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 [...]
Author: Rohit Khilnani Source: IBNLive.in.com, March 16, 2009 This Mumbai girl has made India very proud. From Hollywood projects to being a brand ambassador along with being featured in every leading fashion magazine, Freida Pinto has arrived. She spoke to CNN-IBN’s chief entertainment correspondent Rohit Khilnani about her herself, Slumdog Millionaire future projects, personal life [...]
Author: n/a Magazine: Maxim (India), issue March 2009 After a dream debut performance in the much-felicitated, much-hyped Slumdog Millionaire, the small-town Latika has been rubbing famous shoulders the world over. Maxim gives you a sneak peek at Freida Pinto, the girl who launched a thousand award nights. When did you realize acting was the thing [...]
Author: Priyanka Dasgupta Source: TimesofIndia.IndiaTimes.com, March 7, 2009 How did you bag the Woody Allen film? I am represented by CAA, one of the most powerful agencies in Hollywood. It was through them that I got this role. I met Woody Allen a few days after the Oscars and that’s how it happened. How has [...]
Author: Sanchita Guha Source: HindustanTimes.com, March 7, 2009 In a life filled with the best of everything, Freida Pinto misses one thing: she can’t jump on and off the Mumbai locals any more. “I still would, but my mom’s scared,” says the actress of Slumdog Millionaire, whose stratospheric rise runs parallel to the film’s story [...]
Author: Corinne Griffith-Cole Magazine: Cosmopolitan (India), issue March 2009 Ever since Slumdog Millionaire hit theaters and resonated with both critics and viewers, everyone’s been buzzing about first-time actress Freida Pinto. Almost overnight, the Mumbai-born former model has gone from “who’s that girl” to “It girl,” whirling across the globe to attend scores of red-carpet events [...]
