Frieda Pinto and Mark Strong lead a stellar line-up at the kick off to the Doha Film Festival.<br/> Their movie "Black Gold" - opened the third edition of the arts event on Tuesday (October 25) which continues to grow in size and scope.<br/> They were joined by other stars including their fellow cast member Tahar Rahim - who starred in "A Prophet" - Hollywood actor Rob Lowe and legendary star Omar Sharif.<br/> "Black Gold" tells the story of a young Arab prince during the oil boom of the 1930s.<br/> He's torn between the old and new worlds when clashing ideals from his father and father-in-law come to a head.<br/> Although their co-star Antonio Banderas wasn't at the festival, Pinto and Strong talked about their respective roles in the movie.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Frieda Pinto, Actress, saying (English):<br/> "Well it was phenomenal because you rarely get this chance to play a princess, and when you finally get the chance and you can be in a film with an amazing director like Jean-Jacques Annaud and enjoy working with actors like Antonio Banderas and Mark Strong -- they're amazing, it feels great."<br/> SOUNDBITE: Mark Strong, Actor, saying (English):<br/> "It feels incredible. It's a massive red carpet. There's lots of you here. It's brilliant to be here with a film like this that was not only filmed here, but is such an amazing movie about the Arab world, and I feel very privileged."<br/> More than 50 films will be screened to both public and private audiences.<br/> The Doha Film Festival ends on Saturday (October 29).<br/> Cindy Martin, Reuters
