Photo Gallery: Newport Beach Film Festival Opening Night
From left, cast members of “Miss India America,” Kosha Patel and Anjali Bhimani and producers Megha Kadakia and Saurabh Kikani, arrive at the opening night of the Newport Beach Film Festival at Edward’s Big Newport Theatre on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Lt. Commander Brett Dawe, Royal Navy, Major Shane Nicoll, Australian Army, and Lt. Commander Ben Roberts, Royal Australian Navy, left to right, gather on the red carpet during Newport Beach opening night festivities at Edward’s Big Newport on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Life in a Walk filmmakers Ed Borneman, left, and Yogi Roth, right, walk the red carpet during Newport Beach Film Festival opening night festivities at Edward’s Big Newport on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Newport Beach Mayor Ed Selich arrives on the red carpet with his wife Lynn, during the Newport Beach Film Festival opening night festivities at Edward’s Big Newport on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Local celebrity chef Pascal Olhats arrives on the red carpet during Newport Beach Film Festival opening night festivities at Edward’s Big Newport on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
From left, Anjali Bhimani, Kosha Patel, Saurabh Kikani, and Megha Kadakia, from the film “Miss India America,” arrive to the Newport Beach Film Festival opening night at Edward’s Big Newport Theatre on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
“Miss India America” cast member Kosha Patel lights up during the Newport Beach Film Festival opening night at Edward’s Big Newport Theatre on Thursday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)