Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto was catapulted to the spotlight by the movie�s director, Danny Boyle, who knew immediately he wanted Freida to star in his movie the first time he saw her. The 24 year-old actress was born Mumbai, India and first started her career as a model (modeling photos here>>) even if she always knew she wanted to be act.

Freida Pinto on outlasting the protracted auditioning process: �Danny [Boyle] said that when he first saw me on tape he pretty much knew he was going to cast me, but we needed to go through auditioning to be sure,� says Pinto. �So it took me six months of auditioning to get the part. By the fourth month I started getting obsessed with the role. Every time I met my friends I would read lines from the script!�

I haven�t actually seen the movie yet but it�s getting amazing reviews and is a potential candidate for an Oscar this year.

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