The Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts (Oscars) announced their fresh list of 398 new members joining them this year. Among international stars such as Taylor Swift and Ke Huy Qwan, several Indian names also made it to the list. Indian names include Jr NTR and Ram Charan, who earned global fame with Oscar winning RRR.
The other prominent indian film personalities who become Academy Members are producers Karan Johar and Siddharth Roy Kapur, directors Mani Ratnam and Chaitanya Tamhane, music directors MM Keeravani and Chandrabose, cinematographer KK Senthil Kumar and documentary maker Shaunak Sen.
Also on the list are Bela Bajaria (executive, Netflix), Rafiq Bhatia (music, Everything Everywhere All At Once), Andrij Parekh (cinematographer, The Zookeeper's Wife), Shivani Pandya Malhotra (executive, Red Sea Film), Shivani Rawat (executive, ShivHans Pictures), Girish Balakrishnan (production and technology), Kranti Sarma (production and technology), Haresh Hingorani (visual effects, Laal Singh Chaddha, Zero), P.C. Sanath (visual effects, 5 Rupees, Baahubali: The Beginning).
The Academy now has more than 10,000 members. These members will have various roles including, but not limited to voting for the nominees for the annual Oscars ceremony.