00:00Welcome to day two here at the Dubai International Film Festival and as the dust starts to settle
00:12from last night's opening ceremony, well today we get down to business. Just to give
00:16you a sense of scale, there'll be 21 films on show at the festival today alone. The big
00:20one will be here at the Madinat Arena. Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe makes his directorial
00:25debut on the other side of the camera in The Water Diviner. Former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko
00:30is one of the stars of the film.
00:44Elsewhere, legendary Indian singer Asha Bosley has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement
00:48Award for her iconic contribution to Indian cinema. Put simply, she's been singing for
00:53more than seven decades, has over 12,000 songs and has sung for more than 850 films.
01:23Another familiar face on the red carpet this year is English actress Emily Blunt. She's
01:44in town to chair the prestigious IWC Filmmaker Award.
02:24Well it's been a busy second day here at DIFF as the festival kicks into gear. Remember
02:28you can stay up to date with all the latest that's happening and where on the Gulf News
02:32website gulfnews.com. Nuwecia Barker reporting from the Dubai International Film Festival.
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