Vidya Balan, Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor among 395 new Academy members
The HinduBollywood star Vidya Balan and film producers Ekta Kapoor and mother Shobha Kapoor are among 395 new members invited this year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Mother-daughter producer duo Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, known for backing Hindi films like “The Dirty Picture”, “Udta Punjab” and “Once Upon a Time in Mumbai”, are part of the list of producers joining in as new members. The list of invitees also includes Disney chief Bob Chapek, UTA chief Jeremy Zimmer, Apple TV+ chiefs Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, Entertainment Studios head Byron Allen, Skydance Media chief David Ellison and Netflix director of original animation and family features Janet Wu. The Academy said the number invited to membership was limited to roughly half that of recent years, to “enable steady future growth and to ensure the necessary infrastructure, staff resources and environment to support all Academy members.” The Academy’s Board of Governors voted on branch-specific guidelines to be applied in determining this year’s new membership invitees.
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