The Cairo International Film Festival has invited Madhur Bhandarkar to be part of the jury. Said an excited Bhandarkar, "I am delighted to be a part of the International Jury for the 35th edition of Cairo International Film Festival. I love the theme that they have - 'Positive thinking, revolution and freedom'. This is an honour, which I humbly accept." The 44-year-old director's last film was the Kareena Kapoor-starrer Heroine that released last September.

Cairo International Film Festival has invited national award winning director Madhur Bhandarkar to join the International Jury. The festival that will go underway on 27 November will go on till 6 December, this year. Airing his views on him being selected for the jury at this year’s Cairo fest, Bhandarkar opined, “I am delighted to be a part of the 35th edition of Cairo International Film Festival. I like this year’s theme that says ‘Positive thinking revolution and freedom.”