Freida Pinto Denies Getting Married To Dev Patel

Freida Pinto's spokesperson has rubbished reports about the Slumdog Millionaire actress marrying her co-star and BF Dev Patel.

Earlier, there were reports that the two were spotted enquiring about a wedding cake at a bakery and making arrangements to fly it to India for their forthcoming wedding.

Freida Pinto Denies rumors of marriage with boyfriend Dev Patel

Reportedly, the couple had gone to 'Lady Jane Bakery', a very popular bakery in Los Angeles and had enquired about a cake to be flown to India, and the nitty gritties attached. This was interpreted as an indication that the two were to finally walk the Aisle and then have a grand reception, probably on Indian shores.

The bakery is said to be the very place where they had their first date and so it occupies a very special place in the hearts of the two love-birds.

"These rumours are complete rubbish and baseless. There is not even an ounce of truth in it," Divya Tejuja, Freida's spokesperson said.

The two met in 2008 on the sets of Slumdog Millionaire and started dating some time later. But they kept their romance low-profile and didn't appear in public together until late last year.

The 25-year-old actress was first engaged to her former publicist Rohan Antao, but the called it off in 2009, as she wanted to focus on her career.

View Photographs of Freida Pinto at The Oscars

Oscar Awards 2009, View Pictures From the Ceremony

Images: Reuters

Slumdog Millionaire Wins 8 Oscars

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Direction: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Song: A R Rahman and Gulzar

Best Original Score: A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Mixing: Resul Pookutty wins for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire

Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire

Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire

List of Winners at Oscar Awards 2009

Following is a complete list of winners at the 81st annual Academy Awards, held in Hollywood on Sunday.

BEST PICTURE

Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)

LEAD ACTOR

Sean Penn in Milk

LEAD ACTRESS

Kate Winslet in The Reader

DIRECTOR

Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Departures — Japan

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Dustin Lance Black for Milk

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire

ANIMATED FEATURE

Andrew Stanton for WALL-E

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Kunio Kato for La Maison en Petits Cubes

ART DIRECTION

Donald Graham Burt for art direction and Victor J. Zolfo for set decoration on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

COSTUME DESIGN

Michael O'Connor for The Duchess

MAKEUP

Greg Cannom for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Jochen Alexander Freydank for Spielzeugland(Toyland)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

James Marsh and Simon Chinn for Man on Wire

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Megan Mylan for Smile Pinki

VISUAL EFFECTS

Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

SOUND EDITING

Richard King for The Dark Knight

SOUND MIXING

Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for Slumdog Millionaire

FILM EDITING

Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCORE

A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SONG

Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire, music by A R Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar

Rohan Antao Talks About Freida Pinto and Confirms Being Engaged To Her

Freida Pinto's Ex Rohan Antao: 'Slumdog' Destroyed Our Love!

One gal's potential Oscar gold is apparently another guy's real-life heartache.

British newspaper the Mirror reports that the ex-fiance of Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto is crestfallen because his former flame dumped him after becoming "infatuated" with co-star Dev Patel.

Rohan Antao, who was betrothed to the Slumdog starlet, tells the paper that the couple's wedding-to-be was dashed by Pinto and Patel's increasing intimacy while promoting the sleeper hit, which is up for 10 Oscars tomorrow night.

"She ended it with me after getting close to Dev Patel," the 24-year-old Rohan says. "Now everywhere I go I see them on billboards. I am devastated."

Antao and Pinto began dating in September 2007 and quickly became altar-bound. By December 2007—within days of Pinto winning the Slumdog part that would make her an international star—the couple became engaged, celebrating their commitment with a ceremony attended by approximately 30 people in Goa.

But soon after the film began gaining acclaim, the relationship between Pinto and Rohan began to collapse.

First, he claims, the studio pressured Pinto into downplaying their relationship.

"The film bosses didn’t want her to be engaged," Rohan recalls. "It would affect the whole emphasis of the film, the love story. I had no say in it."

As Pinto spent more time with on-screen lover Patel promoting the film, Rohan says, her real-life relationship began to unravel.

"She was always with Dev, doing press publicity," Rohan laments. "They certainly did a brilliant job promoting a film about a couple in love! I knew there was chemistry between them, but she said she had no feelings towards him at that time."

Rohan says he went so far as to send Patel an angry text message stating, "You do know she is engaged, don’t you?" But he claims he received no response.

In January the situation came to a head and Pinto, while promoting Slumdog Millionaire in Los Angeles, ended things with a phone call. "She decided she didn’t want to be with me any more," Rohan says. "She said she wanted us to be friends. But how can I be when she has destroyed my faith in love?"

Though Pinto and Patel haven't yet acknowledged a real-life relationship, co-star Anil Kapoor claimed this week that the two are a couple. The two were reportedly spotted at H. Samuel jewlers in London on Valentine's Day.

None of which sits too well with Rohan.

"I wish [Pinto] success in her career, but I can’t watch the Oscars, and I don’t want to watch the film—it wrecked our love," he says.

Source: celebuzz.com

Slumdog Millionaire In Seventh Heaven at BAFTA (View Pictures)

WE ARE the champions: Music director A R Rahman, filmmaker Danny Boyle, actors Anil Kapoor, Dev Patel and Freida Pinto arrive at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Opera House in London yesterday.

The low-budget film continued its winning streak at the British Academy Film Awards 2009, winning seven of the top honours. Here's a dekko at the action in London last night

The low-budget film continued its winning streak at the British Academy Film Awards 2009, winning seven of the top honours. Here's a dekko at the action in London last night

At the awards

BEST-ACTRESS: Kate Winslet for The Reader

Slumdog hits at BAFTA...

Best Film
Best Director: Danny Boyle (pictured left)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy
Best Sound: Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
BEST MUSIC: A R Rahman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Anthony Dod Mantle
BEST EDITING: Chris Dickens

The other winners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Heath Ledger — Dark Knight

Best original Screenplay:
In Bruges — Martin McDonagh

Dev Patel Replaces Jesse McCartney in M Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender

Picture (left): M Night Shyamalan.

After winning accolades worldwide, Slumdog Millionaire's breakout star, Dev Patel has signed a film with M Night Shyamalan.

According to Variety magazine, Dev Patel star in Night's The Last Airbender. Patel joins the cast, which features Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone and Jessica Jade Andres. The film will go on floors next month, and will be shot in Greenland. Dev will have to attend a boot camp and train in martial arts.

How Dev grew

Shyamalan has been quoted in the magazine saying, "Dev was one of the guys I was interested in. Then I saw Slumdog Millionaire; the kid just grew in my eyes." Patel is playing a role originally held by popstar Jesse McCartney but Jesse's career as a "musician" interfered. Patel will play the role of Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation (see box).

Dev Patel

The film is based on the hit animated television series called Avatar — The Last Airbender. Shyamalan wanted the same title in toto for the film. James Cameron owned the rights to the name "Avatar", and threatened legal action if the title wasn't changed. And so it was changed.

The Last Airbender is slated to release July 2, 2010.

Airbender for dummies

When the hostile Fire Nation threatens to enslave the Water, Earth, and Air Nations, a reluctant and irresponsible boy must face his destiny as the Avatar, the Chosen One who can restore the world order. This new animated series centers on twelve-year-old Aang, who must forgo his selfish wandering to learn to master his latent powers over the four elements. Only then can he conquer the Firebenders, the evil magi who threaten the world.

An Interview With Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire

‘I’m bloody underage to go anywhere’ - Dev Patel

BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Dev Patel

But 18-year-old Dev Patel did see the slums of Mumbai and they weren’t anything like he imagined they would be

Did shooting in India help you get in touch with your roots?
I don’t know how many people have asked me that — ‘getting back in touch with your roots’. We need a new phrase. See, we have this bread back home (in the UK) called Hovis Best Of Both Bread. You’ve got white bread and brown bread; white bread’s not supposed to be good for you and brown bread is good for you but no kid likes eating that. So, when I came to India, I thought they’ve made this bread that’s the best of both — it’s white bread with all the goodness of brown bread. Once I’d spent four months in India, I felt like that I was a British kid but I got to experience another part of my culture, which gave me the best of both worlds.

Have you seen any Indian films lately?
I was watching the trailer of this film on TV — Fashion? And it was very racy! I work in a racy teenage TV drama in the UK called Skins, and that was right up there with us!

Do you know the lead actress?
Priyanka Chopra? Yeah, I know her.

How much Bollywood do you know?
Oh, loads. I was on the sets one day and I didn’t realise how much I’d seen — my dad used to play this soundtrack when he dropped me to school in his car. So, it just came into my head one day on the sets and I went ‘Ek, do, teen’ and I said, ‘Hey, that’s one of Anil’s, right?’ And Anil (Kapoor) goes, ‘Aye, don’t be cheeky, okay?’ (Laughs) I was here earlier too, and I watched Ghajini. Aamir’s a great actor. And it shows how far Bollywood’s come. There are no stereotypes anymore.

How did your parents react when they knew you were going to India?
My mum actually gave everyone a heart attack because she was worried about a 17-year-old coming to a slum in India and staying away from home. But it was exciting, too. Before I was anything in acting, and when people from my community asked what subjects I’m taking in school, my mum said, ‘Acting,’ their faces dropped, and they went ‘What?’ But now I’m part of this film with people like Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, and they’re like ‘Wow, what’re they like?’

Did you have any apprehensions about shooting in India?
The great thing was that Danny included me in the location scouts. When you’re reading a script in your bathroom in London, you just gotta imagine — and sometimes stereotype –— what slum life is gonna be like. But it was great that he took me there and dispelled my misconceptions. You get these charity ads in London to donate a pound a month to a child in India and you see this malnourished, depressed child on TV. I’d never been to a slum before and I got to see Dharavi, with a population of two million, and this slum in Mahim, and it’s not like that at all. It’s buzzing. And it’s people working — constantly trying to get about, there’s so much activity. And when you’re there, you witness a great sense of banter between everyone. Everyone knows everyone else. You see the kids walking past and someone passes this cheeky remark and they’re all giggling and laughing, and you know everyone’s been part of this big molecule.

Did you party in India?
Once we started rolling, there wasn’t that much time to party! And of course, I’m bloody underage to go anywhere. But yeah, apart from going on location scouts, they put me in a really dingy hotel. The guys saw this foreign kid with a bright red Bruce Lee Tshirt and trainers, and they’re like, we’re gonna make him wash dishes. And they took me down to the basement and I was there for four hours. I was one of these interns, and he was on his phone all day, and I was wondering when I was gonna get out. I literally did scrub dishes all day — that was surreal.

Dev Patel and Freida Pinto at The 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards Ceremony

In more Slumdog Millionaire-related news, SM bagged the Outstanding Cast In A Motion Picture award (Best Picture Oscar, here we come!) at the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (25th Jan). Dev Patel even got nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category (was that a supporting role?).

Oh and if you are into red carpet fashion and that sort of thing... Freida Pinto donned a pale bluish purple Marchesa gown. The 24-year-old actress finished off her look with Ballychampagne satin "Imahal" platform slingbacks, a Roger Viver clutch and Martin Katz jewels. Co-star Dev Patel suited up in a custom-tailored wool mohair bound-edge tuxedo by Burberry.

The complete list of 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards winners:

Theatrical motion pictures:

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Sean Penn (Milk)

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Meryl Streep (Doubt)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Motion Picture:
Slumdog Millionaire

Primetime television:

Best Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Paul Giamatti (John Adams)

Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Laura Linney (John Adams)

Best Actor in a Drama Series:
Hugh Laurie (House)

Best Actress in a Drama Series:
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series:
Tina Fey (30 Rock)

Best Drama Series:
Mad Men

Best Comedy Series:
30 Rock

Lifetime Achievement Award:
James Earl Jones

Freida Pinto Flashed More Than Her Smile at the Press Meet of Slumdog Millionaire, Her Inners

Will someone please teach our girls how to wear minis and not flash their inners a la Britney Spears? It's possible, you know. Freida Pinto flashed more than her smile at the press meet of Slumdog Millionaire at Imax Big at Wadala.

Freida Pinto With The Team of Slumdog Millionaire at its Press Meet

Freida Pinto Blogs About Her Experience As the Heroine of Slumdog Millionaire

Oscar Nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire' experience. Freida's Blogs

About Life Then and Now

They say that a moment can change your life. Well, mine sure did in that one instant when I came on board the team of Slumdog Millionaire. Working with Danny Boyle has probably taught me what 10 acting schools couldn't have in a lifetime. Each day while we were shooting, I'd stumble across something new, I'd learn something that I didn't know before. I think I grew up most during this past one year when I was shooting for Slumdog and then during the adulation we received once the movie was released.

For an ordinary student from St. Xavier's College who always dreamed about being an actress to actually having that dream fulfilled is simply unbelievable. I was an active participant in my college's drama club and I remember I won an award for best supporting actress in an inter collegiate fest for a very difficult role. I still have that trophy and during the months when I struggled to get a part, I'd keep assuring myself that I had it in me to reach for the stars.

I believe hard work, patience and determination have brought me to this point in my life. I also believe that we can never have enough ways to keep in touch with people. And I think that networking sites are here to stay no matter people say. We all lead such busy lives that I can't imagine anyone actually sitting down to write a letter and then go post it! The Internet has brought us closer than we would have ever imagined and I think networking sites come in extremely handy and are a fantastic way to be in touch with friends and family. I've found so many of my lost friends on networking sites that it's simply unbelievable.

iTimes is among the best platforms for us to touch base with people we've lost contact with or even if we just wanna have some fun with friends. It's a cool site to be a member of and has all the features that regular Internet users like me would want in a networking site! I think that fan clubs are a great way to gauge the reaction of your fans. I believe that fans are an actor's greatest support system. Positive reviews or criticism is always welcome as long as they're genuine. I'd want as many Indians as possible to see Slumdog Millionaire. And I'd want them to see it with an unbiased preconceived opinion.

Posted by Freida on Fri, 23 Jan, 2009 [source: itimes.com]

Indian Premiere of Slumdog Millionaire (News and Pictures)

The cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire pose at the Indian premiere of the film at Big Cinema, Wadala, last night (22nd Jan).

Slumdog finally comes to India

balle, balle: Co-director Loveleen Tandon and Freida Pinto show director Danny Boyle (below) how to do the bhangra

Anil Kapoor welcomes Aamir Khan

A R RahmanDanny BoyleAamir Khan, Danny Boyle and Anil KapoorCo-director Loveleen Tandon

Video of the Premiere