Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kailash Kher get Yash Bharti Award

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kailash Kher received the Yash Bharti Award by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kailash Kher, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and singer Kailash Kher received the Yash Bharti Award by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday (February 9).

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and singer Kailash Kher received the Yash Bharti Award by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here Monday.

Kher, whose musical notes echo originality and calmness, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share the news and thanked the state government for the recognition.

Kailash Kher tweeted:

“@achlendra: CM @yadavakhilesh honours singer @Kailashkher #YashBhartiAward function in Lucknow on Monday pic.twitter.com/vbQTSYt8mO” Thank u

— Kailash Kher (@Kailashkher) February 9, 2015

Nawazuddin, who has garnered appreciation from all quarters with his critical performances in ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Miss Lovely’, ‘Kahaani’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, was also lauded for his contribution to Indian cinema. He tweeted:

Today we received #YashBharti Award by UP CM @yadavakhilesh My old friend @Nawazuddin_S also got one. Thank u all pic.twitter.com/wlZYiyIKm0

— Kailash Kher (@Kailashkher) February 9, 2015

The ‘Teri deewani’ hitmaker also shared photographs of the ceremony.

The Yash Bharti Award is conferred by the Uttar Pradesh government for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk music, classical music, cinema and sports.

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