Freida Pinto

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Does Freida Pinto drink alcohol?: Yes.She was born into a middle-class Mangalorean family in Mumbai.She wanted to become an actress since her childhood, and after watching the victory of Sushmita Sen in the Miss Universe 1994, she made a firm decision about it.She is a trained Salsa and Indian Classical dancer. During her college time, she partook in several amateur theatres. She first wanted to complete her graduation before making a career in modelling and acting.Although she always wanted to make a career in the acting field, she wasnt sure which path to follow on to achieve her dreams until she watched the film Monster in 2003. She said in an interview that I guess it was when I watched Monster I pretty much knew. I had to find a way. I had to do something like that, something completely transformational..In 2005, after completing her graduation, she joined Elite Model Management India and began her modelling career. She worked with this management for almost two and a half years. She was featured in various TV endorsements for different products including Skoda, Airtel, Vodafone India, Wrigleys Chewing Gum, Visa, De Beers, and eBay. Simultaneously, she started giving auditions for TV shows and movies.Later, she got selected to host an international travel show Full Circle from 2006 to 2008; which was aired on Zee International Asia Pacific. She travelled all around the world including Fiji, Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries during that time.During the initial years of her struggle, she had to give hundreds of auditions for both Hollywood and Bollywood productions but didnt get any positive response.In 2007, she got selected by her modelling agency along with the other six models to audition for the female lead in Slumdog Millionaire (2008); a movie by Danny Boyle. Eventually, after six months of extensive auditions, she got selected for the film opposite Dev Patel.In December 2007, after winning the role of Latika for Slumdog Millionaire, she got engaged to her boyfriend Rohan Antao in Goa. But, the couple got separated in 2009 after the success of the film. In an interview, she said I was engaged to actor Rohan Antao, but we broke up at the end of last year. Things happen and you have to learn to deal with them..