Author: Georgia Dehn Magazine: The Telegraph (UK), issue November 20 2010 Freida Pinto points out of the window of her hotel room in London at two maintenance men abseiling down the side of a building opposite. ‘That would be strange, if the paparazzi got up there,’ she says. ‘But you know what, it is possible. [...]
Author: N/A Source: Stylist.co.uk, December 2010 In an extended version of the exclusive interview in this week’s issue, Slumdog’s Freida Pinto, 26, talks long-distance love by Skype and her new film Miral Did Slumdog change your life? It gave me the exposure I needed for people to give me a chance. It gave me an [...]
Author: Michael Martin Magazine: Interview (US), issue November 2010 Freida Pinto’s story reads like an old Hollywood invention gone global: In 2007, director Danny Boyle cast her to play the female lead in Slumdog Millionaire, a tragicomic romance set on the streets of Mumbai that fought the odds and scrapped its way to win best [...]
Author: Ben Barna Magazine: Blackbook (US), issue November 2010 In September 2008, Freida Pinto, along with a small coterie of Indian actors, arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her new movie, Slumdog Millionaire. Its unveiling at Telluride the week before generated strong buzz, but not enough to ignite a storm [...]
Author: Mark Healy Magazine: GQ (US), issue October 2010 After a while, even Freida Pinto got a little tired of Slumdog Millionaire. “I felt like people almost got fed up with seeing our faces splattered all over the place,” she says. Long after the Oscars and the breathless global embrace ended, the 25-year-old still had [...]
Author: Crystal G. Martin Magazine: O Magazine (US), issue September 2010 The star of Woody Allen’s latest film once thought her complexion was “a curse”, until a chance encounter with a stranger made her realize just how lucky she was. I’m from a culturally rich and diverse nation, India. We speak many languages and have [...]
Author: Horacio Silva Magazine: T Magazine (US), issue Fall 2010 Freida Pinto is not one to shy away from a grand gesture. “As my friends and family are quick to remind me, I have always been a big drama queen,” Pinto, 26, recalls over breakfast in a Midtown hotel suite. “As a child, I would [...]
Author: Roshmila Bhattacharya Source: HindustanTimes.com, April 18, 2010 It’s been a year since Slumdog Millionare put her on top of the world. Sitting pretty across the seven seas, Freida Pinto looks down to tell us how much life has changed So, are you the next Bond girl? I have already issued an official statement that [...]
Author: Mark Manuel Source: TimesofIndia.IndiaTimes.com, February 28, 2010 The news is out. Freida Pinto, who somebody said went from obscurity to worldwide superstardom in the blink of a well-curled eyelash with Slumdog Millionaire, has bagged the biggest and perhaps best role of her young career as an actress. It is in Tarsem Singh’s $100 million [...]
