21st MAMI Film Festival opening ceremony — in pictures

Deepika Padukone poses for a photograph as she attends the opening ceremony of the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival. The Festival will run from October 17-24 across multiple venues in Mumbai. The eight-day festival boasts of over 190 films including over 50 debuts, 13 world premieres, spanning 53 countries and 49 diverse languages.

Taapsee Pannu poses during the opening ceremony of the 21st MAMI Mumbai film festival.

Sayani Gupta (L), Deepti Naval (C) and Nandita Das arrive at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Urvashi Rautela arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Sayani Gupta poses for a photo as she attends the opening ceremony of the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival .

Saiyami Kher arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Soha Ali Khan arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Shriya Pilgaonkar arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Genelia Deshmukh poses for a photo as she attends the opening ceremony of the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival.

Kubbra Sait arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Tillotama Shome arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Konkona Sen Sharma poses during the opening ceremony of the 21st MAMI Mumbai film festival in Mumbai.

Kalki Koechlin arrives at the opening ceremony Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai.

Kiran Rao, left poses with Karan Johar during the opening ceremony of the 21st MAMI Mumbai film festival.