International artists Olga Kurylenko and Paul Bettany share their experiences filming their respective movies being screened at DIFF 2014. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Welcome to day three here at the Dubai International Film Festival.
00:11Almost halfway through the week and it's the busiest day yet.
00:1422 films on offer across Dubai today including five which have links to the UAE.
00:18That's either cast or crew.
00:20Perhaps unsurprisingly there's also a strong Bollywood presence here at DIFF
00:24and two of the biggest names in Indian cinema were in town today to talk about their thoughts.
00:28Legendary Indian actor Anil Kapoor and one of the hottest properties around,
00:32the star of Madras Cafe, John Abraham.
00:35Yeah, I like interacting with fans. I like interacting with an audience.
00:39Let me call them an audience, okay?
00:41Because everybody in that audience doesn't necessarily have to be a fan.
00:44And I'm absolutely okay with that and I love interacting with an audience.
00:49Assuming that they are fans would be very narcissistic.
00:52So I think they're an audience and I love to interact with them
00:55just to understand what they feel about where we are going in the kind of cinema that we are doing.
01:02Welcome is not a kind of film you should take it seriously.
01:04It's not a great film. It's not an intellectual film.
01:06It's a film that you buy the ticket, come with your family, buy a few popcorns, samosas,
01:12come and sit down, have a few laughs, enjoy and go to sleep.
01:16Forget all your fears, the stress, what you have and you'll forget.
01:19Generally you'll forget about it. You can see it again and again.
01:21And it's one of those films you don't have to see it from the beginning.
01:24Even if you miss 20 minutes.
01:25That's not saying much about the movie.
01:27Why not?
01:28Also on show on day three is Paper Planes starring Avatar actor Sam Worthington.
01:33Another one to watch is Shelter, a poignant drama starring Jennifer Connelly.
01:36It's also the first time British actor Paul Bettany has written and directed.
01:41The most surprising thing is that you may have very, very little money.
01:48But if you have a wealth of riches in your cast,
01:55they're going to be able to make you look like you know what you're doing.
01:58Now as you'd expect, we're used to seeing a lot of glamour here on the red carpet at DIFF,
02:02but one person in particular has been stealing the limelight this year.
02:05European actress and model Olga Kurylenko starred alongside Daniel Craig
02:09as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace in 2008.
02:12She's in town in Dubai promoting her latest film, The Water Diviner.
02:16Well, Russell sent me the script and he said,
02:20read it, see what female part you like.
02:25And, you know, I read it, I said it's wonderful, I love the character.
02:29And the next question was, well, how fast can you learn Turkish?
02:35So, of course, I said, oh, very fast.
02:38And then I thought, I'll think about it later.
02:40Looking forward to tomorrow and it's the big one, Super Saturday,
02:43with over 30 films on show across Dubai.
02:45Remember, you can stay up-to-date with the latest on our website, gulfnews.com.
02:49Naujibaku reporting from the red carpet at the Dubai International Film Festival.