The B-town diva Deepika Padukone is set to be among the presenters at the BAFTA Film Awards 2024. The actress who made her debut at the Oscars last year this time will join David Beckham, Cate Blanchett, Dua Lipa, and many more global stars to hand over the coveted golden mask on February 18.
Deepika on Tuesday morning, sharing the list of presenters on her Instagram story, wrote, “Gratitude”. And this is not the first time the actress has made India proud on a global stage. She was the only Indian to be on the Cannes Jury, to unveil the FIFA World Cup trophy, and also to become the first face of the world’s luxury brands.
The BAFTA Film Awards 2024 are happening on Sunday night at the Royal Festival Hall in London. This year, Christopher Nolen’s film Oppenheimer leads the nomination which has secured 13 nods. It is followed by Yorgos Lanthimo’s black comedy series Fantasy Poor Things with 11 nominations. However, Greta Grewig’s Barbie, one of the highest-grossing films of 2023 secured nominations only in five categories.
The British Academy Film Awards launched in 1949, is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honor British and International contributions to film. Barry Keoghan, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Cillian Murphy, Greta Gerwig, Celine Song, Yorgos Lanthimos, Christopher Nolan and many more will attend the prestigious award show.
While, on the work front, Deepika Padukone is set to star in Singham along with her husband Ranveer Singh. Apart from this, the actress is waiting for the release of Kalki 2898 AD.