Q. Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
Answer: Nargis Dutt
Notes: Nargis Dutt was an Indian film actress, who starred in classic films of Bollywood.
She was the first film actress to conferred by the Government of India with the Padma Shri title, the fourth highest civilian award.  

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