Amitabh Bachchan to Priyanka Chopra: Stars who have been on the jury of international film festivals

Actor of the millennium, Amitabh Bachchan needs to no introduction. The 75-year-old actor's glorious career has spanned almost five decades, in which he has been decorated with a plethora of national and international honours. Big- B is the only actor who has never stopped working onscreen. Mr. Amitabh Bachchan was honoured to be one of the juries at Cannes Film Festivals in the year 2013- the same year he presented his only Hollywood flick The Great Gatsby.

Ali Fazal has been invited to be a part of the jury at the upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2018. The actor will also be judging the short film competition section. After impressing audiences with his performance in Hollywood flick 'Victoria & Abdul' , Ali is all set to take Bollywood by storm with multiple releases this year.

Actress Priyanka Chopra has added multiple feathers to her hat. She took over Hollywood with her successful stint in the American T. series, 'Quantico' and Hollywood film 'Baywatch'. Apart from making a strong dent in Hollywood, Priyanka was also part of the jury, that had seven other globally popular celebrities, at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016.

Nandita's work speaks for herself. She has done some excellent movies that have got her recognition in the west. She created a furore with Deepa Mehta’s Fire in 1996 by going bald for the role. Her excellent contribution to cinema was one of the reasons she became a jury member at Cannes in 2007. This year she headed back there with her film, Manto that received a fantastic response.

The actress is slowly and steadily making headway in Hollywood. Her film, 'Masaan', won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Uncertain Regard section, and a 'Promising Future' prize (Prix de l'avenir) for debut films at the prestigious Cannes Films Festival. The actress had the honour of being on the jury of two International film festivals, in the process. The multi-talented actress does not shy from trying out multiple verticals in the entertainment industry. She recently turned a producer and director with a short film, recorded her first music single with Dr. Zeus, and is also in the process of writing a book. At Morocco, Richa was part of the jury at Marrakech Film Festival, in the year 2015. She was also a jury member at the Nara International Film Festival in Japan, this year.

The 'Kahaani' actress, who created a niche for herself in Bollywood doing women-centric roles was on the jury of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in 2013. Having started her journey from popular TV serial 'Hum Paanch' to her next biopic on NTR has explored all the verticals of her acting process.

Former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a regular face at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. After her successful stint in Hollywood with her two films 'Pink Panther 2' and 'Bride and Prejudice', she made a comeback in Bollywood in 2016 and is waiting for her next release 'Fanney Khan' alongside Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao. She was part of the Cannes jury in 2013.

Anurag Kashyap has been a director, producer, writer, actor, editor and the list continues. Kashyap was part of the jury at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015. Most of Anurag’s films initially make their way to majority of the film festivals before releasing commercially. He recently directed Anand L Rai’s ambitious projects 'Manmarziyan' starring Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal.