Priyanka Chopra to present at Oscars

Bollywood cheers on Quantico star

PRIYANKA CHOPRA HAS been named one of the 13 presenters at the 88th Academy Awards on February 28, the event's official website said.
Priyanka, who has garnered praise for her role in American TV series Quantico, is one amongst the many global names who will present an award at the ceremony.
The others include: Steve Carell, Quincy Jones, Byung-hun Lee, Jared Leto, Julianne Moore, Olivia Munn, Margot Robbie, Jason Segel, Andy Serkis, J.K. Simmons, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.
Priyanka, 33, who was also a presenter at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards took to Twitter to express her joy at the honour.
"Looking forward @TheAcademy!! This will be an insaaaane night!" Priyanka tweeted on Monday night.
The former Miss World, who is currently riding on the success of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Bajirao Mastani, is also the first Bollywood personality to be feted with the People's Choice Award in January, this year for her international acting debut as FBI agent Alex Parish in the American TV thriller series Quantico.
Priyanka, who will be next seen as a cop in Prakash Jha's directorial Jai Gangaajal, has been receiving congratulatory messages from her fans and her colleagues from Bollywood.