Freida Pinto is an internationally known Indian actress, who rose to prominence with her very first film, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Raised in Mumbai in an educated middleclass family, she dreamed of becoming an actress since she was five years old; but was compelled to continue her studies until she graduated at the age of twenty. Thereafter, she joined Elite Model Management and began her modeling career. Concurrently, she started giving auditions for film and television roles; but failed to grab a single role until she was chosen to host ‘Full Circle’ in 2007. In the following year, she underwent a six months long grueling audition with Danny Boyle, and was eventually bselected for the role of Latika in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. She made her mark in spite of the limited scope. Since then, she has been appearing in several American and British productions, receiving major attention for portraying the title role in ‘Trishna’ as well as the role of Elaheh in ‘Desert Dancer’. She is also involved in humanitarian works and is very vocal about the rights of women and children.
