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Vidya Balan, Ekta Kapoor & Shobha Kapoor will now be able to vote for Oscars

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Vidya Balan, Ekta Kapoor & Shobha Kapoor will now be able to vote for Oscars/ ANI

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the list of 395 artists and executives that have been invited to join this year. Bollywood actor Vidya Balan and producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor are among the new list of invitees of the Academy's 'Class Of 2021'.

The Academy recognised Vidya for some of her iconic films such as the 2012 mystery thriller 'Kahaani' and the 2017 family drama 'Tumhari Sulu'.

Meanwhile, producers Ekta and her mother Shobha, who own the production house Balaji Telefilms, have been recognised by the Academy for bankrolling films such as 'Dream Girl', 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai', 'Udta Punjab' and Vidya's 'The Dirty Picture'.

The upcoming 94th Academy Awards are expected to be held on March 27, 2022.

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