Renowned singer Sonu Nigam expressed his disappointment over top singers should have been conferred the Padma Awards. Take a look at the viral video.
On the eve of Republic Day, the central government announced the Padma Awards for 2025. A total of 139 individuals will be honoured with the country’s highest civilian awards. Among them, seven will receive the Padma Vibhushan, 19 will be awarded the Padma Bhushan, and 113 will receive the Padma Shri. Following this announcement, singer Sonu Nigam took to Instagram to share a video expressing his disappointment over the jury’s oversight of several prominent artists this year.
The 2025 Padma Awards include names from the music industry such as Pankaj Udhas, Arijit Singh, and Sharda Sinha. Pankaj Udhas and Arijit Singh will be honoured with the Padma Shri, while Sharda Sinha will receive the Padma Bhushan. Sonu Nigam voiced his dissatisfaction over the exclusion of many notable artists from the list and emphasized that their talent certainly deserves recognition
“Do aese singers hai jinhone poore duniya ke singers ko inspire kiya hai. Ek ko toh humne Padma Shri pe hi simtaa diya hai, woh hai Mohammed Rafi sahab. Aur ek hai jinko Padma Shri bhi naseeb nahi hua hai, Kishore Kumar ji. Posthumously award mil rahe hai na (There are two singers who have inspired singers all over the world. We have limited one of them with the Padma Shri award, that’s Mohammad Rafi. The other one didn’t even get a Padma Shri, Kishore Kumar. Awards are being given posthumously, right)?”, said Sonu Nigam.
Watch Sonu Nigam’s viral video:
Her further showed her frustration and said, “Aur jo hai bhi unme se Alka Yagnik ji, itna lamba aur kamaal ka career raha hai, unhe kuch nahi mila abhi tak. Shreya Ghoshal, bohut samay se apni kala ka loha banwa rahi hai. Unko bhi milna chahiye. Sunidhi Chauhan, unhone bhi ek poore generation ko inpire kiya hai apni alag si awaaz se. Unhe bhi kuch nahi mila abhi tak (Among the current singers, Alka Yagnik had such a long and phenomenal career, she hasn’t received anything yet. Shreya Ghoshal has been proving her brilliance for a long time. She should also be honoured. Sunidhi Chauhan has inspired an entire generation with her unique voice. She also hasn’t received anything yet)(sic).”