Cannes 2022: Deepika Padukone to be part of the Film Festival jury

Since 2017, Deepika Padukone has been a regular at the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival. This year, she has been chosen to be a part of the jury at Cannes 2022. Besides Deepika Padukone, the others who form the jury include actor-director Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace, Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca, directors Asghar Farhadi, Ladj Ly, Jeff Nichols and Joachim Trier. The French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the jury.

The jury of Cannes 2022 consists of five men and four women, who are responsible to pick the winners of this year’s Palme d’Or honours. The Cannes Film Festival will begin on May 17 and the jury will announce the winners at a gala ceremony in Cannes on May 28.

In a statement to the press, Cannes described Deepika 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.”

The statement further added, “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.”

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