Deepika Padukone becomes the only Indian actress to feature on Variety - Page 3

DP was chosen bcz of Padmavati?

Originally posted by: Resident_Evil

Imagine Ji, you dont quote me no more, neither do you 'like' my posts. Are you mad at me. 😭 I'lll try my very best to control myself when it comes to Kangana.

Originally posted by: anonymous39

Hollywood has been trying hard to make inroads into countries like India. That's why adding desi celebs to these almost monthly lists with different names, featuring Indians in the Memorial section of the Oscars, celebs visiting India and namedropping Indian actors, etc.

They desperately want to get into the market and since Indians love even the smallest HW recognition, it works out well.

So that's why they showed Sridevi who had never ventured out of India

Even Shashi Kapoor did only U.K. Movies

Originally posted by: ImagineMe

😭... I'm waiting for Eela, so I can help cheer you along to her Filmfare and NA victory. 😉

Originally posted by: HawasKaPujari

That's the LA based one, there was a NY one the same year http://variety.com/gallery/power-of-women-new-york-impact-list-2016/

This is apparently the first such list by Variety. http://variety.com/2018/film/global/international-womens-report-showbiz-women-prevail-persist-1202718872/

Let's face it: It's not always easy to be a woman in this world, let alone a showbiz leader that happens to be one.

There are the usual leadership obstacles to overcome, plus downright sexism and resistance in certain pockets of the planet. Yet, these women persist.

In honor of Intl. Women's Day on March 8, Variety presents its first Intl. Women's Impact Report. It is an outgrowth of our annual Women's Impact Report, with a singularly global focus.

The 50 women on this list are doing extraordinary things on the worldwide stage. They range from J.K. Rowling, a formerly strugg-ling single mum who built a multimedia empire around a boy named Harry Potter, to Mo Abudu, dubbed the Oprah of Africa, and the Scandinavian TV execs who fostered Nordic Noir. Plus performer activists including Britain's Emma Watson, Nollywood star Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Asia Argento of Italy; international execs who have made incursions into U.S. markets, such as Studiocanal TV's Rola Bauer and Keshet Intl.'s Keren Shahar, and those in Asia and Europe who believe the key to survival in the increasingly global entertainment biz is strong local programming.

^^ Yeah it's hard to track all these lists. Priyanka will probably be on the Hollywood 2018 women impact report too.. this is a different intl one. It's great for both, I don't understand why any one of them needs to be "discredited" 😕

Its nice that they mentioned her but not worthy to make a big deal out of it. At the end of the day their agencies are doing this.

If they really want some recognition from Hollywood they should better sign some movies and work their way up and impress them with their acting. These are things that will stay in peoples mind and not magazines or attending award shows and some after partys.

Originally posted by: ---Betty---

So that's why they showed Sridevi who had never ventured out of India

Even Shashi Kapoor did only U.K. Movies

Happy for Deepika. So all these proofs on the previous pages were apparently misleading. Not unexpected. 😆

Originally posted by: anonymous39

Call me cynical but this type of stuff is definitely aimed for international audiences. It takes almost no effort on their part and yet, there will be blaring headlines the next day in a billion-strong country "Oscars honor Sridevi!", people will put screen caps on social media, and there will be buzz about how great it is to get attention from HW like this.

It's an amazing way for them to advertise themselves outside their traditional market. I'm sure they must be doing similar things with other countries' stars too. It's just that we don't know them so we wouldn't notice it.