Freida Pinto is an Indian actress who appears mainly in American and British films. She rose to fame with her debut novel “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Wiki/Biography
Freida Pinto was born in Mumbai on Thursday, October 18, 1984 (age 37 years 2021). Her zodiac sign is Libra.
Freida Pinto childhood photos
She was educated at St. Joseph’s School, Carmel, Mumbai, and then went to St. Xavier’s College to pursue a degree in arts, majoring in English literature and minoring in psychology and economics. She became interested in acting at an early age, often dressing up like actresses and imitating them as a child. In 1994, after witnessing Sushmita Sen’s victory at Miss Universe, Freida firmly decided to pursue acting as her career. During college, she actively participated in theater performances. Before graduating, she turned down acting and modeling assignments. Because she wanted to complete her graduation before starting her career. After graduation, Freida joined Elite Model Management India and worked as a model there for nearly two and a half years.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’5”
Hair color: black
Eye color: hazel
family
Freida Pinto was born into a Mangalore Catholic family.
Parents and siblings
Her father, Frederick Pinto, is a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Her mother, Sylvia Pinto, is the principal of St. John’s Global School in Goregaon, Mumbai. She has an older sister, Sharon Pinto, who works as a news producer at NDTV.
Freida Pinto with her father and sister
Freida Pinto with her mother and sister
husband and children
In October 2021, Freida revealed that she married fiancé Cory Tran during the Covid-19 lockdown. On October 21, 2021, she appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to talk about her marriage. She said,
I should clear the air. I didn’t plan on having a big Indian wedding. It was just a nice and simple thing to do…but then COVID happened, and it’s still happening, and we realized we were going to be planning this for the rest of our lives but probably never do it. “
Freida Pinto and Cory Tran
In October 2021, she became the mother of a baby boy named Rumi-Ray.
First look at Freida Pinto’s baby boy Rumi Ray
Relationships/Affairs
Freida has been in a relationship with Rohan Antao (her former publicist) since 2003, and the two became engaged in December 2007. The couple called off their engagement in 2009 following the success of Pinto’s film “Slumdog Millionaire.” “She revealed in an interview,
I was engaged to actor Rohan Antao, but we broke up late last year. Things happen and you have to learn to deal with them. “
Freida Pinto and Rohan Antao
In 2009, Freida was in a relationship with her Slumdog Millionaire co-star Dev Patel. They dated for about six years before calling off their relationship.
Freida Pinto and Dev Patel
Pinto then dated Ronnie Bacardi (a polo player) for a while.
Freida Pinto and Ronnie Bacardi
In 2017, Freida began dating photographer Cory Tran. The couple got engaged in 2019.
Profession
Freida started her modeling career in TV commercials for brands like Skoda, Airtel, Vodafone India, Wrigley Gum and eBay. At the same time, she began auditioning for various television shows and movies. In 2006, she was selected to host the international travel show Full Circle, which aired on Zee International Asia Pacific. While performing, Pinto traveled around the world, including Fiji, Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
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She subsequently auditioned for many Bollywood and Hollywood films but was not selected. In 2007, she and six other models were recommended by a modeling agency to audition for the female lead in the British TV series “Slumdog Millionaire.” Freida starred opposite Dev Patel in the film.
She next starred in Woody Allen’s comedy You Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger. In 2010, he starred in the movie “Mir”. She has since starred in films such as “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Trishina,” “Falcon Day” and “Immortal.”
Freida Pinto as Trishna
In 2013, Freida appeared in Bruno Mars’ music video “Gorilla”. She was criticized by the Indian media for her appearance in the video. That same year, Pinto appeared in the documentary Girls Rising. Next, she starred in the film “Desert Dancer.” In 2018, Freida starred in the Indian TV series “Love Sonia” with Mrunal Thakur.
Freida has also appeared on the covers of various magazines including ELLE India and Vanity Fair.
Freida Pinto appears on the cover of ELLE India magazine
as a philanthropist
In 2012, Freida joined Plan International’s “Because I’m a Girl” campaign as a global ambassador to promote gender equality and help millions of girls escape poverty. In 2013, she appeared in a video clip for Gucci’s “Chime for Change” campaign, which raises funds and awareness for women’s issues in education, health and justice. In April 2013, she launched the Girls Rising call to action in partnership with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. In July 2014, she spoke at the Girls Summit in London, calling for more progress to end female genital mutilation and child marriage. In February 2016, she joined “We Do It Together”; a non-profit organization. The organization funds documentaries, films and TV series that promote women’s empowerment.
dispute
- In 2011, Freida’s light-skinned appearance in a L’Oréal Paris advertisement sparked controversy, with people saying it was racial discrimination. While the cosmetics brand denies the accusations and claims “fairness” comes from the products’ lighting effects, Pinto said she doesn’t think so.
- In 2017, Freida shed tears after receiving criticism for her appearance in the British TV series Guerrilla. Coincidentally, at a special screening of the show, a live panel confronted her about the “erasure” of black women from her show. She was reportedly upset on stage as the show’s producers were accused of “black erasure” by those present, who claimed Freida failed to properly represent black women on the show.
Awards
- “Slumdog Millionaire” won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (2008)
- Film actor won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture in a Motion Picture for “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008)
Signature/Autograph
Freida Pinto’s autograph
salary/income
Freida’s annual revenue is around £2 million (approximately Rs 18.5 crore).
Favorites
- Food: Vada Pav, Grilled Chicken Curry, Mangalorean Seafood, Paani Puri, Sevpuri
- Dessert: dark chocolate, Rasmalai
- Fashion designers: Varun Bahl, Salvatore Ferragamo
- Fragrance: Coco Chanel, Jo Malone, Wild Fig & Cassis, Jo Malon
- Exercise: Yoga, aerobics, swimming, Pilates, stretching
- Vacation destination: India (Northwestern Territories, especially Kashmir)
- Novel: Harry Potter by JK Rowling
- Color: orange, green, pink
- Bag brands: Lady Dior, Chanel Bandana
fact
- Her hobbies include watching movies, listening to music, playing tennis and reading.
- She was often spotted drinking on different occasions.
- She is a trained salsa and Indian classical dancer.
- Pinto follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Freida studied acting at Barry John’s Acting School in Mumbai.
- Frida was good friends with Indian-American actor Siddharth Mallya.
Freida Pinto and Siddharth Mallya
- Although she had always wanted to make a career in acting, it wasn’t until watching the movie “Monster” in 2003 that she was sure which path to take to achieve her dream. She said in an interview,
I think it was when I watched “Monster”…that I knew. I have to find a way. I had to do something like that, something radically transformative. “
- Pinto revealed on the sets of “Koffee with Karan” that she auditioned for the role of one of the hockey players in the film “Chak De!” India,” but she couldn’t go because filming for her movie “Slumdog Millionaire” was going on at the same time.
- Freida revealed in an interview that she had refused to shoot Indian commercials many times because the producers didn’t think she looked Indian.
- In 2009, Freida was selected into “People” magazine’s “Ranking of the Most Beautiful People” and “Ranking of the World’s Best Dressed Women.”
- In the same year, she was named one of the “Ten Most Stylish Women” by Vogue magazine.
- In an interview, Freida admitted that she doesn’t like looking in the mirror. She said,
That’s not necessarily how I see myself. In fact, I don’t even like looking in the mirror. But I know the perception and I always say if it’s because of that line in “Slumdog…” where Latika is described as “the most beautiful girl in the world” then I have to do my best to change that view. “
- Her friends and family affectionately called her “Fro.”
- She is an avid dog lover and often shares photos of herself with her dogs through her Instagram account.
Freida Pinto loves dogs
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