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of Films How Are Films Selected?  Freida Pinto on Slumdog
Millionaire  Published November 13, 2008 in Movie Interviews By
Fred Topel | Image property of Fox Searchlight Pictures Freida
Pinto is definitely worth enduring torture for. As Latika, she
provides the inspiration for our hero, Jamal (Dev Patel) to keep
going despite a life of hardships that even include getting
tortured after winning a game show. For her first film, Pinto
was a total discovery to director Danny Boyle.  Freida Pinto
Inspires Our Slumdog Millionaire  "The first time I read with
the casting director and the second time on it was with Danny,"
Pinto recalled. "I would go in probably once a month, sometimes
twice a month and every time I'd go in for an audition Danny
would say, 'Fantastic. I'll see you again.' So every time he
says that I'd say, 'Okay, maybe in three days.' 30 days! He'd
just keep me waiting for 30 days. I think every time I went in
was fun. I'm not complainin