Bollywood
actress
Vidya
Balan
and
producers
Ekta
Kapoor
and
Shobha
Kapoor
are
among
the
395
entertainment
personalities
who
have
been
invited
to
join
the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences,
the
governing
body
behind
the
Oscars.
While
Vidya
has
been
recognised
for
her
performances
in
Tumhari
Sulu
and
Kahaani,
Ekta
Kapoor
has
been
recognized
for
bankrolling
Dream
Girl
and
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbaai.
The
latter's
mother
Shobha
Kapoor
also
features
in
the
list
for
producing
Udta
Punjab
and
The
Dirty
Picture.
The
Academy
took
to
its
Twitter
page
to
make
this
announcement
and
tweeted,
"It's
time
to
announce
our
new
members!
Meet
the
Class
of
2021.
#WeAreTheAcademy."
Meanwhile,
Tumhari
Sulu
producer
Tanuj
Garg
is
elated
to
see
Vidya
Balan's
name
among
the
new
list
of
invitees
of
the
Academy's
'Class
Of
2021'
and
exclusively
told
Filmibeat,
"Vidya
is
a
one-piece.
She
is
special
at
every
level,
as
a
professional
and
as
a
friend.
I
distributed
her
first
film
Parineeta
internationally,
then
did
The
Dirty
Picture
with
her
and
more
recently,
Tumhari
Sulu.
I
always
tell
her
we
have
a
100%
strike
rate.
I
can't
wait
to
get
back
on
the
floor
with
her
for
Round
4.
She's
an
absolute
joy!"
According
to
Variety
magazine,
the
'Class
Of
2021'
comprises
46%
women,
39%
underrepresented
ethnic/racial
communities
and
53%
international
from
50
countries.
Last
year,
the
Academy
Of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
had
invited
celebrities
like
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Alia
Bhatt
to
join
their
class
of
2020.