Author: Mark Kirby Magazine: GQ (US), issue January 2009 Eighteen months ago, Freida Pinto was a print model and TV host from Mumbai who spoke in a sexy British English and had never played anyone other than herself in front of a camera. Today, thanks to Slumdog Millionaire—a festival hit about a slum kid competing [...]
Author: Rohin Guha Magazine: Blackbook (US), issue January 2009 Looking like a mutt among prissy Oscar-groomed purebreds, Slumdog Millionaire has been a breath of fresh air for those who’ve already tired of predicable epic award-baiting pastiches (I’m looking at you, Seven Pounds). And while helmer Danny Boyle and his razor-sharp direction is mostly responsible for [...]
Author: Justin Monroe Magazine: Complex (US), issue December 2008/January 2009 Indian actress Freida Pinto Made it to the U.S. without doing the same old song and dance. Though the 23-year-old former model from Bombay auditioned for melodramatic Bollywood roles, she’s going Hollywood with her film debut, playing a child of the ghetto in Danny Boyle’s [...]
