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{{Short description|Indian actress (b. 1984)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Freida Pinto
| image              = Freida Pinto - Youth For Change (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Pinto in 2014
| alt                = Freida Pinto at an event for 'Youth For Change' in 2014
| birth_name         = Freida Selena Pinto<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lindzi |first=Scharf |date=May 2012 |title=What's now! Parties |magazine=[[InStyle]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |page=108 |isbn=978-7-09-921064-0}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation         = Actress
| alma_mater         = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
| years_active       = 2005–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Cory Tran|2020}}
| children           = 1
}}

'''Freida Selena Pinto''' (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. Born and raised in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], she resolved at a young age to become an actress. As a student at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]], she took part in amateur plays. After graduation, she briefly worked as a model and then as a television presenter.

Pinto rose to prominence with her film debut in the drama ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), which is a loose adaptation of the novel ''[[Q & A (novel)|Q & A]]'' (2005) by [[Indian English literature|Indian author]] [[Vikas Swarup]]. She was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]], the [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance]], and the [[2009 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Drama]], and won the [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] Award for Breakthrough Performance for ''Slumdog Millionaire''. Her biggest commercial success came with the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011). Her performance as the title character in [[Michael Winterbottom]]'s ''[[Trishna (2011 film)|Trishna]]'' (2011) garnered her widespread recognition and praise.

Pinto portrayed Cretan princess [[Phaedra (mythology)|Phaedra]] in the epic fantasy action film [[Immortals (2011 film)|''Immortals'']] (2011), narrated the documentary ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]'' (2013), and starred in the biographical drama ''[[Desert Dancer]]'' (2014), for which she received critical acclaim. The film ''[[Miral]]'' features a teenage Pinto as a Palestinian girl raised partly in an orphanage and on weekends by her father after her mother drowns herself.  In 2017, she starred in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] miniseries ''[[Guerrilla (miniseries)|Guerrilla]]'', and in 2018 she had starring roles in the Indian drama ''[[Love Sonia]]'' and the fantasy adventure film ''[[Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle]].'' In 2020, she starred in the drama ''[[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]]''.

Although the Indian press has credited Pinto with breaking the [[Stereotype#Role in art and culture|stereotypical]] image of an [[Stereotypes of South Asians|Indian woman]] in foreign films, she has been a lesser-known figure in Indian cinema and has rarely been featured in prominent productions in India. Along with her film career, she promotes humanitarian causes and is vocal about women's empowerment.

== Early life and background ==
Pinto was born on 18 October 1984 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], Western India<ref name="Tribune">{{Cite news |date=9 March 2009 |title=Woman behind success |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090309/ttlife1.htm |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165543/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090309/ttlife1.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> to [[Mangalorean Catholics|Mangalorean Catholic]] parents from [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[South India]].{{efn|Pinto on her Portuguese surname to ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'': "I come from Mangalore, which is in the southern part of India, where you have a big Catholic population. Some of them were forced into conversions by the British and Portuguese. So I may not necessarily have that kind of lineage. I could pretty much be a Hindu from India."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freida Pinto's identity crisis |url=http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/freida-pintos-identity-crisis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404063304/http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/freida-pintos-identity-crisis |archive-date=4 April 2016 |access-date=24 March 2016 |website=[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]]|date=9 August 2011 }}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2009 |title=Slumdog has done India proud, says Freida's father |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-slumdog-has-done-india-proud-says-frieda-s-father-1233560 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020952/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-slumdog-has-done-india-proud-says-frieda-s-father-1233560 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=25 April 2013 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blanks |first=Tim |date=25 July 2011 |title=Freida Pinto |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/freida-pinto-1#_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729191012/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/freida-pinto-1 |archive-date=29 July 2013 |access-date=7 April 2013 |website=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2011 |title=Freida Pinto wants to undergo DNA test to prove she is Indian |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8658314/Freida-Pinto-wants-to-undergo-DNA-test-to-prove-she-is-Indian.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042009/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8658314/Freida-Pinto-wants-to-undergo-DNA-test-to-prove-she-is-Indian.html |archive-date=5 November 2013 |access-date=7 April 2013 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Her mother, Sylvia Pinto, was the principal of [[St. John's Universal School]] in [[Goregaon]], [[Western Suburbs (Mumbai)|West Mumbai]], and her father, Frederick Pinto, was a senior branch manager for the [[Bank of Baroda]] in [[Bandra]], [[Western Suburbs (Mumbai)|West Mumbai]]. Her elder sister, Sharon, works for [[NDTV]].<ref name="daj">{{Cite web |last=D'Mello |first=Gerry |date=25 November 2008 |title=The Newest Star on the Mangalorean Horizon – Freida Pinto |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=53994 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418144134/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=53994 |archive-date=18 April 2009 |access-date=25 November 2008 |publisher=[[Daijiworld Media]]}}</ref>

Pinto had a middle class upbringing in the suburb of [[Malad]], North Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Brigit |date=10 April 2015 |title=Freida Pinto opens up about a "crime against a woman's body" in India |url=https://womenintheworld.com/2015/04/10/freida-pinto-opens-up-about-her-advocacy-efforts-for-girls/ |access-date=3 February 2018 |website=WomenintheWorld.com |archive-date=5 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205000901/https://womenintheworld.com/2015/04/10/freida-pinto-opens-up-about-her-advocacy-efforts-for-girls/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2011 |title=Freida's secret shoot at Chakala for Holly biggie |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/Freidas-secret-shoot-at-Chakala-for-Holly-biggie/articleshow/16118381.cms |access-date=29 December 2018 |website=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref> She first wanted to be an actress when she was five years old,<ref name="IE1">{{Cite web |date=26 November 2010 |title=Freida Pinto wanted to be a Michael Jackson impersonator |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pinto-wanted-to-be-a-michael-jackson-impersonator/716431 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155607/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pinto-wanted-to-be-a-michael-jackson-impersonator/716431 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |date=2 March 2009 |title=There's nothing to be so kicked about, girl! it's just luck by chance |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090302/jsp/entertainment/story_10610538.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113752/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090302/jsp/entertainment/story_10610538.jsp |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=28 November 2015 |website=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]}}</ref> often dressing up and imitating television actors during her childhood.<ref name="IE1" /><ref name="Audrey">{{Cite journal |last=Sung |first=Helena |title=Destiny's Child |url=http://www.audreymagazine.com/index.php?element=cover_story&archive=409 |url-status=dead |journal=[[Audrey (magazine)|Audrey]] |issue=February – March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707185103/http://www.audreymagazine.com/index.php?element=cover_story&archive=409 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> She later recalled being inspired by [[Sushmita Sen]]'s victory in the [[Miss Universe 1994|1994 Miss Universe competition]], explaining that "the country was really proud of her, and I was like, one day, I want to do the same".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Horacio |date=19 August 2010 |title=Out on a Limb |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/t-magazine/22well-coverstory-t.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704072720/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/t-magazine/22well-coverstory-t.html |archive-date=4 July 2013 |access-date=26 April 2013 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Pinto attended the Carmel of St. Joseph School in [[Malad]], North Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rego |first=Norbert |date=21 October 2009 |title=Unplugged: Freida Pinto |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Unplugged-Freida-Pinto/articleshow/4379041.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018134117/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Unplugged-Freida-Pinto/articleshow/4379041.cms |archive-date=18 October 2016 |access-date=28 November 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> and then studied at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] in [[Fort (Mumbai precinct)|Fort]], [[South Mumbai]]. Her major was in English literature, with minors in psychology and economics.<ref name="Audrey" /><ref name="rediff">{{Cite web |last=Ramani |first=Nithya |title=It's natural to want to become an actress after living in Mumbai |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/16slid1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012021653/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/16slid1.htm |archive-date=12 October 2020 |access-date=15 May 2019 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> At college, she participated in [[amateur theatre]],<ref name="Audrey" /> but declined acting and modeling assignments until her graduation in 2005.<ref name="Steve">{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=1 March 2012 |title=Freida Pinto on being Tess |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/01/frieda-pinto-i-feel-timid |url-status=live |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070413/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/01/frieda-pinto-i-feel-timid |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>

Despite her interest in acting from an early age, Pinto was undecided on what career to take until watching ''[[Monster (2003 film)|Monster]]'' (2003) while at college. She stated: "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."<ref name="Interview Magazine">{{Cite web |last=Blanks |first=Tim |date=25 July 2011 |title=Freida Pinto |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/freida-pinto-1/#page3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208185021/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/freida-pinto-1 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]}}</ref> In 2005, Pinto began a modeling career and joined [[Elite Model Management]] India,<ref name="Tribune" /> with whom she worked for two and a half years.<ref name="Audrey" /> She was featured in several television and print advertisements for products such as [[Wrigley Company|Wrigley's Chewing Gum]], [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]], [[Vodafone India]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], [[Visa Inc.|Visa]], [[eBay]], and [[De Beers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2009 |title=Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/faces-to-look-forward-in-2009/freida-pinto--slumdog-millionaire/slideshow/3937916.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409063858/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/faces-to-look-forward-in-2009/freida-pinto--slumdog-millionaire/slideshow/3937916.cms |archive-date=9 April 2016 |access-date=14 October 2015 |website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>

Around the same time, Pinto began going to auditions for films and television shows. She was chosen to host ''Full Circle'', an international travel show that aired on [[Zee TV|Zee International Asia Pacific]] between 2006 and 2008.<ref name="Telegraph" /> The show took her to countries all over the world, including Afghanistan, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.<ref name="Tzanelli">{{Cite book |last=Tzanelli |first=Rodanthi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tr5mCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA48 |title=Mobility, Modernity and the Slum: The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire' |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-317-43819-9 |page=48 |access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref> Her auditions for both [[Bollywood]] and Hollywood productions, including [[Shimit Amin]]'s Indian Hindi-language [[sports film]] ''[[Chak De! India]] '' (2007), and for the role of [[Bond girl]] [[Camille Montes]] in [[Marc Forster]]'s ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' (2008), were largely unsuccessful.<ref name="Audrey" /><ref name="Interview Magazine" /><ref name="Tzanelli" /> Pinto later claimed that it was a good learning experience, stating that she was "glad things happened the way they happened. I needed to be rejected, and I needed to learn that it's part of the game... I can have 100 rejections, but I'm sure there's going to be one particular thing that is almost destined for me to have."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Michael |date=5 November 2010 |title=Freida Pinto |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/freida-pinto/#_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220235232/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/freida-pinto |archive-date=20 December 2013 |access-date=17 April 2013 |website=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]}}</ref>

== Acting career ==

=== Beginnings and breakthrough (2008–2010) ===
[[File:Slumdog Millionaire screening at Ryerson (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Pinto with the crew of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' during its screening at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]|alt=Pinto with the crew of ''Slumdog Millionaire'']]

In 2007, Pinto's modeling agency selected her and six other models to audition for the female lead in [[Danny Boyle]]'s film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008) after a request by its casting director.<ref name="Tribune" /><ref name="Audrey" /> After undergoing six months of extensive auditions, Pinto won the role of Latika, the love interest of the main character Jamal, played by [[Dev Patel]].<ref name="theguardian2009">{{Cite news |last=Hubert |first=Andrea |date=3 January 2009 |title=Desi mates |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/03/slumdog-millionaire-stars |url-status=live |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060851/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/03/slumdog-millionaire-stars |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> During the post-production phase, she attended an acting course at the [[Barry John (theatre director)|Barry John]] Acting Studio in Mumbai.<ref name="daj" /> Although the course taught her about the "technical aspects" of acting, she stated that "in terms of the actual experience, there's nothing like going out there and actually playing the part... So for me, my favorite acting school was the six months of auditioning with Danny Boyle".<ref name="Audrey" /> Acclaimed particularly for its plot and soundtrack, ''Slumdog Millionaire'' emerged as a [[sleeper hit]];<ref>{{Cite book |last=Huber-Warring |first=Tonya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p4iml45o3boC&pg=PA511 |title=Storied Inquiries in International Landscapes: An Anthology of Educational Research |publisher=[[Information Age Publishing]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-60752-395-6 |page=511 |access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gant |first=Charles |date=20 January 2009 |title=Slumdog Millionaire is the UK's biggest ever sleeper hit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jan/20/slumdog-millionaire-sleeper-hit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120221935/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jan/20/slumdog-millionaire-sleeper-hit |archive-date=20 November 2015 |access-date=29 October 2015 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> made on a budget of $15 million, the film grossed {{US$|377.9 million|link=yes}} worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slumdog Millionaire |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=slumdogmillionaire.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912190844/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=slumdogmillionaire.htm |archive-date=12 September 2016 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> It was the most successful film at the [[81st Academy Awards]]: it was nominated for ten awards, of which it won eight, including the award for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elsworth |first=Catherine |date=23 February 2009 |title=Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/4784569/Oscars-2009-Slumdog-Millionaire-wins-eight-Academy-Awards-including-best-picture-and-best-director.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120184403/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/4784569/Oscars-2009-Slumdog-Millionaire-wins-eight-Academy-Awards-including-best-picture-and-best-director.html |archive-date=20 November 2015 |access-date=30 October 2015 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Pinto won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]],<ref name="Palm Springs">{{Cite news |title=The 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/celebritynews/4159382/The-20th-Palm-Springs-International-Film-Festival.html?image=4 |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103054351/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/celebritynews/4159382/The-20th-Palm-Springs-International-Film-Festival.html?image=4 |archive-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]], along with other cast members from the film.<ref name="IBN">{{Cite web |date=26 January 2009 |title=Slumdog Millionaire bags 2 more US film awards |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/sag-slumdog-307173.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103054749/http://www.news18.com/news/india/sag-slumdog-307173.html |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>
She was also nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] at the [[62nd British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film Awards Winners in 2009 |url=http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/film-awards-winners-in-2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831154107/http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2009,2378,BA.html |archive-date=31 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2018 |website=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]}}</ref> Pinto's performance in the film drew little attention from critics as her screen presence in the film was limited. ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]'' opined "it's difficult to form an opinion" on her character; its columnist Bharathi S. Pradhan noted "''Slumdog Millionaire'' wasn't really a test of Freida's acting abilities."<ref name="Telegraph" />

[[File:Freida Pinto & Rula Jebreal.jpg|thumbnail|right|Pinto (left) and [[Rula Jebreal]] attend the screening of ''[[Miral]]'' at the 18th Annual [[Hamptons International Film Festival]] in October 2010|alt=Freida Pinto (left) and Rula Jebreal (right)]]

Following the success of ''Slumdog Millionaire'', Pinto signed up for two [[Art film|art house]] productions.<ref name="Reuters-Apes">{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Iain |date=4 August 2011 |title=Freida Pinto rises up in new 'Planet of the Apes' |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-freidapinto/freida-pinto-rises-up-in-new-planet-of-the-apes-idUSTRE7735IZ20110804 |access-date=13 February 2018 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 July 2011 |title=Slumdog to stardom: How Freida Pinto has adapted to the demands of fame |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/slumdog-to-stardom-how-freida-pinto-has-adapted-to-the-demands-of-fame-2326905.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923072244/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/slumdog-to-stardom-how-freida-pinto-has-adapted-to-the-demands-of-fame-2326905.html |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> In [[Woody Allen]]'s comedy-drama ''[[You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger]]'' (2010),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=A. O. |date=21 September 2010 |title=Looking for Something When Life Signifies Nothing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/movies/22you.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505011732/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/movies/22you.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |archive-date=5 May 2015 |access-date=16 April 2013 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> she acted alongside [[Antonio Banderas]], [[Josh Brolin]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Anupam Kher]], and [[Naomi Watts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=17 December 2010 |title=A twisted Woody Allen fairytale! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-you-will-meet-a-tall-dark-stranger/20101217.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214103444/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-you-will-meet-a-tall-dark-stranger/20101217.htm |archive-date=14 February 2014 |access-date=16 April 2013 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> She played a "mystery woman" who draws the attention of the character played by Brolin. Premiering at the [[2010 Cannes Film Festival]], the film received mixed reviews upon its release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/you-will-meet-a-tall-dark-stranger |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528210100/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/you-will-meet-a-tall-dark-stranger |archive-date=28 May 2017 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger (2010) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/you_will_meet_a_tall_dark_stranger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202203604/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/you_will_meet_a_tall_dark_stranger/ |archive-date=2 December 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Pinto then starred in [[Julian Schnabel]]'s ''[[Miral]]'' (2010), based on a [[Biographical novel|semi-biographical novel]] by [[Rula Jebreal]], playing an orphaned Palestinian woman who grew up in a refugee camp in Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dehn |first=Georgia |date=22 November 2010 |title=Freida Pinto capitalises on her Slumdog pedigree |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/8127032/Freida-Pinto-capitalises-on-her-Slumdog-pedigree.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716015605/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/8127032/Freida-Pinto-capitalises-on-her-Slumdog-pedigree.html |archive-date=16 July 2015 |access-date=29 March 2017 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Before the film's production began in the Palestinian territories, Pinto prepared for the role by visiting several refugee camps in the area.<ref name="LATmiral">{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Sam |date=27 March 2011 |title=Miral's Freida Pinto aims for a global takeover |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/27/entertainment/la-ca-freida-pinto-20110327 |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200326/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/27/entertainment/la-ca-freida-pinto-20110327 |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> She stated that she could relate to her character's experiences because of her knowledge about her relatives' experiences during the [[partition of India]] in the 1940s.<ref name="LATmiral" /> The film received largely negative reviews,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miral (2010) |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/miral |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315014756/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/miral |archive-date=15 March 2016 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miral (2010) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miral/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109123529/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miral/ |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> and Pinto's performance divided critics:<ref>{{Cite web |last=J. Pais |first=Arthur |date=22 March 2011 |title=Freida Pinto gets good reviews for Miral |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/freida-pinto-gets-good-reviews-for-miral/20110322.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181312/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/freida-pinto-gets-good-reviews-for-miral/20110322.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Geoffrey Macnab of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that "Miral ... is played very engagingly by Freida Pinto",<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacNab |first=Geoffrey |date=3 September 2010 |title=Miral, Venice Film Festival |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/miral-venice-film-festival-2069079.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922183403/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/miral-venice-film-festival-2069079.html |archive-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> while [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated that "[Pinto] looks uneasy and miscast".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2 December 2010 |title=Miral – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/dec/02/miral-review |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074209/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/dec/02/miral-review |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>

=== 2011–present ===
Pinto had four releases in 2011. The first was the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'', a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' series.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bagdadi |first=Danish |date=12 July 2014 |title=All 8 'The Planet of the Apes' Movies Ranked from Worst to Best |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/comment-all-8-the-planet-of-the-apes-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best-2001648 |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011055317/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/comment-all-8-the-planet-of-the-apes-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best-2001648 |archive-date=11 October 2015}}</ref> She played the role of Caroline Aranha, a [[Primatology|primatologist]] who falls in love with the main character, played by [[James Franco]].<ref name="roles">{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Tushar |date=30 May 2012 |title=Freida's freed herself from desi stereotypes |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/nri-entertainment/Freidas-freed-herself-from-desi-stereotypes/articleshow/13640190.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629163339/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/nri-entertainment/Freidas-freed-herself-from-desi-stereotypes/articleshow/13640190.cms |archive-date=29 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2013 |title=Freida Pinto out of 'Planet of the Apes' sequel |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/freida-pinto-out-of-planet-of-the-apes-sequel/216467 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003213220/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/freida-pinto-out-of-planet-of-the-apes-sequel/216467 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref> To prepare for her role, she researched the career of English [[anthropologist]] [[Jane Goodall]].<ref name="Reuters-Apes" /> The film went on to gross {{US$|481.8}} million worldwide; it remains her highest-grossing film as of April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freida Pinto: Worldwide (Unadjusted) |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=freidapinto.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305212027/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=freidapinto.htm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=23 March 2016 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Pinto's character received criticism for being too one-dimensional: Anthony Quinn of ''The Independent'' called it a "failure",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Anthony |date=23 October 2011 |title=Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12A) |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-12a-2336016.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209010943/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-12a-2336016.html |archive-date=9 December 2015}}</ref> and [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' described the character as the most "boringly decorous tag-along girlfriend seen onscreen in years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=3 August 2011 |title=Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Film Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rise-planet-apes-film-review-218819 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211171915/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rise-planet-apes-film-review-218819 |archive-date=11 December 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Pinto's second screen appearance of the year was playing the title character in [[Michael Winterbottom]]'s ''[[Trishna (2011 film)|Trishna]]''. The film, based on [[Thomas Hardy]]'s novel ''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'', gave Pinto the role of a teenage Rajasthani peasant, who leaves her family to work for a British-born Indian hotelier, played by [[Riz Ahmed]].<ref name="Philip">{{Cite news |last=French |first=Philip |date=11 March 2012 |title=Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto captivates in Michael Winterbottom's bold reading of Hardy's tragedy |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/11/trishna-michael-winterbottom-review |url-status=live |access-date=22 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090108/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/11/trishna-michael-winterbottom-review |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=8 March 2012 |title=Trishna, review |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9131922/Trishna-review.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102050820/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9131922/Trishna-review.html |archive-date=2 January 2014}}</ref> It premiered at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] and gained a mixed response from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trishna |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/trishna |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203193921/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/trishna |archive-date=3 December 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trishna (2012) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trishna_2011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129025105/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trishna_2011/ |archive-date=29 November 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Nishat Bari of ''[[India Today]]'' called Pinto's role her "most substantial" one to that point.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BBari |first=Nishat |date=17 September 2011 |title=Freida Pinto: Ticket to Hollywood |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-youth-special-freida-pinto-ticket-to-hollywood/1/151584.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406223838/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-youth-special-freida-pinto-ticket-to-hollywood/1/151584.html |archive-date=6 April 2016 |access-date=23 March 2016 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> [[Philip French]] of ''The Guardian'' stated that Pinto "captivates" in the lead role,<ref name="Philip" /> while [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' called her performance "touchingly beautiful".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=17 July 2012 |title=Trishna |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trishna-2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012021653/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trishna-2012 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |access-date=20 October 2018 |website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref> In contrast, [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Pinto is "one of [the film's] loveliest attractions, but she and her director haven't been able to give Trishna a pulse".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=12 July 2012 |title=A Little Bollywood Flavors This 'Tess' |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/movies/trishna-from-michael-winterbottom-starring-freida-pinto.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901212542/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/movies/trishna-from-michael-winterbottom-starring-freida-pinto.html |archive-date=1 September 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Freida Pinto Cannes 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pinto at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]]|alt=Pinto is smiling and looking towards her left]]

Pinto's third film role in 2011 was playing Princess Lailah in the poorly received independent film ''[[Day of the Falcon]]'',{{efn|name=BG|''Day of the Falcon'' is also known as ''Black Gold'' and ''Or noir''.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Day of The Falcon 2013 |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/day_of_the_falcon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128150703/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/day_of_the_falcon |archive-date=28 November 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> a period drama set in the 1930s Middle East, where she was cast alongside Antonio Banderas, [[Mark Strong]] and [[Liya Kebede]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pringle |first=Gill |date=17 February 2012 |title=Freida Pinto: An actress who has the whole world at her feet |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/freida-pinto-an-actress-who-has-the-whole-world-at-her-feet-6988643.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003195749/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/freida-pinto-an-actress-who-has-the-whole-world-at-her-feet-6988643.html |archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> Despite overall negative reviews, Andy Webster of ''The New York Times'' described Pinto and Kebede as "refreshing" and praised their "independent presences amid the stiflingly male-dominated milieu".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Webster |first=Andy |date=2 March 2013 |title=Blood Spills Over Black Gold |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/movies/jean-jacques-annauds-day-of-the-falcon.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602082638/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/movies/jean-jacques-annauds-day-of-the-falcon.html?_r=0 |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref> Pinto's final screen appearance of the year was in the fantasy-action film ''[[Immortals (2011 film)|Immortals]]'', in which she played the oracle priestess [[Phaedra (mythology)|Phaedra]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 2010 |title=Freida Pinto takes on Immortals |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pinto-takes-on-immortals/650759/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630144113/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pinto-takes-on-immortals/650759/ |archive-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> Despite receiving mixed-to-positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immortals (2011) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/immortals_2011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110170214/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/immortals_2011/ |archive-date=10 November 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> the film grossed {{US$|226.9 million|link=yes}} worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immortals |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=warofgods.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029143651/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=warofgods.htm |archive-date=29 October 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Writing for ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Todd McCarthy remarked that Phaedra was "capably embodied" by Pinto.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=10 November 2011 |title=Immortals: Film Review |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/immortals-film-review-260279 |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404023017/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/immortals-film-review-260279 |archive-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>

After 2011, Pinto had no new film releases for two years. In 2013, she appeared in the music video for [[Bruno Mars]]' single "[[Gorilla (Bruno Mars song)|Gorilla]]". She was criticised by the [[Media of India|Indian media]] for appearing in the video;<ref>{{Cite news |last=De |first=Shobhaa |author-link=Shobhaa De |date=26 October 2013 |title=Why did Freida Pinto do pole dance? |publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]] reprinted by [[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/Freida-Pinto-Hollywood-Slumdog-Millionaire-Gorilla/articleshow/24742229.cms? |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630145744/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/Freida-Pinto-Hollywood-Slumdog-Millionaire-Gorilla/articleshow/24742229.cms |archive-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' and ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' dismissed it as little more than "dirty dancing".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bruno Mars: Gorilla |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-10-controversial-music-videos/bruno-mars-gorilla/photostory/33186105.cms? |url-status=live |access-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626040443/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/top-10/Bruno-Mars-Gorilla/photostory/33186105.cms |archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goyal |first=Samarth |date=17 October 2013 |title=Freida Pinto stuns fans with dirty dancing in Bruno Mars |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/freida-pinto-stuns-fans-with-dirty-dancing-in-bruno-mars-video/story-eC3QfbqICCPX04JhVPr74I.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003142836/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/freida-pinto-stuns-fans-with-dirty-dancing-in-bruno-mars-video/story-eC3QfbqICCPX04JhVPr74I.html |archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> In the same year, Pinto was also one of the narrators in the documentary film ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]'', produced for the [[Girl Rising|campaign of the same name]] which promotes access to education for girls all over the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2013 |title=Freida Pinto, Anne Hathaway join Girl Rising documentary |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pinto-anne-hathaway-join-girl-rising-documentary/1103807/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154447/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pinto-anne-hathaway-join-girl-rising-documentary/1103807/ |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>

Pinto's first cinematic appearance in two years was in the biographical drama ''[[Desert Dancer]]'' (2014), which was about the life of Iranian choreographer [[Afshin Ghaffarian]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2015 |title=Freida Pinto: Dancing diva |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20150207/ARTICLE/302079987/1002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001205621/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20150207/ARTICLE/302079987/1002 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[Khaleej Times]]}}</ref> She played the heroin-addicted Elaheh, the love interest of the lead character played by [[Reece Ritchie]].<ref name="DD">{{Cite news |last=Webster |first=Andy |date=9 April 2015 |title=Review: 'Desert Dancer' Tells the Story of the Afshin Ghaffarian |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/movies/review-desert-dancer-tells-the-story-of-the-afshin-ghaffarian.html?_r=0 |access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref> The role required her to do dance training consisting of eight hours of rehearsals a day for 14 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Priya |date=13 October 2012 |title=Freida Pinto: 'Dance training for Desert Dancer was daunting |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/a430306/freida-pinto-dance-training-for-desert-dancer-was-daunting/ |access-date=2 December 2019 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> She also attended a few sessions at rehabilitation centres in the United States to prepare for her role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2014 |title=Freida Pinto goes to rehab for her next role |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/freida-pinto-rehab-visit-desert-dancer-role/1/365522.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120142/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/freida-pinto-rehab-visit-desert-dancer-role/1/365522.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=22 February 2016 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> It received largely negative reviews,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desert Dancer (2014) |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/desert-dancer/critic-reviews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316093436/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/desert-dancer/critic-reviews |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Desert Dancer (2014) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/desert_dancer/?search=desert%20dancer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123173244/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/desert_dancer/?search=Desert%20Dancer |archive-date=23 January 2016 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> although Andy Webster of ''The New York Times'' noted that "Pinto, even with an unfocused and underwritten role, is captivating".<ref name="DD" />

Pinto's first film of 2015 was [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[Knight of Cups (film)|Knight of Cups]]'', which featured an ensemble cast including [[Christian Bale]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Natalie Portman]], and Antonio Banderas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Falt |first=Chris |date=3 September 2014 |title=The Lowdown on Terrence Malick's Three New Films |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/what-we-know-terrence-malicks-725908 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103045440/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/what-we-know-terrence-malicks-725908 |archive-date=3 November 2019 |access-date=26 July 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> She played Helen, a model with whom Bale embarks on a "dalliance".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mcgovern |first=Joe |date=3 March 2016 |title=Wes Bentley discusses Knight of Cups and the Terrence Malick experience |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/03/wes-bentley-terrence-malick-knight-cups |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312084000/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/03/wes-bentley-terrence-malick-knight-cups |archive-date=12 March 2016 |access-date=23 March 2016 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=8 February 2015 |title=Knight of Cups review: Malick's back! With the least interesting spiritual crisis in history |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/08/knight-of-cups-review-film-terrence-malick-christian-bale |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322134821/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/08/knight-of-cups-review-film-terrence-malick-christian-bale |archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref> She talked about acting without a script: "It is definitely a bit nerve-racking on the first day because you don't know where you are going to go. But once you figure that out, then it doesn't really matter. It is actually very relaxing. It is fun and liberating. It is an experience that I completely embrace".<ref name="NDTV" /> Premiering at the competition section of the [[65th Berlin International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programme 2015 |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2015/02_programm_2015/02_programm_2015.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907172939/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2015/02_programm_2015/02_programm_2015.html |archive-date=7 September 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015 |publisher=[[Berlin International Film Festival]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sexton |first=David |date=13 February 2015 |title=Berlin Film Festival: Knight of Cups – film review: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portman star in Terrence Malick's latest |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/berlin-film-festival-knight-of-cups-film-review-christian-bale-cate-blanchett-and-natalie-portman-10044455.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012030626/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/berlin-film-festival-knight-of-cups-film-review-christian-bale-cate-blanchett-and-natalie-portman-10044455.html |archive-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> the film received average to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knight of Cups |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knight_of_cups/?search=knight%20of%20cu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114013836/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knight_of_cups/?search=knight%20of%20cu |archive-date=14 January 2016 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Knight of Cups reviews |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/knight-of-cups |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006213130/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/knight-of-cups |archive-date=6 October 2016 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> The film was released in the United States in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=23 July 2015 |title=Christian Bale's 'Knight of Cups' Gets March Release Date |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/knight-of-cups-release-date-christian-bale-1201547089/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518195458/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/knight-of-cups-release-date-christian-bale-1201547089/ |archive-date=18 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> She was among the 100 narrators of ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]'' (2015), a documentary that explores the relationships between Earth's species.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=22 April 2015 |title=Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/documentary-unity-set-for-aug-12-release-with-100-star-narrators-1201477200/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901112039/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/documentary-unity-set-for-aug-12-release-with-100-star-narrators-1201477200/ |archive-date=1 September 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Her third release of that year was the Colombian action film ''[[Blunt Force Trauma (film)|Blunt Force Trauma]]'', in which she starred opposite [[Ryan Kwanten]] and [[Mickey Rourke]] as a woman looking for her brother's murderer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=31 October 2014 |title=AFM: Ryan Kwanten-Mickey Rourke's 'Blunt Force Trauma' Heads to Voltage |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/ryan-kwanten-blunt-force-trauma-mickey-rourke-1201344710/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302095044/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/ryan-kwanten-blunt-force-trauma-mickey-rourke-1201344710/ |archive-date=2 March 2016 |access-date=21 February 2016 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> John DeFore of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' criticised the film, stating that it "takes itself much more seriously than viewers will."<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeFore |first=John |date=8 September 2015 |title='Blunt Force Trauma': Montreal Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/blunt-force-trauma-montreal-review-820902 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004131606/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/blunt-force-trauma-montreal-review-820902 |archive-date=4 October 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2015, Pinto worked on [[Andy Serkis]]' ''[[Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle]]'', a [[motion capture]] adventure fantasy film based on [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[The Jungle Book]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 2015 |title=Freida Pinto reunites with Andy Serkis for Jungle Book: Origins |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/freida-pinto-reunites-with-andy-serkis-for-jungle-book-origins/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806194636/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/freida-pinto-reunites-with-andy-serkis-for-jungle-book-origins/ |archive-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> She portrays [[Mowgli]]'s adoptive mother, Messua, in the film.<ref name="NDTV">{{Cite web |date=17 March 2016 |title=Freida Pinto Filmed Knight of Cups Without a Script. She Had 'Fun' |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/freida-pinto-filmed-knight-of-cups-without-a-script-she-had-fun-1288163 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323161524/http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/freida-pinto-filmed-knight-of-cups-without-a-script-she-had-fun-1288163 |archive-date=23 March 2016 |access-date=23 March 2016 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Desiree |date=3 March 2016 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Freida Pinto Reveals the Role She's Playing in 'Jungle Book: Origins' |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/183730_freida_pinto_exclusive_reveals_what_role_she_is_playing_andy_serkis_jungle_book_origins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717000253/http://www.etonline.com/news/183730_freida_pinto_exclusive_reveals_what_role_she_is_playing_andy_serkis_jungle_book_origins/ |archive-date=17 July 2016 |access-date=20 July 2016 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref>

In January 2021, it was announced that Pinto was to play the lead in a biopic of the [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent [[Noor Inayat Khan]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alberge |first=Dalya |date=14 January 2021 |title=Life of Indian princess who fought Nazis to be told in TV series |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/14/life-indian-princess-fought-nazis-tv-series-noor-inayat-khan}}</ref> based on the book ''[[Spy Princess|Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan]]'' by [[Shrabani Basu]]. More recently, she and her Freebird Films company inked a first look TV deal at Entertainment One.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Nellie Andreeva,Denise |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |last3=Petski |first3=Denise |date=26 August 2021 |title=Freida Pinto's Freebird Films Inks First-Look TV Deal With eOne |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/freida-pintos-freebird-films-inks-first-look-tv-deal-with-eone-1234822652/ |access-date=27 August 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:FreidaPintoDevPatel08TIFF.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pinto and [[Dev Patel]] at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]|alt=Pinto and Dev Patel]]

Before beginning her film career, Pinto was engaged to Rohan Antao, who had been her publicist at one point. She ended the relationship in January 2009 and began dating her ''Slumdog Millionaire'' co-star [[Dev Patel]].<ref name="USATpintopatel">{{Cite news |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |date=29 March 2011 |title=Freida Pinto, Dev Patel: Like something out of a movie |work=[[USA Today]] |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2011-03-30-freidaside30_VA_N.htm |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203135636/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2011-03-30-freidaside30_VA_N.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref> After a six-year relationship, the couple separated amicably in December 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 April 2015 |title=Freida Pinto defies expectation for 'Dancer' |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/04/06/desert-dancer-freida-pinto/25340953/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527000421/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/04/06/desert-dancer-freida-pinto/25340953/ |archive-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> 

Pinto became engaged to photographer Cory Tran in November 2019,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Dave |date=22 November 2019 |title=Freida Pinto Is Engaged! 'The World Makes Sense,' She Says as Cory Tran Pops the Question |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/movies/freida-pinto-is-engaged-to-photographer-cory-tran/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208002313/https://people.com/movies/freida-pinto-is-engaged-to-photographer-cory-tran/ |archive-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> and they married in 2020 at the [[Honda Center]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2021 |title=Freida Pinto shares pics from wedding day, says she never kept it a secret |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/freida-pinto-shares-pics-from-wedding-with-cory-tran-says-she-never-kept-her-wedding-a-secret-see-here-101634890733386.html}}</ref> She gave birth to their son in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 November 2021 |title=Freida Pinto, husband Cory welcome baby boy, share his first pictures |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/freida-pinto-husband-cory-welcome-baby-boy-share-his-first-pictures-101637558802294.html}}</ref>

After the success of ''Slumdog Millionaire'', Pinto had  split her time between Mumbai, London, and Los Angeles,<ref name="Steve" /><ref name="USATpintopatel" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2010 |title=I carry my life in suitcases: Freida Pinto |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-carry-my-life-in-suitcases-freida-pinto-597501 |url-status=live |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063656/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-carry-my-life-in-suitcases-freida-pinto-597501 |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> and as of 2015  she lives in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2015 |title=Freida Pinto: Dev Patel And I Are Still Best Friends |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/freida-pinto-dev-patel-and-i-are-still-best-friends-753844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121154611/http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/freida-pinto-dev-patel-and-i-are-still-best-friends-753844 |archive-date=21 November 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

Alongside her acting career, Pinto has been actively involved with several [[humanitarian]] causes, and is vocal about the uplifting of women and underprivileged children.<ref name="Bollywood Hungama">{{Cite news |date=26 February 2016 |title=Freida Pinto turns producer for women empowerment shows and films |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/freida-pinto-turns-producer-for-women-empowerment-shows-and-films/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103055404/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/freida-pinto-turns-producer-for-women-empowerment-shows-and-films/ |archive-date=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Priyanka |date=19 June 2013 |title=Freida roots for girl rising |work=[[India Today]] |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/freida-pinto-roots-for-girl-rising/1/284128.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407004624/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/freida-pinto-roots-for-girl-rising/1/284128.html |archive-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> She has cited [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Malala Yousafzai]] as "massive" inspirations in this regard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsden |first=Tracy |date=20 July 2014 |title=Exclusive: Freida Pinto Talks Feminism, Fame And Angelina Jolie |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/uncategorised/girl-summit-freida-pinto-60476 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103055306/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/uncategorised/girl-summit-freida-pinto-60476 |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Marie Claire]]}}</ref> In 2010, Pinto joined [[Andre Agassi]] and [[Steffi Graf]] in support of their philanthropic organisation, the Agassi Foundation. She raised $75,000 for their annual fund raiser — "The 15th Grand Slam for Children"—which was aimed at providing education for underprivileged children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2010 |title=Freida joins forces with William to raise money for Agassi's charity |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/freida-joins-forces-with-william-to-raise-money-for-agassi-s-charity_72938.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208194629/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/freida-joins-forces-with-william-to-raise-money-for-agassi-s-charity_72938.html |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=30 November 2015 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Prithwish |date=30 September 2010 |title=Freida the ace in Agassi-Steffi game |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Freida-the-ace-in-Agassi-Steffi-game/articleshow/6651134.cms?referral=PM |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329161549/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Freida-the-ace-in-Agassi-Steffi-game/articleshow/6651134.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> Two years later, she was appointed as the global ambassador of [[Plan (aid organisation)|Plan International's]] [[Because I Am a Girl (campaign)|Because I am a Girl]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 June 2013 |title=Freida Pinto bats for girl empowerment in Ethiopia |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/freida-pinto-bats-for-girl-empowerment-in-ethiopia-633430 |url-status=live |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071356/http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/freida-pinto-bats-for-girl-empowerment-in-ethiopia-633430 |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> a campaign that promotes [[gender equality]] with the aim of lifting millions of girls out of poverty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Because I am a girl |url=https://plan-international.org/because-i-am-a-girl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103055513/https://plan-international.org/because-i-am-a-girl |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Plan (aid organisation)|Plan]]}}</ref>

In 2013, Pinto appeared in a video clip for [[Gucci]]'s "Chime for Change" campaign to raise funds and awareness of women's issues in terms of education, health, and justice.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karmali |first=Sarah |date=16 April 2013 |title=Blake Lively and Halle Berry Join Gucci's Chime For Change |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/blake-lively-joins-gucci-chime-for-change-halle-berry-zoe-saldana-beyonce |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103055556/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/blake-lively-joins-gucci-chime-for-change-halle-berry-zoe-saldana-beyonce |archive-date=3 January 2017 }}</ref> 

The following year, she participated at the "Girls' rights summit" in London, where she called for more progress toward the end of [[female genital mutilation]] and [[child marriage]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=2 July 2014 |title=Freida Pinto speaks up for girls |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Freida-Pinto-speaks-up-for-girls/articleshow/38782506.cms |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724030859/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Freida-Pinto-speaks-up-for-girls/articleshow/38782506.cms |archive-date=24 July 2014}}</ref> In March 2015, she spoke out against the [[Government of India|Indian government's]] ban on ''[[India's Daughter]]'', [[Leslee Udwin]]'s documentary on the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2015 |title=India's Daughter' gets support from Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/indias-daughter-gets-support-from-meryl-streep-freida-pinto/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045529/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/indias-daughter-gets-support-from-meryl-streep-freida-pinto/ |archive-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> During its premiere at the United States, she said the film needs to reach the public as it is not a "shame-India documentary".<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2015 |title=Freida Pinto: India should show banned BBC rape documentary |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/11460805/Freida-Pinto-India-should-show-banned-BBC-rape-documentary.html |url-status=dead |access-date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120165853/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/11460805/Freida-Pinto-India-should-show-banned-BBC-rape-documentary.html |archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref> In a 2015 interview, she stated: "This film in no way is propagating violence in order to solve the problem. In fact, what we're saying is let's do this in the most civilized possible way ever".<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2015 |title=India's Daughter documentary receives star-studded premiere in US |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/10/indias-daughter-documentary-receives-star-studded-premiere-in-us |url-status=live |access-date=22 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303103410/http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/10/indias-daughter-documentary-receives-star-studded-premiere-in-us |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

In February 2016, Pinto announced that she would be a part of a nonprofit organisation called "We Do It Together", which provides financing for feature films, documentaries, and television shows that focus on women's empowerment.<ref name="Bollywood Hungama" />

== Media image ==
Although she played a small role in ''Slumdog Millionaire'', the film catapulted Pinto to widespread recognition.<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=S. |date=6 November 2011 |title=The star India doesn't want |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111106/jsp/7days/story_14713691.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=23 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230136/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111106/jsp/7days/story_14713691.jsp |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="IE">{{Cite news |date=13 March 2016 |title=Proud to see India's representation in Hollywood |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/proud-to-see-indias-representation-in-hollywood-freida-pinto/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315091202/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/proud-to-see-indias-representation-in-hollywood-freida-pinto/ |archive-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The media has often speculated about her roles and earnings.<ref name="Steve" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2010 |title='I am not famous in India' |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/freida-pinto-i-am-not-famous-in-india/20100823.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405201034/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/freida-pinto-i-am-not-famous-in-india/20100823.htm |archive-date=5 April 2016 |access-date=25 March 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]] }}</ref> In March 2009, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported Pinto as the highest-paid Indian actress,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Dean |date=26 March 2009 |title=Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto is Bollywood top earner |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5054131/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Freida-Pinto-is-Bollywood-top-earner.html |url-status=live |access-date=20 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228202911/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5054131/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Freida-Pinto-is-Bollywood-top-earner.html |archive-date=28 February 2010}}</ref> although she had not appeared in a Bollywood film to that point.<ref name="SFgate">{{Cite news |last=Stein |first=Ruthe |date=8 July 2012 |title=Freida Pinto follows 'Slumdog' with 'Trishna' |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Freida-Pinto-follows-Slumdog-with-Trishna-3686384.php |url-status=live |access-date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208151459/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Freida-Pinto-follows-Slumdog-with-Trishna-3686384.php |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> [[CNN-IBN]] called her "India's best export to [the] West",<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2011 |title=I always dream big: Freida Pinto |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/i-always-dream-big-freida-pinto-423805.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103055637/http://www.news18.com/news/india/i-always-dream-big-freida-pinto-423805.html |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> while ''The Telegraph (Calcutta)'' described her as "arguably the biggest global star from India".<ref name="Ramachandran" />

[[File:Freida Pinto support and promote 'Girl Rising - India' (01).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Pinto at a promotional event of ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]'' in 2013|alt=Freida Pinto is looking away from the camera.]]

Pinto has been frequently included in beauty and fashion polls conducted by various magazines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 December 2010 |title=Freida Pinto is 'unrecognisable' in Mumbai slums |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/120311/freida-pinto-unrecognisable-mumbai-slums.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208164151/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/120311/freida-pinto-unrecognisable-mumbai-slums.html |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tulshyan |first=Ruchika |date=30 March 2011 |title=Freida Pinto: Why Is She A Glamour 'Goddess'? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/worldviews/2011/03/30/freida-pinto-why-is-she-a-glamour-goddess/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005102916/http://www.forbes.com/sites/worldviews/2011/03/30/freida-pinto-why-is-she-a-glamour-goddess/ |archive-date=5 October 2015 |access-date=20 September 2015 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> She was featured in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's annual lists of "World's Most Beautiful People" and "World's Best Dressed Women" in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 April 2009 |title=Freida Pinto on People's annual beauty list |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/freida-pinto-on-peoples-annual-beauty-list/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103060707/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/freida-pinto-on-peoples-annual-beauty-list/ |archive-date=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2009 |title=Freida Pinto, Winslet in People's best dressed list |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-freida-pinto-winslet-in-people-s-best-dressed-list-1291007 |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232646/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-freida-pinto-winslet-in-people-s-best-dressed-list-1291007 |archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> That year, she was also included in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''{{'s}} list of the "top ten most stylish women".<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 December 2009 |title="Stylish" Pinto in Vogue's top 10 list! |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/stylish-pinto-in-vogue-s-top-10-list/story-sN31UCEPoKPfp4c2Y5LxMN.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065207/http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/stylish-pinto-in-vogue-s-top-10-list/story-sN31UCEPoKPfp4c2Y5LxMN.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> In 2011, Pinto was included as the only Indian celebrity among the "50 Most Beautiful Women in Film", a list compiled by ''[[Los Angeles Times Magazine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2011 |title=Freida Pinto more beautiful than Pretty Woman! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/freida-pinto-more-beautiful-than-pretty-woman/20110210.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723014943/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/freida-pinto-more-beautiful-than-pretty-woman/20110210.htm |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015 |website=[[Rediff.com]] }}</ref> The following year, ''People'' named her one of the "Most Beautiful at Every Age".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quan |first=Karen J. |date=20 April 2012 |title=2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age – Freida Pinto |url=http://people.com/style/beautiful-at-every-age/freida-pinto-27/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103060316/http://people.com/style/beautiful-at-every-age/freida-pinto-27/ |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] }}</ref> She was featured in the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" poll conducted by [[AskMen]], consecutively from 2010 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why She's No.50 |url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/2010_top_99/freida-pinto-50.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115180240/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2010_top_99/freida-pinto-50.html |archive-date=15 January 2010 |access-date=25 April 2013 |publisher=[[AskMen]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2011 |title=Blake Lively Emerges as the Most Desirable Woman of 2011 According to AskMen's 10th Annual Poll |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blake-lively-emerges-as-the-most-desirable-woman-of-2011-according-to-askmens-10th-annual-poll-115009479.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723040510/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blake-lively-emerges-as-the-most-desirable-woman-of-2011-according-to-askmens-10th-annual-poll-115009479.html |archive-date=23 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 January 2012 |title=Sofia Vergara Claims the Title of The Most Desirable Woman of 2012 According to AskMen's 11th Annual Poll |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sofia-vergara-claims-the-title-of-the-most-desirable-woman-of-2012-according-to-askmens-11th-annual-poll-138395799.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723050200/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sofia-vergara-claims-the-title-of-the-most-desirable-woman-of-2012-according-to-askmens-11th-annual-poll-138395799.html |archive-date=23 July 2015 }}</ref>

In 2009, Pinto was made a spokeswoman for [[L'Oréal]] Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niven |first=Lisa |date=30 October 2013 |title=Blake Lively's Worth It |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/blake-lively-new-loreal-paris-global-spokesperson |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103060747/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/blake-lively-new-loreal-paris-global-spokesperson |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]}}</ref> Two years later, a controversy arose when she appeared in an advert promoting a L'Oréal product; it showed Pinto in what was perceived to be a lighter skin tone due to make-up or editing. The company denied claims of retouching Pinto's picture.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 September 2011 |title=Freida Pinto's 'lighter' skin tone was not altered, says L'Oreal |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pintos-lighter-skin-tone-was-not-altered-says-loreal/853555/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103053528/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/freida-pintos-lighter-skin-tone-was-not-altered-says-loreal/853555/ |archive-date=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Amit |date=29 September 2011 |title=Freida fairer? Not fair – L'Oreal denies buzz that actor's skin-tone was lightened in ad |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110929/jsp/frontpage/story_14567118.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208123050/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110929/jsp/frontpage/story_14567118.jsp |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>

A popular actress in Hollywood, Pinto remains a relatively little-known figure in India;<ref name="Ramachandran" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=26 August 2011 |title=The curious case of Freida Pinto |url=http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/curious-case-freida-pinto-966707/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407164920/http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/curious-case-freida-pinto-966707/ |archive-date=7 April 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016 |website=[[CNN]] }}</ref> critics and analysts have attributed the fact to the failure of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2013 |title=I can find my place in Bollywood now: Freida Pinto |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-can-find-my-place-in-bollywood-now-freida-pinto/1088643/0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215455/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-can-find-my-place-in-bollywood-now-freida-pinto/1088643/0 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=17 April 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Indian sociologist [[Ashis Nandy]] remarked: "My periscope does not pick her up", while journalist [[Khalid Mohamed]] stated: "She is not a factor in Mumbai."<ref name="Ramachandran" /> The Indian media has criticised her "fluctuating" accents, in Hindi and English, and attributed her inability to find roles in Bollywood to her dark complexion.<ref name="Steve" /> Despite these criticisms, Pinto has been credited by the media for having avoided [[Stereotype#Role in art and culture|being stereotyped]] as an Indian in Hollywood, as she often plays characters of other nationalities.<ref name="roles" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2013 |title=Stereotyping a lesser evil in Indian cinema: Freida Pinto |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/stereotyping-a-lesser-evil-in-indian-cinema-freida-pinto/1/260878.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004183459/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/stereotyping-a-lesser-evil-in-indian-cinema-freida-pinto/1/260878.html |archive-date=4 October 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> In a 2012 interview with ''Hindustan Times'', she said she consciously avoids roles that depict stereotypes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nayar Singh |first=Anjuri |date=18 December 2014 |title=Freida won't play girl who wears sari, bindi |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/freida-won-t-play-girl-who-wears-sari-bindi/story-0LItHGPKSqoNbp9UMeTxZN.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208200756/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/freida-won-t-play-girl-who-wears-sari-bindi/story-0LItHGPKSqoNbp9UMeTxZN.html |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>

Pinto balances out her career by working in "big budget Hollywood blockbusters" alongside "smart independent films.” When asked about her preference for Hollywood, she replied: "I just wanted to become an actor. As an actor, you don't have to limit yourself to a particular culture or ethnicity. I want to spread my tentacles everywhere and am ready for a film offer from any part of the world."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guha |first=Aniruddha |date=20 August 2011 |title=What's ethnicity got to do with bagging Hollywood films? asks Freida Pinto |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-what-s-ethnicity-got-to-do-with-bagging-hollywood-films-asks-freida-pinto-1578006 |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702061845/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-what-s-ethnicity-got-to-do-with-bagging-hollywood-films-asks-freida-pinto-1578006 |archive-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Upcoming series}}
| Denotes upcoming films
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2008
! scope="row" | ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
| Latika
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger]]''
| Dia
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Miral]]''
| Miral
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]''
| Caroline Aranha
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Trishna (2011 film)|Trishna]]''
| Trishna
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Day of the Falcon]]''{{efn|name=BG}}
| Princess Leyla
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Immortals (2011 film)|Immortals]]''
| [[Phaedra (mythology)|Phaedra]]
|
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Desert Dancer]]''
| Elaheh
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Knight of Cups (film)|Knight of Cups]]''
| Helen
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Blunt Force Trauma (film)|Blunt Force Trauma]]''
| Colt
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Black Knight Decoded''
| Ahna
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
! scope="row" | ''Two Bellmen Two''
| Leila Patel
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | ''Past Forward''
| Woman #2
| Short film
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Yamasong: March of the Hollows]]''
| Geta
| Voiceover<br />[[Animation|Animated film]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trivedi |first=Sachin |date=28 July 2015 |title='The Mindy Project' Season 4: Freida Pinto To Date Danny; 'Dancing with the Stars' Brooke Burke Playing Herself |work=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/mindy-project-season-4-freida-pinto-date-danny-dancing-stars-brooke-burke-playing-2027156 |url-status=live |access-date=13 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002111929/http://www.ibtimes.com/mindy-project-season-4-freida-pinto-date-danny-dancing-stars-brooke-burke-playing-2027156 |archive-date=2 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2015 |title=Interview: Sam Koji Hale on His Upcoming All-Puppet Feature Film Yamasong: March of the Hollows |work=[[SF Signal]] |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/05/interview-sam-koji-hale-upcoming-puppet-feature-film-yamasong-march-hollows/ |url-status=dead |access-date=18 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020223909/http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/05/interview-sam-koji-hale-upcoming-puppet-feature-film-yamasong-march-hollows/ |archive-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Love Sonia]]''
| Rashmi
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=23 May 2016 |title=How Freida Pinto managed to shoot on Mumbai roads for an upcoming film |work=Daily News and Analysis |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-how-freida-pinto-managed-to-shoot-on-mumbai-roads-for-an-upcoming-film-2215445 |url-status=live |access-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524195302/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-how-freida-pinto-managed-to-shoot-on-mumbai-roads-for-an-upcoming-film-2215445 |archive-date=24 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2016 |title=From Freida Pinto and Richa Chadha to Demi Moore and Rajkummar Rao – Meet the cast of 'Love Sonia' |work=ClapsnSlaps.com |url=https://www.clapsnslaps.com/news/view/from-frieda-pinto-and-richa-chadha-to-demi-mo |url-status=dead |access-date=18 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020192505/https://www.clapsnslaps.com/news/view/from-frieda-pinto-and-richa-chadha-to-demi-mo |archive-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle]]''
| [[List of The Jungle Book characters#In the Mowgli stories|Messua]]
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Doran |first=Sarah |date=8 March 2016 |title=Freida Pinto to play two roles in Andy Serkis's Jungle Book movie |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-03-08/freida-pinto-to-play-two-roles-in-andy-serkiss-jungle-book-movie |url-status=live |magazine=[[Radio Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020195615/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-03-08/freida-pinto-to-play-two-roles-in-andy-serkiss-jungle-book-movie |archive-date=20 October 2016 |access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Only (film)|Only]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title='Only': Film Review |date=5 March 2020 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/only-review-1203525532/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306134907/https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/only-review-1203525532/ |archive-date=6 March 2020 |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
| Eva
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[Love Wedding Repeat]]''
| Amanda
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]]''
| Usha Vance
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Intrusion (film)|Intrusion]]''
| Meera
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Needle in a Timestack]]''
| Alex Leslie
|
|-
| 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Mr. Malcolm's List]]'' 
| Selina Dalton
| 
|-
| TBA
! scope="row" | ''[[My Mother's Wedding]]'' {{dagger}}
| 
| Filming
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Show
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Channel
!scope="col"| Note
|-
| 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Zee TV|Full Circle]]''
| Host
| [[Zee TV|Zee International Asia Pacific]]
| Talk Show<ref name="Tzanelli" />
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[India: Nature's Wonderland]]''
| Herself
| [[BBC Two]]
| Nature documentary<ref>{{Cite web |title=India: Nature's Wonderland – BBC Two |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z830v |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921133236/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z830v |archive-date=21 September 2016 |website=BBC }}</ref>
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Guerrilla (TV series)|Guerrilla]]''
| Jas Mitra
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] / [[Sky Atlantic]]
| Lead role; miniseries<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=28 June 2016 |title=Freida Pinto Joins Idris Elba in Showtime-Sky Miniseries 'Guerrilla' |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/freida-pinto-showtime-sky-miniseries-guerrilla-1201804986/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111002432/http://variety.com/2016/film/global/freida-pinto-showtime-sky-miniseries-guerrilla-1201804986/ |archive-date=11 January 2017 |access-date=11 January 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>
|-
| 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]''
| Vera
| [[Hulu]]
| Recurring role
|-
| 2020–present
! scope="row" | ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]''
| Queen Shanti
| [[Disney Channel]]
| Voiceover<br />Main cast
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" | ''Spy Princess''
| [[Noor Inayat Khan]]
| TBA
| Title role
|}

=== Music video appearances ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: left;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Song
!scope="col"| Performer(s)
!scope="col"| Album
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | "[[Gorilla (song)|Gorilla]]"
| [[Bruno Mars]]
| ''[[Unorthodox Jukebox]]''
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Outcome
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="10"|2009
|[[BAFTA Awards]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="10"|''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Daiji">{{Cite web |date=2 August 2011 |title=Freida Pinto's 'Trishna' to Premier at Toronto Film Festival |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=110541 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120192125/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=110541 |archive-date=20 November 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |publisher=[[Daijiworld Media]] }}</ref>
|-
|[[Black Reel Awards]]
|[[Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble|Best Ensemble]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Daiji" />
|-
|Central Ohio Film Critics Association
|Best Ensemble
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards: 2008 |url=http://www.cofca.org/awards.php?year=2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603200804/http://www.cofca.org/awards.php?year=2008 |archive-date=3 June 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016 |publisher=Central Ohio Film Critics Association }}</ref>
|-
|[[MTV Movie Awards]]
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Daiji" />
|-
|[[MTV Movie Awards]]
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] {{small|(shared nomination with [[Dev Patel]])}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Daiji" />
|-
|[[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]
|Breakthrough Performance Award
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Palm Springs" />
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="IBN" />
|-
|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|[[2009 Teen Choice Awards|Choice Movie Actress: Drama]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="LAtimesblog">{{Cite web |date=15 June 2009 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005190507/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |archive-date=5 October 2012 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] }}</ref>
|-
|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|[[2009 Teen Choice Awards|Choice Movie Fresh Face Female]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="LAtimesblog" />
|-
|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|[[2009 Teen Choice Awards|Choice Movie Liplock]] {{small|(Shared with [[Dev Patel]])}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="LAtimesblog" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[Love Sonia]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2018 |title=Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018 Nominations |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmaavat-sanju-dominate-nominations-at-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-awards-2018-4724031.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917155627/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmaavat-sanju-dominate-nominations-at-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-awards-2018-4724031.html |archive-date=17 September 2018 |access-date=31 May 2020 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
| IFFM Diversity in Cinema Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2018 |title=Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018 Winners |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-2018-full-winners-list-ranbir-kapoor-rani-mukerji-rajkumar-hirani-win-it-big-2649284 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719125035/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-indian-film-festival-of-melbourne-2018-full-winners-list-ranbir-kapoor-rani-mukerji-rajkumar-hirani-win-it-big-2649284 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020 |website=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref>
|-
|}

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