Padma Award Recipients

In this collection

• Amitabh Bachchan: Amitabh Bachchan's life story: his Allahabad childhood, the 'angry young man' era, the Coolie accident, ABCL, Kaun Banega Crorepati and his record four National Awards.
• Shah Rukh Khan: Shah Rukh Khan's biography: Delhi childhood, Fauji and Deewana, DDLJ and the romantic-hero years, Red Chillies, KKR, the 2023 comeback and his first National Award.
• Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar's biography: Shivaji Park and Ramakant Achrekar, a Test debut at 16, the first ODI double century, 100 international hundreds, the 2011 World Cup and the Bharat Ratna.
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's biography: a Rameswaram childhood, aeronautical engineering, SLV-III and Rohini, Agni and Prithvi, Pokhran-II, the presidency (2002–07) and Wings of Fire.
• Ratan Tata: Ratan Tata's biography: a Parsi childhood in Bombay, Cornell architecture, the Tata Steel shop floor, chairman from 1991, Tetley, Corus, Jaguar Land Rover, the Nano and the Tata Trusts.
• Lata Mangeshkar: Lata Mangeshkar's biography: Indore birth, Master Dinanath's training, early struggle, Mahal and Aayega Aanewala, Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo, eight decades of songs, the Bharat Ratna and her death in 2022.
• A. R. Rahman: A. R. Rahman's biography: a Madras childhood, his father R. K. Sekhar, jingles and Panchathan Record Inn, Roja, Bollywood hits, Slumdog Millionaire's two Oscars, Grammys and his conservatory.
• Milkha Singh: Milkha Singh's life: orphaned in Partition, discovered in the Indian Army, Asian and Commonwealth gold, the Rome 1960 near-miss, the 'Flying Sikh' title and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
• P. T. Usha: P. T. Usha's biography: a Kerala childhood, coach O. M. Nambiar, the 1984 Olympic 400 m hurdles final lost by 1/100th of a second, Asian golds, and leadership of the Indian Olympic Association.
• Dhirubhai Ambani: Dhirubhai Ambani's biography: a schoolteacher's son from Chorwad, a clerk in Aden, the Reliance trading start, textiles and Vimal, the 1977 IPO, backward integration into petrochemicals, and his legacy.
• Sridevi: Sridevi's biography: child star in Tamil cinema at four, South Indian stardom, Himmatwala, Mr. India, Chandni and Lamhe, the English Vinglish comeback, Mom, the Padma Shri and her death in Dubai in 2018.
• A. K. Hangal: a life in theatre, cinema and public service: A. K. Hangal’s theatre and film career, the 2012 funeral, Padma Bhushan honour and conflicting reports of his birth date.