Harry Potter premieres in London


The fifth installment of the Harry Potter series called Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix premiered in London on July 3.

The film will see its worldwide release on Wednesday, July 11. It will release in the UK on July 12.

Seen here is the principal cast Daniel Radcliff (who plays Harry Potter, second from left), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger, left) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), along with Katie Leung, who plays Harry's girlfriend, Cho Chang.

Shefali Chowdhury, a Welsh actress, is of Bangladeshi origin. She plays Parvati Patil, Harry's classmate.

Interestingly, she has appeared in an unaccredited role in a Tamil film, Kannathil Muthamittal, directed by Mani Ratnam.

Emma and Katie do some girlie bonding at the premiere.

English actress Imelda Staunton plays Dolores Umbridge, the new and very evil Defence Against Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.

She makes an appearance with Robert Hardy, who plays Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic.

Helena Bonham Carter strikes a pose with director husband Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow).

Helena plays Bellatrix Lestrange, one of Lord Voldemort's Death-Eaters.