Rumors about Dev Patel dating his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto have been confirmed by his mom. Mom reports that Dev Patel is dating Freida Pinto, saying, “Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them. Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her.”
The Dev Patel dating rumors have been swirling for a few days, after Dev Patel and Freida Pinto were photographed during a lunch where they appeared to lean in for a kiss, but Pinto instead put her head on Dev Patel’s shoulder. Read the rest of this entry »
Rafiq Qureshi, Slumdog Millionaire child star’s Rubina Ali father, is currently being investigated for allegations that he was trying to sell Ali to an undercover reporter.
I have no idea why this is necessary, but the Pussycat Dolls have recorded a remix of Best Music Oscar winner “Jai Ho,” from Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire. Take a listen to the Pussycat Dolls “Jai Ho” remix, which Ryan Seacrest debuted on his radio show.
Now that “Slumdog Millionaire” is running away with every award, it’s only logical that Slumdog star Dev Patel will be in hot demand. Dev Patel has just joined the cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender,” a live action film based on the Nickelodeon aninmated series.
Dev Patel is taking over the role of Zuko – Jesse McCartney was originally supposed to play the part, but had to pull out of the project because of his schedule.
Shyamalan says that Patel was “already one of the guys I was interested in. Then I saw ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ and the kid just grew in my eyes.”
The Last Airbender will be in theaters July 2, 2010.
Slumdog Millionaire ended up the big winner at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, picking up Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Director. All well-deserved for Slumdog Millionaire, hailed as one of the best films of the year.
Tonight, January 8, VH1 broadcast the 2009 Critics’ Choice Awards. One big winner for the night was Slumdog Millionaire, picking up 5 awards, including Best Picture.