Padma Awards nominees

Here's the list of the celebs who were were named in the list of Padma awardees on the eve of the 64th Republic Day. Bollywood's "Hawa hawaii" girl Sridevi has been named for the Padma Shri, India's civilian award, on the eve of 64th Republic Day.

Veteran designer Ritu Kumar, active in fashion industry for the last 40 years, has been named for the Padma Shri award on the eve of 64th Republic Day.

Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Indian cinema, has been posthomously named for the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian honour on the eve of Republic Day.

Former India cricketer Dravid, who retired last year after playing 164 Tests and 344 ODIs piling up more than 24,000 runs in international cricket, was the only cricketer named for the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award.(Pic: Getty Images)

The great-grand niece of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Sharmila Tagore has been named for the Padma Bhushan on the eve of 64th Republic Day.Sharmila's tryst with movies began when she had just entered her teens. She was 13 when she did her first Bengali film "Apur Sansar" in 1959.

Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt 30, who won the bronze medal in the Men's 60kg Freestyle wrestling.at the London Olympics in 2012, will receive the Padma Shri.

Boxer Dingko Singh 34, won the gold medal at 1998 Asian Games. He will receive the Padma Shri.

Shooter Major Vijay Kumar, who won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the London Olympics 2012, will receive the Padma Shri.

London Olympics bronze medalist boxer MC Mary Kom has been named Padma Bhushan honour on the eve of 64th Republic Day.(Getty Images)

The 62-year-old, Nana Patekar who began his career with 1978 movie "Gaman", carved a niche for himself in the Hindi films with 1989 film "Parinda" for which he even won a National Award, has been named for Padma Shri award on the eve of 64th Republic Day.

Jaspal Bhatti, the genial sardar who not just brought on a smile but also provoked introspection with his biting wit and satire, has been posthumously named Padma Bhushan honour on the eve of 64th Republic Day.

Southern producer D. Rama Naidu, known for making films like "Papa Kosam" and "Prem Nagar", has been named for the Padma Bhushan award on the eve of the 64th Republic Day.

Ramesh Sippy, the man behind cult film "Sholay", has been named for the Padma Shri award on the eve of 64th Republic Day.(Pic: Viral Bhayani)