అమితాబ్ బచ్చన్
1984లో భారత ప్రభుత్వం అమితాబ్ ను పద్మశ్రీతోనూ, 2001లో పద్మ భూషన్ తోనూ, 2015లో పద్మవిభూషన్ తోనూ గౌరవించింది[16]. 2007లో ఫ్రెంచి ప్రభుత్వం తమ దేశ అత్యున్నత పురస్కారమైన "లెగియన్ ఆఫ్ హానర్"తో గౌరవించింది[17].
మధుబని చిత్రకళ
Madhubani painting received official recognition in 1975, when the President of India gave Padma Shri award to Jagdamba Devi, of Jitwarpur village near Madhubani. in 1981 Sita Devi was awarded by Padma Shri, In 1990, Ganga Devi of Mithila was awarded Padma Shri. Other painters, Mahasundari Devi (2008), Godavari Dutt, Bharti Dayal and Bua Devi were also given National award. Smt Bharti Dayal won an Award from All India Fine Arts and Crafts for fifty years of art in independent India and the state Award for kalamkari in Mithila Painting and her painting "Eternal Music" bagged the top award in Millennium Art Competition from AIFAC for the year 2001. Smt Bharti Dayal is also Honoured with The Vishist Bihari Samman amid festivities to commemorate 100 year of Bihar. She has been honoured with Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award 2013 for her exceptional work in Madhubani Art, globally too.