Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, and Karan Johar Among Others Invited to Join Film Academy As Members

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Los Angeles, June 29 - Indian stars Jr. NTR and Ram Charan along with filmmakers Karan Johar, Mani Ratnam, and Siddharth Roy Kapur, are among the 398 artists and executives from around the world who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, the Oscar-dispensing organization announced Wednesday.

If all of this year's invitees accept membership, it will bring the total number of overall Academy members to 10,817 (up from 10,665 last year), with 9,375 eligible to vote (a decrease from 9,665 due to deaths, retirements, and moving to emeritus status) for the 96th Oscars, set to take place on March 10, 2024, according to Variety.



"RRR" stars, Jr. NTR and Ram Charan get an invitation in the actors' category while Karan Johar and Siddharth Roy Kapur have been named in the producers' category whereas Mani Ratnam's name is mentioned amongst the directors. Meanwhile, Apart from Charan and NTR, the Academy has also invited K.K. Senthil Kumar (cinematographer), Chandrabose (music), M.M. Keeravaani (music), and Sabu Cyril (production design) from "RRR" team.

SS Rajamouli took to Twitter to express the delight that 6 members of the "RRR" team have been invited by the Academy.

Extremely proud that 6 members of our RRR team have been invited as members for The Academy Awards this year.

Congratulations Tarak, Charan, Peddanna, Sabu sir, Senthil &Chandrabose garu.

Also, congrats to the members from Indian Cinema who received the invitation this year :)

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) June 29, 2023

"The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines, and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide", said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang in a statement.

Of the 2023 invitees, 40% are women, 34% belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 52% hail from 51 countries and territories outside the United States. The Academy's overall membership will be 34 percent female, 18 percent nonwhite, and 20 percent non-American if all accept the invitation.

Check out the full list here - The Class of Academy 2023

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