Freida Pinto Didn't Think 'Slumdog Millionaire' Would Be a Success
glamour.comMr. Malcom's List and Slumdog Millionaire, has had a long career performing other people's stories. But now, as the founder of Freebird Films, she's from behind the scenes as a producer.
Pinto is currently working on a film series, She Creates Change, a out this October led by Room to Read, a charity that promotes gender equality through the voices of young women around the world.
Pinto's entrepreneurial ventures don't stop there. She holds positions as co-founder for and Chief Impact Officer for , both female-owned brands that “I was pregnant with my child and knew that the postpartum journey is one that, specifically in America, is so misunderstood and not spoken about much.” she says. “Coming from India where the postpartum journey is looked at as sacred; where a mother has to be nurtured during those first 30 to 40 days, I partnered with the founders of Anya, to use my platform to push the messaging that mothers need to be taken care of.”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Here, the actress talks to Glamour in the latest edition of , where she shares an untold story about her 2009 SAG win for Slumdog Millionaire, opens up about her her miscarriage before her first son, and more.
Glamour: Tell me something I don't know about your childhood in Mumbai, India.Freida Pinto: We always came together every evening, Monday through Sunday, to play games with other kids in the apartment building that I lived in.
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