Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Deepika
Padukone/Instagram
It’s
a
proud
moment
for
India
as
Deepika
Padukone
has
been
chosen
as
a
recipient
of
the
prestigious
Hollywood
Walk
of
Fame
star
in
the
coming
year.
The
actor’s
name
was
announced
along
with
other
renowned
personalities
from
the
worlds
of
recordings,
motion
pictures,
television,
live
theater/live
performance
and
sports
entertainment,
at
a
press
conference
from
Ovation
Hollywood,
Billboard
reported.
Actors
Miley
Cyrus,
Timothee
Chalamet,
Emily
Blunt,
Marion
Cotillard,
Rachel
McAdams,
Franco
Nero,
and
celebrity
chef
Gordon
Ramsay
will
also
be
honoured
with
a
Hollywood
Walk
of
Fame
star.
From
presenting
an
award
at
the
Golden
Globes,
to
unveiling
the
FIFA
cup,
to
making
her
Hollywood
debut
in
a
Vin
Diesel-starrer,
xXx:
Return
Of
Xander
Cage,
Deepika
has
made
quite
a
global
presence.
She
has
also
featured
in
TIME
magazine’s
100
most
influential
people
list
and
Variety‘s
International
Women’s
Impact
Report.
She
has
made
appearances
at
the
Cannes
film
festival
and
the
Met
Gala
in
previous
years.
The
honorees
were
selected
by
the
Walk
of
Fame
selection
panel
of
the
Hollywood
Chamber
of
Commerce
from
‘hundreds’
of
nominations
at
a
meeting
on
June
20.
The
selections
were
ratified
by
the
Chamber’s
board
of
directors
on
June
25.
‘We
are
excited
to
announce
the
newest
selections
of
35
esteemed
individuals
who
will
be
enshrined
on
the
Walk
of
Fame
as
part
of
the
prestigious
Class
of
2026,’
Peter
Roth,
former
CEO
of
Warner
Bros
Television
and
chairman
of
the
Walk
of
Fame
selection
committee,
said
in
a
statement.
‘These
talented
individuals
have
made
significant
contributions
to
the
world
of
entertainment,
and
we
are
thrilled
to
honour
them
with
this
well-deserved
recognition.’
