Shah Rukh, Priyanka to star up DIFF 2011!

It's going to be one superstar-packed edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) this year - Shah Rukh Khan will hit the red carpet, and joining him will be Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Riteish Deshmukh, Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma (whose 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' premieres at the fest) as well as Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise and Anil Kapoor (whose Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' opens the fest), along with many other celebs.

DIFF Chairman Abdul Hamid Juma announced at a press conference today (November 21) that SRK would be at the fest this year - to cheers from the audience - adding to the stellar line-up of special guests for 2011 including music maestro A R Rahman (who's being honoured with the fest's Lifetime Achievement Award).

Other stars who will be on the red carpet include Rahul Bose, Simon Pegg and Paula Patton as well as top names from the GCC such as Fakhria Khamis, Buthaina Alraisi, Huda Hussain and Youssra.

And just like the stars, the line-up of movies at DIFF 2011 is pretty impressive too! Apart from 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' and 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol', George Clooney's 'The Descendants', 'My Week With Marilyn' and 'A Whole One' are just some of the other red carpet galas. In all, DIFF 2011 will have 46 world premieres, 25 international premieres and 78 Middle East premieres.

DIFF will also host a charity gala on December 10, in association with IWC Schaffhausen, in aid of UAE-based Dubai Cares and the international aid agency Oxfam. The 'One Night To Change Lives' black-tie event will take place at the Armani Hotel Dubai.