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Comparison to Freida Pinto doesn't rattle me: Tena Desae

Tena Desae and her prior films - 'Yeh Faasle' and 'Sahi Dhande Galat Bande'in Hindi - may have gone unnoticed, but her third film was not just noticed but also attracted the international attention being directed by John Madden, whose previous work includes Oscar Winner 'Shakespeare in Love.

John Madden's 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' features an ensemble cast, with Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Penelope Wilton as a group of British retirees staying in an ancient retirement hotel in India run by Sonny played by Dev Patel.

Tena Desae, the pretty Indian model turned actor adds the Indian flavor to the film as the beautiful Sunaina, with Whom Sonny is madly in Love with..

Fresh from the positive reviews that the film has generated, Tena is ecstatic as she says, "I was so edgy prior to the release, because this film was going to be seen all over the world. While I had experienced the excitement of working with an ensemble cast, seeing myself on the big screen was going to be a totally different affair! And I must say, the initial reactions have really made me happy."

As the young actress is excited with her debut international film, ask her how she's dealing with comparisons being made to Freida Pinto and she says, "We both may have started the same way, but obviously we are different individuals and will chart our film journeys in our own ways. Honestly speaking, the comparisons with Freida don't really rattle me. I was almost prepared that this will happen!"

And now that Tena will be flooded with film offers, does it mean bye-bye to modeling?

"Why should I have to say bye to one thing to do another? I can do lots of things at one time and as much as I love to do films, I'd love to do ads as well!," said the gorgeous belle of her desire to continue modelling while she acts.

Slumdog Actress making Tamil debut

Tanvi Lonkar, who played the teenage Latika, will appear in a lead role in the Tamil movie Kadhal Theevu. The

Kadhal Theevu is produced by Studentstudio.com production company and Sathyaraj introduced the cast of Kadhal Theevu's leads - Tanvi and Ramcharan, who played the young Parthiban in Azhagi - was held in Fame National Multiplex in Chennai.

Tanvi, in her address, revealed how hard it is to make it big in Bollywood. "Although I am from Maharashtra and speak Hindi, it's impossible to break into Hindi films because Bollywood prefers people with some film background. But Tamil cinema is different and I am hoping to do more projects here," she said.

Freida's love making scene in "Trishna"

A teaser trailer for director Michael Winterbottom’s (The Killer Inside Me) drama Trishna has landed online. Starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed, the film is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles set against a contemporary Indian backdrop. For those unfamiliar, Trishna centers on the relationship between a rickshaw driver’s daughter (Pinto) and the son of a wealthy property developer (Ahmed). As you can probably guess, their vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds do not make a happy, healthy relationship all that easy to come by.

The film features original songs from Indian musician Amit Trivedi as well as an original score by Shigeru Umebayashi (House of Flying Daggers). If this cut is any indication, the contributions of each of these musicians are at the forefront of the film. Check out the teaser trailer for yourself after the jump. Trishna will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th.

Official Synopsis:

Starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Riz Ahmed (Centurion) and based on Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles, the film is set in contemporary India and tells the tragic love story between the son of a wealthy property developer and the daughter of a rickshaw driver.

Here’s the trailer:

Freida not intimidated by s#x scenes

Her phenomenal rise to stardom continues to be a hot discussing point. Freida Pinto’s last release Planet of the Apes raked in moolah but words of appreciation eluded her as she was criticized as being just a pretty face in the movie. Now, Freida is back with her new movie Trishna which was showcased recently at the Toronto International Film Festival and fetched her compliments galore for the portrayal of a subdued poor girl.

Trishna, directed by British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom, is the story of a young woman from rural India, serenaded and seduced by the son of a wealthy hotel owner played by Riz Ahmed. She is completely smitten by him. But the movie doesn’t end happily - she is the target of his abuse culminating in acts of sexual degradation.

The movie has explicit sex scenes between Freida and Riz Ahmed. But did Freida have reservations doing such scenes in front of camera. No! she says, “I understood what Michael was getting at. It was not just gratuitous. It was required. We were talking about a passionate love story gone wrong. It bordered on sadism. So I did not see anything wrong in it.”

What about Dev Patel, who was also present with her at the screening of the movie at TIFF? How did he react to her performance in the film? He was overwhelmed and loved the film; of course, there was a sense of pride too.

The lucky actress feels at home in Toronto as her first film Slumdog Millionaire, followed by You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Miral and now Trishna, all premiered at TIFF.

Freida Pinto now a desi girl

For all those who have till date complained that Freida Pinto is only looking Westward and isn't doing anything 'Indian', take note.

Freida will be seen in her most desi avatar till now in director Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel, "Tess Of The d'Urbervilles." The film, titled " Trishna", has the story shift to modern day India, where Freida plays the role of an autorickshaw driver's daughter.

The tragic love story sees her character fall in love with the son of a property developer. Winterbottom, who has directed "A Mighty Heart", will premiere his film at the Toronto film festival in September.

Anil let the cat outta the bag : Freida Pinto

It looks like Anil Kapoor has earned Freida Pinto's ire. The Slumdog Millionaire actress, who features as the guest in this week's Simi Selects India's Most Desirable, has confessed that Anil should not have spoken about her romance with co-star Dev Patel.

Anil Kapoor had stated in an interview that he could sense the chemistry between the two.

"If Anil Kapoor witnessed it when we were experiencing it, I must say that he is a genius... but he shouldn't have said it before we said it... I was at the red carpet and he is suddenly talking to Ryan Secrest (American radio and TV personality) and saying things that are embarrassing me and I was like what is happening... where do I look?" said Frieda.

Anurag makes Kalki do intimate scenes

There's more to Kalki Koechlin's film roles than just quirkiness, rage and sleaze. But despite the attention-grabbing roles, Kalki is determined to prove that she is as good at handling drama, as playing a trauma-stricken teenager.

The actor, who is riding high post the success of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD), says that she is now ready to cut her teeth on commercial potboilers. "I have always thought of myself as a commercial actor," says Kalki, adding, "I've never ruled out masala films. I wanted to do a light-hearted, fun and uplifting flick, which ZNMD was. But on the other hand, it was also treated very realistically," she shares.

But despite a first-rate performance in ZNMD, big production houses aren't exactly knocking at her door. "Things don't change overnight. I don't look at a film in terms of where it will take me and my career. The script has to be believable and has to excite me," she adds.

After ZNMD, in which she got to show her humourous side, Kalki will be seen in That Girl In Yellow Boots, as a British citizen, Ruth, tracking her father in Mumbai and equipped with just a letter. "It is the toughest character I have played to date. The character comes to a different world completely and explores the Mumbai underbelly on her own without even speaking the language," she shares.

But is the film too outre for the Indian audience? "It is a niche film and not a commercial drama. But it is a very interesting story - a story of every woman who should be accepted," says Kalki. Prod her whether reports that scenes of the film - which did the rounds of film festivals - have been leaked on the internet irk her and she says, "There are always a lot of rumours about things. The release of the film got delayed because we were looking for an international release as well and it will hit the screens soon in the US."

Though she has two releases lined up, Dibakar Banerjee's political thriller, Shanghai and My Friend Pinto, Kalki is candid enough to admit that she's "not doing anything at the moment." "I am travelling with my plays, and will be starting another one soon," she shares. Shanghai has her Dev.D co-star Abhay Deol, but Kalki will be seen alongside Emraan Hashmi in the film. "I have no scenes with Abhay. I didn't see him at all on the sets of the film," she says.

As for husband Anurag Kashyap's recent remarks that it is difficult for him to watch Kalki do intimate scenes, the actor says, "Anurag only makes me do intimate scenes in his films. He has no right to complain."

My relation with Dev: Freida Pinto

Indian actor Freida Pinto, who has made her place at the international platform after the sucess of her film 'Slumdog Millionaire' talks about her relationship with beau Dev Patel.

The 26-year-old actor who has been dating her Slumdog co-star Dev Patel for the last two years, says that they have reached an understanding where their career commitments come before their relationship.

The petite actor met Patel on the sets of the Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and says that though their work schedules keep them apart for months they don't really mind it.

"We've arrived at a situation where understanding is primary. Now we don't need to Skype all the time, we don't need to talk every day over the phone. It's just understanding that OK, he's doing a film right now, so today is gonna be a busy day for him, he'll call me up tomorrow," said Pinto.

The actress who studied English literature at a university in Mumbai, admits that she never felt "satisfied" by academic studies and though she has accomplished a lot, she feels she and her sister are the "least educated".

"I actually didn't mind school, and I enjoyed university and college. But while that was happening I still knew that this was not satisfying enough. So among my friends' circle, I'm the least educated!," concluded Pinto.

Freida sexes it up

Freida Pinto is now the new envy of women earning the wrath of women from across the globe to her opportunity to have sexed up with Henry Cavill, the star of the new Superman movie 'Man of Steel'.

Pinto and Henry Cavill are cast together for the upcoming action tale 'Immortals' and had shot a sex scene for the film. They wound up getting acquainted quickly as the film went under production and it is said that it only helped in getting each love scene that was shot for the film.

Director Tarsem Singh reported that the sex scene was the first thing shot for the film on the first day of filming.

Singh said that it was embarrassing for them because Pinto and Cavill were just told "Get on the bed." Pinto disagrees. "How can it be embarrassing?" Pinto said. "It was with Henry."

A tale of battle about ancient gods and Greek warrior Theseus (Cavill), "Immortals" arrives in theaters in November.

Freida surprised by James Franco's acting

The actress stars alongside the actor in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and while, at first, she was taken aback by his methods, she started to learn from him.

She said: "He's got his own unique and distinctive style of acting. It's not conventional at all. It does take you by surprise initially, but it's all about being flexible and trying to understand how another actor works. I found a lot of things in his acting style that I could pick up and learn from."

The Slumdog Millionaire beauty says she was drawn to star in the film because it humanised chimpanzees.

She explained to Total Film magazine: "I play a primatologist and I have dedicated my entire life to chimpanzees. Caroline is the voice of reason but it's a nice voice of reason without being preachy. "It appealed to me because I never felt like I was reading a script about chimpanzees. I just felt like there was some humanising there."

Apes help Freida getaway from Slumdog?

Slumdog Millionare actress Freida Pinto is soon to appear on the big screen alongside actor James Franco in a Planet of the Apes movie called Rise of the Apes. The movie that has been delayed until now and will release on August 5th.

Pinto will play the role of Caroline, a primatologist and Franco’s love interest in the film. Franco will play the role of a modern-day scientist who conducts genetic experiments in the hopes to cure Alzheimers disease. Rise of the Apes was written and produced by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Producing alongside Jaffa and Silver are Dylan Clark and Peter Chernin.

The 20th Century Fox film the dark sci-fi drama is a prequel to Tim Burton’s 2001 “Planet of the Apes,” which itself was an adaptation from a series of “Apes” films that first hit the screen in 1968 starting with the original “Planet of the Apes,” which starred the great Charlton Heston.

Freida can't seem to get away from her Slumdog Millonaire days so perhaps co-starring in a film with an oscar nominated actor may do the trick! Freida has been trying to get ahead in Hollywood ever since her big break and has refused to run the other direction into Bollywood. After Slumdog, the actress tried her hand at two films that disappeared into the abyss of failed Hollywood films.

Success in this film could mean more Hollywood hits for Pinto in the future. Pinto is excited about her role in the film and hopes her fans will enjoy it as much as she did!

Bonding with Frieda..

Mallika Sherawat may not be known for her ability to make friends easily but she makes exceptions once in a while. A source close to the actress says that when Madame M was in Cannes for the international film festival, last month, she happened to bump into another desi beauty — Freida Pinto at the Amfar dinner.

The common point between Freida and Mallika is that they are Indians who are trying to make it big in Hollywood. The source says that no one expected the two to acknowledge each others presence and thought that Mallika would want to be left by herself at the exclusive event. But trust Mallika to spring a surprise when you least expect it.

“We don’t know how it all happened. But the next thing we knew was that Mallika and Freida were chatting with each other. There was no sign of any animosity between them and they even gladly posed for pictures together,” says the source.

So, what did the two talk about? “We’re not sure. But they were overheard discussing their upcoming films and life in Hollywood in general. Mallika and Freida didn’t have a common agenda, because Freida was representing a cosmetic brand while Mallika was not part of any such group. But they discussed the difference in working styles back home and in Hollywood,” says the source.

Not most Bollywood beauties like to acknowledge another actor’s presence, especially when they are at international events, so we guess this comes as a welcome change, or is it too early to say that.

Freida's sensuous love making scene

Slumdog Millionaire actress Frieda Pinto is all set to enact a love making scene which requires her to bare it all! The teaser of the film, Immortals, has already fired up everyone's imagination.

The teaser is quite sensous in nature and promises skinshow on the part of the actress. In fact in one scene, Freida goes backless.

Immortals is a film by Tarsem Singh and also stars Henry Cavill and Mickey Rourke. It is said to be adapted from the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the Titanomachy. Frieda Pinto stars as Phaedra, an oracle priestess who goes on the quest with Theseus. Henry Cavill plays Theseus.

Tarsem's directorial debut was with The Cell that starred Jennifer Lopez. He is acclaimed for the 2005 Pepsi commercial that saw the combination of gladiators with the song "We will rock you". Enrique, Britney Spears and Beyonce were part of that popular commercial.

Freida wears a tie with her dress

Those who were unaware of the quirky side of Freida Pinto got a chance see that at MET Ball event. The picture-perfect Indian actress walked the red carpet at the event in a dress that left many awestruck. Freida wore a sensuous Chanel white satin dress which also had a necktie.

Critics, bloggers, fashionistas took the internet by storm, but most of them loved Freida’s style sense and also her spirit to carry off a risqué gown. But what if she had decided to play safe and wore some boring evening gown. We would have not known that this dazzling lady can make a kitschy design look so wonderful.

Her fuller red lips and sideway hair-do can remind anyone of the vintage charm, the golden era of the delicate beauties, but then there is diamond-encrusted collar which is a part of the gown, and that long sleek black tie giving a strong impression that she is a modern-day woman who is self assured and confident. The chunky watch and the Dana Davis Primrose heels in black were just too perfect.

Indian designers have given Freida’s style statement thumbs up, but some of the top fashion bloggers feel that the dress was ‘horribly wrong’. India’s fashion blog High Heel Confidential writes that the dress was bit of a letdown, and ‘so anti-climatic’.

But these words of criticism have no effect on Freida’s fans and fashion lovers who think that she was just awesome at MET Ball held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and that she rocks in this dress.

What’s your take on Freida Pinto’s derring-do to wear a gown with necktie? Doesn’t she make a startling red carpet appearance and wow us all?

Ash, Sonam and Freida at the Cannes this year

She debuts at the film festival; but won't sashay down the red carpet on the same day as the Bachchan Bahu

The last time Sonam Kapoor was slated to walk on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, it mysteriously didn't materialise. It was reported that the regular-at-the-fest Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had demanded that the younger actress be left out, or she wouldn't attend. This year the Aisha girl is finally fulfilling her catwalk dream. This is the first time that Sonam will be at the French Riviera. However, she will not be walking alongside Ash. Both actress endorse the global face of a cosmetic brand, that gives them the opportunity to hobnob with top actors and filmmakers of the world at the film festival, that is less about cinema and more about glamour.

Aishwarya will be at the opening ceremony of Cannes on May 11, as well as the opening gala cocktail and dinner while attending various events on May 12. This the tenth consecutive time that she is walking the red carpet at the French Riviera. The ex-Ms World sent out a press statement through her publicist saying, "I'm glad India is finally getting the same recognition (as the West). I am happy that with Sonam and Freida (Pinto), both beautiful women, are invited to the festival this year, India will have a stronger presence, which is a clear sign of the growing importance of the country."

Sonam will walk the red carpet on May 15. She said, "It has always been my dream to walk the red carpet at Cannes and it is soon going to be a reality. I look forward to meeting actors and film makers from the world over and attending screenings of some interesting films." Chances are that Sonam's dad Anil Kapoor who is one of the best known Indian faces in Hollywood after Slumdog Millionaire and the television series 24, may also one of the big Indian draws at the red carpet in Cannes.

Freida will be present at the amFAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner and after-party on May 19.

All credits to Freida says AR Rahman

Living his humility once again, Oscar winner A R Rahman in a candid admission credited his colleague from Danny Boyle's `Slum Dog Millionaire', Frieda Pinto for bagging him a plum assignment in Hollywood: Julian Schnabel's controversial film `Miral'.

In an industry plagued with insecurity and ingratitude, Rahman's admission comes as a fresh whiff of air. "It was sweet of Freida to recommend me to Julian Schnabel for Miral. I really mean it," he said and added further, "I was very keen to write something new for the film, but Julian insisted that I use `The Bombay Theme' track, and track from He Ping's `Warrior of Heaven and Earth'. He said no one's heard it there and it'll be loved by the audience there".

The story of an orphan (Pinto) growing up in the troubled border of Israel and Palestine has courted controversy from the beginning and the recent murder of its star Julian Mer-Khamis saw it grab headlines. A number of Jewish groups have asked for a ban on the film, including asking the UN not to show it at a planned screening.

However, Miral has found supporters in Hollywood superstars Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem. They called it unique and courageous glimpse into one woman's painful journey.

GQ Photoshoot was my choice, says Freida

In an interview with The Mail, the star of 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger', who appeared in the magazine last autumn, said that she firmly believes in positive female sexuality.

She said: "The decision to do those pictures was mine. I definitely knew how I wanted to look.

"A stylist may have chosen the clothes but the decision to wear them was mine.

"I would hate to feel that I was being objectified. I have always said that a woman's sexuality should not be used in a way that is demeaning to her.

"But, you know, I don't think this is a sexist issue anymore because actors are strutting their stuff in photoshoots just as much as actresses now."

Pinto recently revealed that her success in 'Slumdog Millionaire' gave her the chance to take a greater variety of film roles.

Freida will not work with Dev again

They met and fell for each other on the sets of their debut film 'Slumdog Millionaire' which went on to win eight Oscars, but Freida Pinto says that she and Dev Patel will never share the screen again.

The 26-year-old said that they will never be able to recreate the "magic" of the Mumbai-based potboiler, reported Daily Mail online.

"I wouldn't want to work with him, but I don't mean that in a bad way. He said something similar in an interview that was misinterpreted. What he was trying to say is that so much happened on Slumdog Millionaire, in terms of it becoming so big, that if the two of us were paired in a film as a couple again it wouldn't live up to that. Nothing ever could. It's too much magic to live up to on screen" said the 26-year-old.

The actress who is winning rave reviews for her role as a Palestinian orphan in the Julian Schabel film 'Miral' said that she and Patel, 6 years her junior, have already

Freida Pinto's steamy photoshoot

'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto, who raised eyebrows last year ('10) with a series of racy shots for the U.S. version of GQ, is now defending the photoshoot.

Rumours suggested that the photoshoot for the men''''s magazine was a deliberate attempt to shake off her 'nice-girl' image, but Pinto has now spoken out to stress that she was not manipulated into taking part and it was entirely her decision to pose for the pictures.

"The decision to do those pictures was mine. I definitely knew how I wanted to look. A stylist may have chosen the clothes but the decision to wear them was mine. I would hate to feel that I was being objectified," the Daily Star quoted her as telling You magazine.

"I have always said that a woman's sexuality should not be used in a way that is demeaning to her. But, you know, I don't think this is a sexist issue any more because actors are strutting their stuff in

photoshoots just as much as actresses now," she added.

Remember Freida Pinto?

Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto admits that she is a little overwhelmed by the speed with which she went from being a Mumbai-based model aspiring to be an actress to becoming the kind of celebrity who is pursued by the paparazzi and features on the cover of GQ.

“There is always this fear that your moment is here and that it will never come again. Being in the right place at the right time, and being cast as Latika, is the story of my life as well as that of Slumdog Millionaire,” the Daily Mail quoted her, as saying.

The younger of two daughters born into a privileged middle-class family, Pinto became a model after gaining a BA in English Literature from St Xavier’s College in Mumbai.

Determined to move from modelling to acting, she experienced more than her fair share of rejection, auditioning for ‘hundreds’ of roles before Danny Boyle cast her as Latika.

The rest is history.

The fact that the love story in the Slumdog was echoed in real life with a romance between Freida and British actor Dev Patel has added to their growing mutual celebrity.

Six years her junior, Patel’s post-Slumdog success might not have equalled that of his girlfriend, but the couple remain very much an item even if their working schedules make time together difficult.

“It’s about respecting each other’s work and respecting the relationship. We have to think, “OK, you are working there and I am working here but we are going to have to make time for each other.” We have the same attitude to our work. When I am filming I can’t be thinking about him, and when he is filming he can’t be thinking about me,’ said Pinto.

The relationship seems to be strong enough to withstand the long periods apart and any resentment or jealousies that might naturally arise when two people are working in the same industry.

There will not, however, be a sequel to Slumdog Millionaire, and no chance of the couple being cast together in the foreseeable future.

"I wouldn’t want to work with him, but I don’t mean that in a bad way. He said something similar in an interview that was misinterpreted. What he was trying to say is that so much happened on Slumdog Millionaire, in terms of it becoming so big, that if the two of us were paired in a film as a couple again it wouldn’t live up to that. Nothing ever could. It’s too much magic to live up to on screen,’ she said.

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