Before Deepika Padukone, these Indian stars were part of the Cannes jury, see pics

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has graced the Cannes red carpet multiple times in her career, was the first female Indian actress to walk the star-studded red carpet, and the first Indian star to part of a notable member of the Cannes jury.

In the year 2009, Bollywood veteran actress Sharmila Tagore was appointed as a jury member.

Not only for her work in Hindi cinema, but Tagore is also well-known for her work in Bengali cinema. In the year 1962, her Bengali film titled 'Devi', which was directed by ace-filmmaker Satyajit Ray was nominated for its highest award Palme d'Or.

After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the second Indian actor who was chosen as a jury member at the coveted 58th Cannes festival was Nandita Das.

The filmmaker and director is known for her film 'Fire', a critically acclaimed movie about a lesbian love story co-starring Shabana Azmi.  

Acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur, who have given the world some outstanding movies like 'Mr India', 'Bandit Queen', 'Elizabeth' that will be cherished for life long. In the year 2010, he was invited as a jury member. 

Years before his invitation, Kapur's highly appreciated film 'Bandit Queen' was presented at Cannes in the year 1994. 

A decade after her debut, Bollywood known actress Vidya Balan was called in the year 2013 to attend the Cannes festival as a jury member.