Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and Life of Pi director Ang Lee are part of the prestigious 66th Cannes Film Festival\'s nine-member jury, headed by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.
Balan, 35, one of the most respected performers in India, is best known for her path-breaking roles in films like The Dirty Picture, Kahaani and Parineeta.
The other big names joining Spielberg are Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, Oscar-winner Christophe Waltz, Japanese director Naomi Kawase, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay, French actor-director Daniel Auteuil and Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.
\"Vidya Balan on cannes jury... awesome...,\" director Anurag Kashyap tweeted. Director Shekhar Kapur and actress Sharmila Tagore have previously been a part of Cannes jury.
Cannes has invited India this year to celebrate 100 years of country\'s cinema.
Apart from Vidya Balan, actress Nandita Das is also a part of a separate jury for short films.
The festival will open on May 15 with The Great Gatsby, which also has megastar Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo. The actor will be attending the opening ceremony while the festival has extended a special invite to his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a regular at Cannes\' red carpet.
This year, four Indian films have been selected in different non-competition categories at Cannes. Bombay Talkies, an anthology film by four directors --Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar -- will have a gala screening at the festival.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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