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Deepika Padukone has been chosen to be a member of the 75th Cannes Film Festival’s exclusive and renowned jury. Vincent Lindon will reside as the President reports India Today.
The jury president and competition member jury for the 2022 Palme d’Or prizes were announced on April 26 by the Cannes Film Festival, where Deepika Padukone is set to be the eight-member jury of the international competition.
According to the latest buzz, Deepika is said to walk all ten days. Other names to join Deepika Padukone on the jury include Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, actress screenwriter producer Rebecca Hall, Italian actress Jasmine Trinca, French director Ladj Ly, American director Jeff Nichols and director Joachim Trier from Norway.
The jury comprises five men and four women, who will pick the winners of this year’s Palme d’Or honours.
In a statement to the press, Cannes described the icon as, “Indian Actress, producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Deepika Padukone, is a huge star in her country. actor, producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur from India. With over 30 feature films to her credit, she made her English language film debut as the female lead in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, co-starring with Vin Diesel. She is also the principal of Ka Productions, the production company behind Chhapaak and ‘83, in which she also starred, as well as the upcoming film The Intern. Credits include Gehraiyaan and Padmaavat, as well as the award-winning and critically acclaimed film Piku. In 2015, she set up The Live Love Laugh Foundation, whose programs and initiatives aim to destigmatize mental illness and raise awareness about the importance of mental health. In 2018, Time Magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.”
Meanwhile, in other news, on the work front, Deepika Padukone was last seen in the Shakun Batra directorial Gehraiyaan. Her impeccable performance was hailed by the audience She will now entertain her fans in Pathaan with Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham. Apart from this, she has The Intern with Amitabh Bachchan, and Fighter with Hrithik Roshan.
