Freida Pinto to be Honored at Elle Gala

Awesome news: Freida Pinto is set to be honored at the 18th Annual Elle Women in Hollywood Gala! Along with Freida, Jennifer Aniston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, Evan Rachel Wood and Naomi Watts are also among the stars being honoured by the fashion magazine for having redefined women’s roles in movies.

Barbra Streisand is receiving the L’Oréal Paris Legend Award, and Elizabeth Olsen the Calvin Klein Collection Emerging Star Spotlight Award. The chief executive officer of film studio DreamWorks Stacey Snider will also get a prize.

“As has long been our tradition, this year we honour an extraordinary group of women who continue to redefine what is possible in Hollywood,” said Robbie Myers, the editor-in-chief of Elle. “From icons to stars to emerging talent, we are thrilled to celebrate their contribution to understanding what it means to be a woman in the wider world.”

The ceremony will take place at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills on October 17.

Huge L’Oreal Paris Update!

Just as promised, here is a huge L’Oreal Paris update! I have added hundreds of photos from print ads, outtakes and screen captures from both commercials and behind the scenes-footage from all of Freida’s campaigns for the beauty brand so far! Miss Pinto truly is beautiful inside and out, and I’m so happy that her beauty is recognized by L’Oreal Paris.

She looks beyond stunning in each frame, which can be seen in the previews below as well. Simply click on them to check out all the new photos. I can’t wait to see what else L’Oreal Paris has in store for Freida in the future. For now – enjoy!

New Production Still from ‘Immortals’

A brand new production still of Freida Pinto as the priestess oracle Phaedra in the upcoming Immortals has been released! Freida stars alongside Henry Cavill, Isabel Lucas, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke and more in this Tarsem Singh-directed adventure movie set in ancient Greece. The Immortals will be released on November 11. Click on the photo below to see it in full size, with a HQ version coming a.s.a.p.!

Freida Pinto Visits Salvatore Ferragamo Museum

Yesterday Freida Pinto and Dev Patel visited the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence, Italy. They were welcomed by Ferragamo’s daughter Fulvia Visconti, who can be seen in the photo below. I have only been able to find two small pictures from the visit, but it’s definitely better than nothing! Freida looks gorgeous, as always.

Stay tuned for a huge L’Oreal Paris update including tons of photos and videos!

New Production Stills from ‘Black Gold’

Two new promotional stills of Freida Pinto in Black Gold have been released, thanks to the newly-launched official Black Gold Facebook and Twitter-accounts. She looks stunningly beautiful as princess Lallah (or is it Leila?) in the two new stills. The movie – also starring Antonio Banderas, Tahar Rahim, Riz Ahmed and Mark Strong – will open the 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival on October 25!

Freida Pinto is one of India’s “Game Changers”

Freida Pinto has been named as one of India’s “Game Changers” by India Today! She’s currently on the cover with some of the other Indian celebrities on the list, seen to the right. Here’s what they had to say about Miss Pinto:

Freida Pinto, 26, Actor

As a Rajasthani peasant girl seduced by a wealthy hotel heir in Trishna, Freida Pinto may shock Indian audiences with her graphic sexuality, but the role in the Michael Winterbottom film is her most substantial to date. Pinto may have finally stepped out of Latika’s shoes and shaken off the Slumdog Millionaire tag. In a startlingly short span she has starred in a multi-Oscar winning film and worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood-from Danny Boyle to Woody Allen, Julian Schnabel to Winterbottom-something even seasoned actors would give a sculpted arm and a toned leg for. With Trishna, which premiered at the Toronto film festival this month, Pinto has made critics sit up and take note, especially since she’s been dismissed as a gorgeous accessory for her bit roles so far, such as the one in the monster hit, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

The Journey
She has come a long way from being a small-time model from Malad in Mumbai to the cover of international glossies and the front row of couture shows.

Second Opinion
“She is an interesting combination of being an Indian at heart with an international professionalism and that’s what people find so charming about her.”
Anupam Kher, Actor

Congratulations to this honor, Freida!

Freida Pinto in October Issue of Vogue!

Great news! Freida Pinto’s featured with a beautiful photo inside the October issue of US Vogue! She looks truly fantastic in the picture (now our new header!), and the interview – which has her talking about her favorite designers and how to wear their clothes – is a fun read as well. Click on the preview below to see the full feature in the gallery.

Also, I have added a couple of scans from earlier this year as well. See them all here!

Sundance Selects to Distribute ‘Trishna’ in North America

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to writer-director Michael Winterbottom’s new film Trishna. Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed star in the drama based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna tells the story of an Indian woman who falls in love with a wealthy British businessman when she goes to work for his father’s hotel business. Torn between tradition and ambition, Trishna’s life ultimately turns tragic. Winterbottom produced the film with Melissa Parmenter. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“Trishna is Michael Winterbottom’s most beautiful and sensual film and features a truly sublime performance by Freida Pinto,” said Sundance Selects president Jonathan Sehring.

Sundance Selects exec Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Stephen Kelliher of Bankside Films on behalf of the filmmakers. Bankside, which is handling international sales, and UK Film Council financed the film in conjunction with VTR Media Investments, Bob Film Sweden and Film I Vast with the support of the Swedish Film Institute. A Film (Benelux), Madman (Australia and New Zealand), Bac Films (France), Shooting Stars (Middle East) and Video Vision (South Africa) also acquired rights to the film.