. Akshay was there along with his wife Twinkle.

Akshay has now spent more than a decade and a half in this industry. Starting as a waiter then a martial art instructor and finally a top-notch actor of the industry, Akshay has seen it all and come a long way. A true story of rag to riches. He has been linked to more co-stars than any other actor has. There have rumors of his affair with Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Pooja Batra and many others.

Calling him the Casanova of the young generation might not be stretching the issue too far. There have been much reports of Katrina Kaif spoiling his marriage but he has emerged from there as a better husband and father. Once a part of the gang named Bloody Ten Akshay has matured into a father who loves his son Aarav and manages to spend time with him despite his hectic schedules.

Vipul Shah has said that it is worth waiting to work with him. Lara Dutta likes his company while shopping. To have so many friends and respect is what one aspires for in his lifetime. Padma Shri is the ultimate appreciation for an artist in India. Akshay might move on to a newer goal and will hope that audiences will like his movie 8X10 Tasveer after the Chandni Chowk To China debacle.