Deepika
On
Being
Appointed
As
Chairperson
Of
MAMI
Deepika
Padukone
was
recently
appointed
as
the
Chairperson
of
MAMI
Mumbai
International
Film
Festival,
after
filmmaker
Kiran
Rao
stepped
down.
Regarding
her
appointment
she
said,
"I
think
the
reason
I
agreed
is
because
it's
important
for
the
youth
to
be
part
of
such
organisations,
movements
or
things
which
actually
bring
about
changes
because
the
future
is
in
our
hands."
'I
Was
Appointed
Because
Of
My
'Status''
While
interacting
with
the
media
at
the
Zee
Cine
Awards
2019,
Deepika
said,
"I
think
in
a
way,
we
are
responsible
for
shaping
the
way
the
film
industry
moves
forward
from
here
on,
so
that
was
a
calculated
move
on
my
part
as
well
as
the
boards.
It
is
something
that
we
spoke
about.
I
read
an
article
recently
which
said
that
'I
was
appointed
the
chairperson
because
of
my
status
or
position'.
Yes,
that's
precisely
why
we
did
that."
All
For
Academies
Benefiting
From
Her
Position
At
The
Board
Some
questioned
her
appointment
as
the
chairperson.
About
this,
she
felt
that
if
one
of
the
most
prestigious
film
academies
of
India
can
benefit
from
her
position
at
the
board
then
"so
be
it".
'Indian
Cinema
Is
At
The
Brink
Of
Global
Recognition'
She
feels
that
Indian
cinema
is
at
the
brink
of
new
possibilities.
"Because
I
think
Indian
cinema
is
at
the
brink
of
beautiful
global
recognition.
If
it
hasn't
happened
already,
I
think
there
is
a
lot
more
to
happen
and
hopefully,
we
will
just
take
it
to
an
all
new
level," she
said.