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Deepika Padukone set to present award at the upcoming Oscars 2023

Deepika Padukone set to present award at the upcoming Oscars 2023
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Mumbai: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone will be presenting an award at the upcoming Oscars 2023, where India is nominated in three categories: ‘original song’, ‘documentary feature’ and ‘documentary short’.

Deepika shared the news on her social media handle on the night of March 2.

She will be joining the likes of Emily Blunt, Samuel L Jackson, Glenn Close, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B Jordan, Janelle Monae, Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Connelly, Riz Ahmed, Melissa McCarthy and others.

The 95th Academy Awards will be held on March 12 at Los Angeles’ Dolly Theatre. This year is significant for India at the Oscars as ‘Naatu Naatu’, the hit dance track from SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster ‘RRR’, is the frontrunner in the ‘Original Song’ category.

Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ is nominated for the ‘Documentary Feature’ award, while Guneet Monga-backed ‘Elephant Whisperers’ is competing in the ‘Documentary Short’ category.

Deepika Padukone has previously represented India on a jury at the 75th-anniversary celebration of the Cannes Film Festival 2022. She also unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy in Lusail Stadium on December 18 before the final between Argentina and France.

The Bollywood actor is riding high on the success of her film ‘Pathaan’, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan. She is currently filming for a sci-fi movie, tentatively titled ‘Project K’, which also features Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan.

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