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| Freida Pinto |
The actress went from a small-time model in Mumbai to an international star with her debut film 'Slumdog...', which won eight Oscars in 2009, reported New York Post online.
"I had a lot of moments where I lived in fear that nothing was going to happen after 'Slumdog Millionaire'," said the 26-year-old.
The actress is meanwhile gaining rave reviews for her performance in Julian Schnabel's 'Miral', where she plays an orphaned Palestinian growing up in war-torn Jerusalem.
"He is everything I needed after 'Slumdog Millionaire'," said Pinto on her collaboration with Schnabel.
"There were a lot of people expecting a lot out of me and I know that I have this twenty minute role in a fabulous film like 'Slumdog Millionaire'. It's an amazing role, but it would be difficult to convince people from there that 'Hey listen I am a serious actor and I really really want to do this, I'm passionate about this'. And Julian gave me that opportunity," said the actress.
Though some Jewish groups have claimed that the film is "anti-Israel", Pinto, who recently starred in Woody Allen's 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger', is gaining plaudits for her gritty performance.
Pinto is currently working on the action-adventure movie 'Rise of the Apes', where she stars alongside James Franco.
The film is set in present day San Francisco and follows the story of a man's own experiments with genetic engineering.
Sources: http://www.indianexpress.com
