Mumbai: Deepika Padukone has has resigned as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival owing to her work commitments. The actor had r...
Mumbai: Deepika Padukone has has resigned as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival owing to her work commitments. The actor had replaced filmmaker Kiran Rao to become the chairperson of the festival in 2019.
The actor took to Instagram on Monday and wrote she decided to step down from
the position as she won't be able to give the festival "undivided
focus."
"Being on the board of MAMI and serving as Chairperson has been a deeply
enriching experience. As an artist it was invigorating to bring together cinema
and talent from all over the world to Mumbai, my second home. I have come to
realise however, that with my current state of work, I will be unable to give
MAMI the undivided focus and attention it requires," Padukone said in the
note.
She added that she was leaving MAMI knowing that the festival would be in
"the best hands possible".
Last year, the organisers of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival postponed its 22nd
edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Agencies)
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