Thursday 5 September 2013

Freida Pinto

Biography for

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Date of Birth
18 October 1984, Bombay, Maharashtra, India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Nickname
Fro

Height
5' 5½" (1.66 m)

Mini Biography
Freida Pinto traversed the modeling circuit in Mumbai [represented by Elite Model Management India] for two years before gaining her big break when director Danny Boylepicked her out in the audition process to play the female lead, Latika, for his projectSlumdog Millionaire (2008). In a promo interview, Boyle likened spotting her to his discovery of Kelly Macdonald for Trainspotting.

Surprisingly, Freida, who studied at Mumbai's St. Xaviers College, only began taking acting classes [she has done amateur theatre before] after completing her debut film - when she attended a three-month workshop by Barry John, the veteran theatre guru.

Between 2006-07, she anchored 'Full Circle', a travel show which was telecast on Zee International Asia Pacific. She went on assignments to Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Fiji among other countries.

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