New Delhi: Indian actress Freida Pinto, who has lent her voice for one of the stories in documentary feature film 'Girl Rising', said the privileges she experienced growing up motivated her to be a part of this project.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated director Richard E Robbins, the documentary tells the stories of nine girls from different parts of the world who face arranged marriages, child slavery, and sexual abuse.
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11:26 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Addis Ababa: 'Slumdog Millionaire' actress Freida Pinto, the global ambassador of the Because I am A Girl Campaign (BIAAG), visited Ethiopia for the first time as part of her role to support Plan International's projects. She says educating and empowering girls is the way forward worldwide. Because I Am a Girl (BIAAG) is Plan's global initiative. Launched on October 11, 2012, it is aimed to create sustainable projects in developing...
06:08 PM, Jun 02, 2013
When it comes to the red carpet glamour, it's difficult to beat the Cannes Film Festival and our desi girls Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto made the heads turn at the ongoing 66th Cannes Film Festival. Let's take a look at who made the right cut at the French Riviera. ...
06:29 PM, May 17, 2013
Seldom does one see two actresses bonding on a public platform. But Sonam Kapoor posted a picture of herself with actress Freida Pinto as the two posed for the cameras on the first day of Cannes Film Festival. Both are brand ambassador of a cosmetic line which is a sponsor of the festival. Sonam even tweeted a picture of her and CNN IBN's Rajeev Masand. (Pictures via @sonamkapoor) ...
03:58 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Indian actresses Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto will walk the red carpet at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival on different occasions. They will sport looks inspired by Bollywood's different eras. The trio will walk as brand ambassadors of beauty brand L'Oreal Paris, which completes 16 years as the official make-up artist for the Cannes film fest. With the gala celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema...
04:13 PM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: Who says Indian cinema is about stereotypes? Mumbai girl Freida Pinto, who left a lasting impression on the international arena with "Slumdog Millionaire", says she faces more stereotypical roles abroad. Battling them means making the right choices at the right time. "Abroad, there is already a stereotype in your face (looks), and then there are stereotypes that silently exist in cinema. So far, we have been accepting -...
07:29 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Freida Pinto says she never shunned Indian cinema but her sensibilities did not match with the kind of cinema being made in Bollywood earlier. ...
08:06 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Actor Rajkumar Yadav, who will share screen space with internationally acclaimed Indian actress Freida Pinto in 'NH10', is quite impressed with his co-star's down-to-earth attitude and describes her as a wonderful person. ...
10:20 AM, Mar 11, 2013
Freida Pinto will host a special pre-Oscar party where she will promote the issue of education for the girl child. ...
11:13 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Frieda Pinto stood out on the SAG awards red carpet in a bright fuschia number. ...
05:47 PM, Jan 28, 2013
India's export to the west, Freida Pinto is finally heading home. Buzz is that Freida has signed her first Bollywood production, to be directed by Navdeep Singh of 'Manorama Six Feet Under' fame. The film, tentatively titled 'NH10', is about a detective who is out to solve a murder mystery and Freida will be essaying the lead role of this detective. ...
06:09 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The poll in GQ's latest edition included categories like 'Sexiest Indian Chick' and 'Sexiest Pregnant Sri Lankan'. ...
04:01 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Washington: Freida Pinto, who became an overnight celebrity after the multiple-Oscar winning 'Slumdog Millionaire', views her new film 'Trishna' as a 'very beautiful and yet tragic' tale of a village girl torn between her traditional upbringing and the dreams of a girl from modern India. Based on Thomas Hardy's classic 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles', British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom's newest film is set in rural Rajasthan. It has Pinto playing the...
01:23 PM, Jul 15, 2012
New York: Indian actor Freida Pinto took New York City by storm with a glamorous red carpet premiere of her new film 'Trishna' which released Friday at the IFC Centre and Lincoln Plaza in New York and The Landmark in Los Angeles. Other guests attending the July 10 premiere at the IFC Centre in downtown Manhattan included actress Meg Ryan, music mogul Russell Simmons, actor Billy Connolly, and fashion designers...
11:17 AM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: Director Michael Winterbottoms Trishna is getting a limited release in America this week. The film has been appreciated at several film festivals and in Britain prior to this release. Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles', the film is about two lovers and how their different upbringing causes a rift between them. Freida Pinto is playing the lead role of Trishna who hails from a...
07:26 PM, Jul 12, 2012
