She is the youngest ever to preside over the jury of the biggest ongoing film festival in the country.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap was in the jury of the same festival two years ago.
The news comes as a pat on the back for the Indian film fraternity which has a strong presence this year at the festival.
And some of the Indian films there include Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak', 'Masaan', 'Angry Indian Goddesses' and Linaa Yadav's 'Parched', which was the closing night film. Tannishtha stars in both 'Parched' and 'Angry Indian Goddesses'.