Photo: Freida Pinto

The latest is that Slumdog girl Frieda Pindo is likely to be the new face of Estee Lauder. She is currently in talks over a $280,000 or 200,000 pound-deal.

If she nets the deal, she will be first Indian to endorse Estee Lauder.

Freida Pinto’s spokesperson has refused to comment on the deal, though, saying that Estee Lauder has yet to make a statement.

Ever since the dazzling success of Slumdog Millionaire, Freida Pinto has become the darling of Hollywood.

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She is set to star in Woody Allen’s next, starring Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins, and will be produced by Letty Aronson, Steve Tenenbaum and Jaume Roures. Reports say that Freida will be paid $3 million for the movie.

The as yet untitled movie will go on the floors in June 2009.

Freida Pinto’s wardrobe choices and style has made her an overnight sensation. She was on the cover of the March 2009 issue of Vogue.

For three weeks during the run-up to the 2009 Oscars, Freida made it to Vogue.com’s Ten Best Dressed list. Her Donna Karan salmon pink dress that she wore at the 20th Annual Producers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium, put her at number one in the week February 2, 2009. In the following weeks, she was number three and number two.

Freida Pinto on Vogue March 2009 cover

Freida Pinto also made it to Vogue’s Ten Best Dressed: Special Edition for the Oscars, along with Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Beil, Tina Fey, Marion Cotillard, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Penelope Cruz, and Angelina Jolie.

Freida Pinto had her personal moments of glory as well, in the awards season. She was the winner of the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire.

Estee Lauder is one of the world’s biggest manufacturer of cosmetics, perfumes, skin and hair care products.

The kids get flats from the Indian government. Irrfan Khan lands a role in The Life of Pi. Dev Patel gets snapped up by Manoj Night Shyamalan for his next movie, The Last Airbender (though I am not sure that’s such a good thing!). And Freida Pinto, Hollywood’s latest style icon, will now be part of Woody Allen’s next flick.

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The untitled movie will go into production in July 2009.

Freida Pinto confirmed the news saying, “Yes, it’’s up (begins) in July (09). So thank you, Danny Boyle, for helping me take off.”

Woody Allen has the reputation of providing actresses with remarkable characters in his movies, the last being Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which got Penelope Cruz an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie. Woody Allen had written and directed Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Freida Pinto will star in Woody Allen

The movie will also star Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins, and will be produced by Letty Aronson, Steve Tenenbaum and Jaume Roures.

Woody Allen’s upcoming flick Whatever Works, written and directed by him, will be released in June 2009. The star cast of Whatever Works includes Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Kristen Johnston, Larry David, Ed Begley, Jr., Michael McKean, and Henry Cavill.

Frieda Pinto's John Galliano blue 2009 Oscar dress photo

24-year-old Freida Pinto was a model before she was chosen for the role of Latika in Slumdog Millionaire, appearing in ads like as Hutch, Wrigley’s Chewing Gum, Škoda, Airtel, and DeBeers. She also did an acting course from The Barry John’s Acting Studio in Andheri, Mumbai.

Freida Pinto won the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire. She is not only a sought-after actress after the success of Slumdog Millionaire, but is much admired for her sartorial choices.

Freida Pinto on Vogue March 2009 cover

Freida Pinto, who is on the cover of Vogue India’s March 2009 issue, made it to time.com’s Best Oscar Dresses list. She featured in Special Edition for the Oscars: Vogue’s Ten Best Dressed, and was on Vogue.com’s Ten Best Dressed list for three weeks in a row.

Freida has also struck some raunchy poses for GQ’s February 2009 issue.

Freida Pinto GQ photo

Freida Pinto on Vogue March 2009 cover

The Slumdog Millionaire actress has turned out to be quite the fashionista. Her style choices have met with approval right through the run-up to the Oscars. And, while some wondered if she would make the grade at the Oscar 2009 ceremony, she surprised many with her electric blue John Galliano dress.

Frieda Pinto John Galliano blue 2009 Oscar dress photo

She also made it to Time.com’s The Best Oscar Dresses.

Freida Pinto also made it to Vogue.com’s Ten Best Dressed list for three weeks straight. She was at number one in the week February 2, 2009, when she wore her Donna Karan salmon pink dress at the 20th Annual Producers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium. In the next week, she was number three with her silver grey Zac Posen dress, and number two in the following week, in her Chanel black dress.

The petite actress has also featured in Vogue’s Ten Best Dressed: Special Edition for the Oscars. Keeping her company are Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Beil, Tina Fey, Marion Cotillard, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Penelope Cruz, and Angelina Jolie.

Photo: Freida Pinto

Slumdog Millionaire has done wonders for the Indian cast. Freida Pinto has bagged a role in Woody Allen’s next movie. Dev Patel has been signed on for a Manoj Knight Shyamalan film, while Irrfan Khan has been roped in for movie adaptation of The Life of Pi, that may be directed by Ang Lee.

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Indian designers have criticised Freida Pinto for going with international designers instead of Indian designers. But, I think it is a decision that worked for Pinto.

Freida Pinto in ethnic wear: No so good, eh?

She does not have the height, build or bone structure to carry off Indian ethnic wear. Most likely, she will be drowned in the sheer richness and volume of it. Since, she has a western figure it is best for her to stick to her strengths.