MUMBAI: Noted Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has been chosen to be part of the jury for the 2013 edition of Sundance film festival. He is the man behind movies like Dev D, Gulaal and Gangs of Wasseypur. Kashyap will take part in the festival as the jury member for the World Cinema Dramatic section alongside director Nadine Labaki and producer Joana Vincent.

The festival will take place from 17-27 January in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance in Utah. Kashyap‘s two part crime saga ‘Gangs of Wasseypur‘ is also screening at the festival in the Spotlight section of the festival.

"It is a truly special film for me and I‘m overwhelmed with the audience reception and happy to know that the team‘s efforts have been honoured at such large platforms," said Kashyap, who is currently working on his next venture titled ‘Ugly‘, in a statement.