For his contribution to Indian cinema, filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi was on Monday honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award.

Chandraprakash was bestowed with the award by President Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of Vice-President M Venkaiah Nadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.