Veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty and former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren, who was honoured posthumously, were among the prominent personalities conferred the Padma Bhushan by President Droupadi Murmu at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
Playback singer Alka Yagnik and tennis great Vijay Amritraj also received the country's third-highest civilian honour for their distinguished contributions to music and sports, respectively.