Hollywood and Bollywood icons turn up the glamour at the Red Sea Festival

From standout style to candid interactions, the night was a vibrant start to the festival

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Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Sport Editor
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Candian actress Nina Dobrev arrives during the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah on December 4, 2025.
Candian actress Nina Dobrev arrives during the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah on December 4, 2025.
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Jeddah: Opening night at the Red Sea International Film Festival opened with effortless glamour, high energy, and serious star wattage. The red carpet felt less like a formal parade and more like a stylish reunion—sequins, cut-outs, kaftans, and charisma all in one frame. Hollywood and Bollywood royalty mingled, traded smiles, snapped selfies, and shared quiet, joyful moments, giving the night a rare blend of polish and unfiltered charm.

Manjusha Radhakrishnan
Manjusha RadhakrishnanEntertainment, Lifestyle and Sport Editor
Manjusha Radhakrishnan has been slaying entertainment news and celebrity interviews in Dubai for 18 years—and she’s just getting started. As Entertainment Editor, she covers Bollywood movie reviews, Hollywood scoops, Pakistani dramas, and world cinema. Red carpets? She’s walked them all—Europe, North America, Macau—covering IIFA (Bollywood Oscars) and Zee Cine Awards like a pro. She’s been on CNN with Becky Anderson dropping Bollywood truth bombs like Salman Khan Black Buck hunting conviction and hosted panels with directors like Bollywood’s Kabir Khan and Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. She has also covered film festivals around the globe. Oh, and did we mention she landed the cover of Xpedition Magazine as one of the UAE’s 50 most influential icons? She was also the resident Bollywood guru on Dubai TV’s Insider Arabia and Saudi TV, where she dishes out the latest scoop and celebrity news. Her interview roster reads like a dream guest list—Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, Robbie Williams, Sean Penn, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Joaquin Phoenix, and Morgan Freeman. From breaking celeb news to making stars spill secrets, Manjusha doesn’t just cover entertainment—she owns it while looking like a star herself.

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