Deepika Padukone confirmed as new MAMI chairperson

At a recently held board meeting of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star, Deepika Padukone was unanimously voted as the new chairperson of MAMI.

Her notable evolution into a credible actor, her connect with the audience across the globe, especially with youth, and her incredible work to create awareness about mental health in the country played a crucial role in the decision, reports the Mumbai Mirror.

Padukone, who is now both an actor and a producer, has played an important role in propelling and changing the narrative around women in Indian films. The board hopes that under her leadership, the festival will continue to flourish and attract newer and younger audiences.

Former chairperson Kiran Rao has stepped down from the position to focus on a film project. The filmmaker, who has been instrumental in the new vision that the Academy has implemented, said, “It has been my privilege and pleasure to work as part of the core team of MAMI, and after four years as Chairperson of the Academy, I am delighted to welcome one of India’s most loved film stars, Deepika Padukone as the new Chairperson. Deepika has been a supporter of the festival and part of our Board of Trustees, and is a person whose ethos and work I greatly admire. I am sure that under her leadership the Academy will become stronger and more robust in serving the cinema community. I look forward to supporting her in this journey and wish her all the best.”

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