Deepika Padukone joins Dwayne Johnson as presenter at Oscars, Ranveer reacts | Bollywood

Actor Deepika Padukone has been announced as a presenter for the 2023 Oscars. Taking to Instagram, Deepika shared a post with the names of all the presenters. The list also includes Dwayne Johnson, Michael B Jordan, Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Troy Kotsur, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L Jackson, Melissa McCarthy, Zoe Saldana, Donnie Yen, Jonathan Majors, Janelle Monae, Ariana DeBose and Questlove. (Also read | Deepika Padukone’s Rubai, Katrina Kaif’s Zoya could reunite for a spy movie: Pathaan writer)

Sharing the post, Deepika wrote, “#oscars#oscars95.” Reacting to the post, Deepika’s actor-husband Ranveer Singh dropped angel face and applause emoticons in the comments section. Neha Dhupia commented, “Can’t wait to watch you Deepu.” “Boom,” wrote Deepika’s sister, Anisha Padukone.

Fans also showered Deepika with love and praise. One person commented, “No one does it like Deepika Padukone.” “Good start. First Priyanka and now Deepika. Indian actresses are winning,” said another fan. “Make way for the Queen! She is winning left, right and center. stop it, or even slow it down,” one Instagram user wrote.

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12 (March 13 in India) at the Dolly Theater in Los Angeles. It is a special year for India as three significant Indian films are competing for the coveted 2023 Oscar nominations.

The song RRR Naatu Naatu is on the shortlist for Best Original Song, having won the Golden Globe Award in the same category earlier this year. Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes was nominated for Best Documentary Feature and Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whisperers was nominated for Best Documentary Short.

Fans last saw Deepika at Pathaan which collected more than ₹400 crore in India in two weeks. He has already reached the ₹1000 crores at the worldwide box office. The film also starred Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, and Ashutosh Rana, among others. It hit theaters in February.

Deepika will next be seen with Hrithik Roshan in their aerial action thriller Fighter. Directed by Siddharth Anand, Fighter also stars Akshay Oberoi, Karan Singh Grover and Anil Kapoor in key roles and is set to hit theaters on January 25, 2024. The film marks Deepika and Hrithik’s first on-screen collaboration. She will also be seen in the upcoming Project K movie opposite Prabhas.