Mumbai, Jan 26 : Actress Esha Deol expressed her delight as her late father, Dharmendra, is being honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India.

Wishing everyone on Republic Day, Esha wrote on her official Instagram handle, "Happy Republic Day ð??®ð??³ Really happy that our papa is being conferred with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan Award (folded hands emoji) (sic)."

The 'Dhoom' actress uploaded a picture of herself posing with half-brother Sunny Deol and sister Ahana Deol, and urged everyone to watch "Border 2" with their family and friends.

Congratulating Sunny and the rest of the team, Esha went on to write, "Watch Border 2 with your family and friends We watched the film last night @iamsunnydeol you are the best (flexed bicep emoji) Shout out to @ahan.shetty @varundvn @diljitdosanjh @nidhiduttaofficial fantastic. Salute."

Prior to this, veteran actress and politician Hema Malini also thanked the Government of India for conferring the Padma Vibhushan award on her late husband, Dharmendra.

Taking to her X (Formerly known as Twitter) handle, she wrote, â??So so proud that the govt has recognised Dharam jiâ??s immense contribution to the film industry by bestowing on him the prestigious Padma Vibhushan awardâ??.

On Sunday, it was announced that Dharmendra is being posthumously honoured with Padma Vibhushan, along with Satish Shah, who will be posthumously honoured with the Padma Shri.

Apart from these two, some other members from the industry, who have received the Padma Awards, are Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who will also be awarded Padma Bhushan, and actor R Madhavan, who will be receiving Padma Shri.

Both Dharmendra and Satish Shah left for heavenly abodes last year.

Dharmendra was earlier admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai after complaining of breathing difficulties. However, he was later discharged after receiving the required treatment.

A few days later, the veteran actor was reportedly put on a ventilator, as his health deteriorated once again.

/IANS