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Red Carpet: Dubai International Film Festival opens

Indian singer Asha Bhosle, best known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, poses for photographers as she arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

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DIFF 2014 Leonard Retel Helmrich(L), Virginia Madsen(2nd L), Lee Daniels(M), Nadine Labaki(2nd R) and Malek Bensamil(R) at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. (Ahmad Ardity)

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Emily Blunt, Lee Daniels, Virginia Madsen, Asha Bhosle, Nour El-Sherif, Nadine Labaki, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Olga Kurylenko added glitz and glamour to Opening Night Gala of the 11th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (Diff).

(L to R) Lebanese actress and director Nadine Labaki, American actress Virginia Madsen and American actor and director Lee Daniels arrive to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

The event got off to a glamorous start on Dec 10 at the Madinat Jumeirah with a red carpet opening gala screening 'The Theory of Everything' from Academy Award-winning director James Marsh.

Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

The prestigious Diff Lifetime Achievement Award was presented during the opening night to legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle for her decades of dedication to Indian cinema.
 

Emirati actress Maisa Moghrabi poses for photographers as she arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

 

On receipt of the Award, Asha treated the audience to an impromptu performance of her most memorable renditions.


Egyptian actor Majed al-Masri  poses for photographers as he arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

To rousing applause acclaimed Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif was also presented with the Diff Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on over 100 films, in a career that’s spanned nearly five decades.


Ukranian-born French actress and model Olga Kurylenko poses for photographers as she arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

To rousing applause acclaimed Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif was also presented with the Diff Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on over 100 films, in a career that’s spanned nearly five decades.


Serbian professional tennis player Ana Ivanovic poses for photographers as she arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)

British actress Emily Blunt poses for photographers as she arrives to the opening session of the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) in Dubai on December 10, 2014. (AFP)