Archive for January, 2009
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ bags two more US film industry awards
Danny Boyle’s acclaimed film “Slumdog Millionaire” has taken home two more major US film industry awards over the weekend, winning the top prizes from both the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America. Bollywood stars Anil Kapoor and Irfaan Khan, British Indian Actor Dev Patel, and newcomer Freida Pinto received the overall cast [...]
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto’s amazing rise to fame
She’s triumphed at the Golden Globes and is set to storm the Oscars next month… and she’s never even had an acting lesson! Not bad going. But friends of Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto aren’t a bit surprised, despite her lack of training. Her proud older sister Sharon says she’s been preparing all her life: [...]
Slumdog Millionaire is like a dream for me: Freida Pinto
Her career till now has been made up of stuff that few would even dare to dream of. Her looks are something that any average model in Mumbai can boast of. And her lineage is something that does not automatically catapult one to stardom. Yet Freida Pinto is a star today. And a big international [...]
Five vital Oscar questions: No ‘Slumdog’ actors? R U kidding me?
3. “Slumdog Millionaire” earned 10 nominations, but none for acting. How weird is that? A: Very. It’s almost unheard of for the Academy not to at least throw a best supporting bone to such a highly regarded film. Of course, no one in this wonderful movie is a “name” actor. “Slumdog” will have the last [...]
Hollywood’s latest ‘It’ girl takes centrestage
Walking down the red carpet at the Golden Globes, Freida Pinto’s glam doll image is a far cry from a few years ago when she was pulling on a rubber red nose and slapping on the face paint to clown around at a children’s party. The things people do for a quick buck, and it [...]
The Unlikely Stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Giggling into the phone, Indian actress Freida Pinto describes her brief encounter with Angelina Jolie during a recent trip to Los Angeles. Pinto says Jolie complimented her while she was eating and she was scared to speak. “I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to spit food out of my mouth,” Pinto told a [...]
I’m an actor, not a star: Freida
She looks every bit a Hollywood star as she poses confidently in her little black dress and matching stilettos. Freida Pinto, female lead in the much acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire, is enjoying every minute of her new found stardom. “It’s been a great homecoming,” she says with a tired but contented smile. The Indian premiere last [...]