Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as chairperson of MAMI

 SMTV Desk 2019-02-04 09:20:53  deepika padukone, padmaavat, mami, ranveer singh wife
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as chairperson of MAMI

Mumbai, Feb 04: Ever since she got a hero s welcome in Sanjay Leela Bhansali s Padmaavat, Deepika Padukone has been working towards positioning herself as the first among equals in Bollywood.

For starters, the actress was paid more than Ranveer Singh in Bhansali s epic film. And since then, she has only gone from strength to strength. She refused to take on any new project as the leading lady until she was given creative space in the screenplay and overall project.

Now, moving a notch higher, Deepika has been appointed as chairperson of MAMI (The Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image), a post previously held by Kiran Rao.

According to certain reports, Kiran Rao stepped down from the position of MAMI chairperson because she wanted to focus on her film projects. She had released an official statement, welcoming Deepika.

Deepika received a warm welcome from other members of the committee on social media, calling it great to see the baton pass from one woman to another.

Besides Deepika Padukone, other MAMI members include Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Nita Ambani, Vikramaditya Motwane and Isha Ambani.