FREIDA PINTO: RISE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES

WITH ABOUT AS MANY SPEAKING LINES as are usually found on the white paper strip inside a fortune cookie, Freida Pinto nevertheless cast a memorable image in the surprise summer blockbuster, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. And how could she not? The former Miss Universe first gained international notoriety in the film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and it's been nowhere but up for this stunning Bollywood Beauty ever since.

The 27-year old Miss Pinto was born in Mumbai (that's the former Bombay for the geographically challenged) and she wanted to become an actress at a young age. Well, she got her chance and now this strikingly beautiful Horror Hottie is a hot Hollywood star.

The interview below is from STUDIO, a new UK magazine that is being promoted as "The First Film Magazine For Women".