Indian actress and model Freida Pinto gain fame with her debut film Slumdog Millionaire. She won Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in the movie. Her other notable work includes Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Immortals, and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.
Early Life Of Freida Pinto
Freida Selena Pinto was born on 18th October 1984 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her father, Frederick Pinto, was a senior branch manager of the Bank of Baroda, and her mother, Sylvia Pinto, was a principal of St. John's Universal School.
She has raised in Mangalorean Catholics family along with her elder sister Sharon. Sharon worked as a media person on NDTV. She belongs to South-Asian ethnicity and holds Indian nationality.
Talking about her education, she went to Carmel of St. Joesph School in Malad. After completing her high school, she went to complete her bachelor's in English literature at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai.
From Indian Modelling To Hollywood Limelight
Freida Pinto used to work as a model before she was auditioned for the female lead in Slumdog Millionaire. After going six months of extensive auditions, she got the role of Latika in Danny Boyle's movie Slumdog Millionaire.
After that, she got fame internationally. She got her second movie in Woody Allens's Drama You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stanger in 2010, sharing her space with actors Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, and Josh Brolin.
Pinto's other big Hollywood projects came in 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes in which she shared the screen with actor James Franco and CGI character Ceasor portrayed by Andy Serkis. Her other works in movies include Trishna, Immortals, and Blunt Force Trauma.
She also got the leading role in television series as Jas Mitra in the 2017 series Guerrilla.
Freida Pinto at the premiere of Mowgli Legend of The Jungle SOURCE: rediff.com Freida last appeared in Andy Serkis' movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle and television series The Path in 2018. Her future project includes Needle in a Timestack, Love Wedding Repeat, and Hillbilly Elegy.
Collected $14 Million Net Worth
Freida Pinto has been working in the Hollywood entertainment business for more than a decade now. From her career, she has received $14 million net worth.
The major portion of her income is generated from her career. She appeared in box office successful movies which has done good business. Here are some of her films with its budget and box office collection.
| Movie | Released Year | Budget | Box-Office |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | $15 million | $377.89 million |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 2011 | $93 million | $481.8 million |
| Immortals | 2011 | $75 million | $226.9 million |
Got Engaged With Cory Tran in 2019
Freida Pinto is currently engaged to photographer Cory Tran. The couple dated for quite some time and got engaged on 21st November 2019. The couple is now living together at thier house in Los Angeles.
Talking about Freida's previous affairs, she was in a relationship with Slumdog Millionaire co-actor Dev Patel in 2009. The couple first met at the set of Slumdog Millionaire, and later, their onscreen chemistry turned in to real life.
Freida and Dev lived together for six years. The couple seperated in December 2014.
Pinto was engaged to Rohan Antao before she was cast in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Rohan was also her publicist at one period of time but her relationship with her finance cold down and seperated in January 2009.
She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
