Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Amare Stoudemire, BET's Debra Lee and Stephen Hill are only a few of the stars who attended the New York City premiere of "Beyond the Lights." The inspiring love story was difficult to create, to say the least. In the beginning efforts to make the film, no major movie studios would touch it but with the help of BET and Relativity Media, Prince-Bythewood's modern-day love story was brought to life after seven years of hard work.

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The story follows the lives of two very different young people who are on a journey to make their dreams come true. Noni, the female lead played by the talented Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is a sexy singer who has reached new heights in her career by selling a fantasy to men and women. Kas, the male lead played by Hollywood hunk Nate Parker, is a good-hearted cop who has plans of becoming a major political force within his hometown.

Their paths cross when Noni comes to terms with the trajectory of her unfulfilling career and tries to take her own life. Without giving too much of the story away, they fall in love and her life is changed because of it.

To go along with the theme of the film, our Enstars original team asked the celebs on the red carpet to describe themselves "beyond" the cameras and glamour of their celebrity lives.

Here's what they said:

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