Bollywood stars studded the inaugural eve of 16th Mumbai Film Festival

Bollywood celebrities flagged the 16th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) in Mumbai\'s Chandan Cinema on October 14.

Number of stars studded the inaugural eve organised by Mumbai Academy of Moving Images to launch the eight day international film fest in city of Bollywood.

Aishwarya Rai inaugurated the opening ceremony, congratulating MFF\'s chief campaigner and creative director Anupama Chopra and her team, who kept the flag of festival flying with their belief, conviction and excitement. This was followed by the welcome speech of MAMI chairman Shyam Benegal.

Yester-year actress Helen and French actress Catherine Deneuve won Lifetime Achievement Awards. Other iconic personalities like Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Kalki Koechlin, Huma Qureshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anurag Kashyap and industrialist Niraj Bajaj attended the launch event of this grand film fest, which will screen 185 films from 65 countries.