Freida Pinto To Star In Netflix Series ‘Unaccustomed Earth', Deets Inside
When a star-crossed romance between a devoted wife and her long-lost love comes to light, a scandalous affair is born and new battle lines are drawn in this intensely interconnected immigrant community.
Wells executive produces via John Wells Productions' overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the show's studio. Ritesh Batra, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nisha Ganatra, Erica Saleh, Erin Jontow, and Celia Costas also executive produce, with Batra directing episodes 101 and 102.
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In other news, Freida Pinto recently reacted to criticism over Deepika Padukone's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, urging South Asians to uplift, and not undermine each other's success. Freida Pinto took to her Instagram story to share a post that mentioned Deepika Padukone has made history by becoming the first Bollywood actor to receive a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Freida congratulated Deepika, and also shared a message for her fellow South Asians. 'To my fellow South Asians- Let's celebrate our own and not bring them down please. News like this should make us feel proud to see a hardworking, talented Indian woman of substance being celebrated on a global platform. This topic doesn't need to lend itself endless debate. Congratulations Deepika, you deserve the recognition!" she wrote.
Freida Pinto rose to fame with her film debut in Danny Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, co-starring Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and others. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009 and won 8.
She has also been a part of the science fiction film 'Rose Of The Planet Of The Apes' (2011), in which she played Dr. Caroline Aranha. She was also seen in 'Love Sonia', 'Intrusion', 'Immortals', 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger' and many others.
On the personal front, Freida Pinto married photographer Cory Tran in 2020. They welcomed their son Rumi Ray in November 2021.
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