Before Deepika Padukone, 8 Indian personalities who were Cannes jury members

Cannes Film Festival in its 75th edition has invited Deepika Padukone to be a member of jury, which consists of seven other film personalities from around the world

Late filmmaker Mrinal Sen was the first Indian to serve as jury member of Cannes back in 1982

Salaam Bombay director Mira Nair was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1990. The jury gives out awards in various competitions along with the coveted Palme d'Or

Author Arundhati Roy was a Cannes jury member for the festival's 2000 edition. Her novel The God of Small Things (1997) won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 

Former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 2003

Director Nandita Das was a member of the Cannes jury in 2005

Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore was invited by Cannes to be a member of the jury in 2009

Shekhar Kapur was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 2010

Vidya Balan served on the jury for the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. After her, Deepika Padukone will be on Cannes jury panel in the festival's 75th edition, which will be held at the French Riviera from May 17-28