I consider Ehsaan, Loy as equal recipients of Padma Shri: Shankar
Shankar Mahadevan, who has been awarded Padma Shri, has said, "A lot of my music has been created with my two partners- Ehsaan and Loy- so, I would consider them as equal recipients of this." "I don't know if I'm worthy of this but yeah, I definitely feel happy," he added. Shankar further said that he feels humbled and honoured.