DUBAI: Indian actress and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas turned heads on the red carpet of the newly returned Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) in a glittering gown by Lebanese couturier Tony Ward. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle She chose a twilight-embroidered white and gold tulle dress, paired with a pure white taffeta cape. The 41-year-old Hollywood and Bollywood star – who lives in Los Angeles with her husband Nick Jonas – took to Instagram to share photos of her look, captioning the post, “opening night. Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival @mumbaifilmfestival.” On the opening night, Chopra Jonas, the chairperson of MAMI, presented the Excellence in Cinema Award (International) to Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, who will also deliver a master class at the festival. Guadagnino is best known for films such as “Bones and All,” “Suspiria,” and “Challengers.” The ceremony took place at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center, marking a long-awaited return of an event that went online during the coronavirus pandemic. The festival’s organizing committee, the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, announced in February that it would be returning as an in-person event with backing from telecommunications firm Reliance Jio. In her opening speech, Chopra Jonas highlighted the festival’s role in supporting new talent as well as championing female filmmakers. She said: “We’d like to acknowledge the pivotal role of women in front of the camera and behind – we have some of the most amazing women, some of them here tonight, whose contribution to cinema is unparalleled.” Chopra Jonas will share screen space with John Cena and Idris Elba in the upcoming film “Heads of State.” “Nobody” filmmaker Ilya Naishuller is directing off a script by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, with an initial draft by Harrison Query based on Query’s original idea. Chopra Jonas was last seen on screen appearing with Sam Heughan in “Love Again,” a remake of the 2016 German film “SMS fur Dich,” based on a novel by Sofie Cramer. Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is screening more than 250 films in a 10-day run until Nov. 5.