Deepika Padukone will now join presenters like David Beckham, Cate Blanchett, and Dua Lipa, among others, at the upcoming BAFTA Awards. This event is scheduled for February 19 in London. The names of the categories are yet to be announced, and each celebrity presenter will call out one award. Other presenters this year include Hugh Grant, Lily Collins, Adjoa Andoh, Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Himesh Patel, and Idris Elba, among others.

The captivating performances follow at the BAFTA show with the performance list, which involves the presentation of a special cover by Hannah Waddingham and "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Bexter. The Rising Star Award will be presented to past winners Emma Mackey and Jack O’Connell.

Deepika had returned to present an award at the Oscars held in 2023, and the worldwide presence of Indian film stars started being discussed around then. And when SS Rajamouli’s "RRR" won an Oscar for Best Original Song with "Naatu Naatu,"

The film "Oppenheimer '' leads the British Academy Film Awards with 13 nominations, followed by "Poor Things" and Martin Scorsese’s "Killers of the Flower Moon,' ' which each have nine. The awards ceremony is scheduled for February 19 at London’s Royal Festive Hall.