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Friday, March 6, 2009

Freida Pinto Slumdog Millionaire Oscars 2009

Born October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18) (age 24)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008 — present

2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in aMotion Picture for
Slumdog Millionaire



Hollywood glamour comes alive at the 2009 Academy Awards red carpet! TV Guide Network's Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone interview Frieda Pinto and the cast of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.



Career:
Pinto with Dev Patel at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Before starring in Slumdog Millionaire, Freida anchored the international travel show, Full Circle
on Zee International Asia Pacific in English between 2006-08. Pinto was also featured in several
television and print

advertisements for products such as Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Škoda, Hutch, Airtel, and DeBeers. Pinto
took time out in December 2008 to star in Canadian Award winning singer song writer Dal Hothi's
music video, I Promise You.Pinto modeled for ten years and appeared in runway shows and magazine
covers. She learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in Andheri and was trained by his
mentor Barry John.After six months of auditions, she received a call to audition for Slumdog
Millionaire. Pinto auditioned for Danny Boyle and was short-listed and finally selected to star in
Slumdog Millionaire.

Pinto made her film debut in 2008. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the
slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the
suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials. In the movie, Pinto played
the role of Latika, the girl with whom Jamal (Dev Patel) is in love. At the 2008 Toronto Inter
national Film Festival, the movie won the Cadillac People's Choice Award. At the 2009 Golden
Globe Awards, the movie won four awards. Pinto herself was nominated for "Best Actress in a
Supporting Role" at the 2009 BAFTA Awards,[11] and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside ten other cast members from
Slumdog Millionaire.
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