Day one at DIFF opens with a star studded red carpet gala.

It was a star studded affair for the opening day red carpet gala at the 2015 Dubai International Film Festival. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00The Dubai International Film Festival is back for its 12th edition.

00:11They will be showcasing 134 films from 60 countries over the next eight days.

00:17Amongst the stars walking the red carpet tonight are Creed actor Michael B. Jordan.

00:21I play Adonis Johnson and my experience working with Sly on a project like that was incredible.

00:26He's a very, very smart guy.

00:28He's not a rocket.

00:29When you first meet him, you expect to see Rocky, but that's not it at all.

00:31He's definitely so different from his character.

00:33So to watch Sly transform himself into a character like that is pretty special to see.

00:37British actor Dev Patel from Slumdog Millionaire, also debuting his movie, The Man Who Saw Infinity.

00:43You know, it's interesting because for me, I want to breathe life into people that look

00:47like me, you know?

00:49And it's a big deal.

00:50There's not that much diversity on the screen right now.

00:52So I think this is a big deal and I think that the people out here are going to really

00:56respond to this man because he did face a lot of prejudice and he overcame it beautifully.

01:02So hopefully they'll be inspired by that movie.

01:04And for the first time in Dubai, Richard Dreyfuss.

01:07I'm obviously only 32 years old, but how it could be a 40-year-old film is magic.

01:14From live performances to free screenings at the Beach Office at JBR, grab your bean

01:18bags and take the pick out of the selection.

01:21From Jaws with Richard Dreyfuss or a live concert with Mohamed Asaf, who will be performing

01:26after the screening of Idol, the movie based around his rise to fame.

01:29Don't forget for the latest updates on Diff, visit gulfnews.com.

01:33I'm Samar Ganavati reporting live at the Red Carpet at the Dubai International Film Festival.