Smriti Irani congratulates close friend Ekta Kapoor for Pama Shri win

Smriti Irani shared a clip on Instagram that shows the fourth-highest civilian award being presented to Ekta Kapoor by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Producer Ekta Kapoor was honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award on November 8. Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is a close friend of Ekta, congratulated her with a heartfelt short note. Smriti Irani is a proud friend who couldn’t stop raving about Ekta Kapoor’s hardwork and how she reimagined and repositioned stories for television, OTT and movies. The union minister shared a clip that shows the fourth-highest civilian award being presented to Ekta by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

“Kumari Ekta Ravi Kapoor #padmashri .. it’s an absolute honour to see my friend bestowed with one of the highest civilian awards in the Nation. She has toiled for years on end to create a brand , a belief , a creative universe which transcended boundaries across many a mediums. Be it Television, OTT or movies , she has reimagined , repositioned not only stories but also her own self . My heartiest congratulations @ektarkapoor #proud #sisterlove (sic),” Smriti Irani captioned the video.