From Mumbai to London to Hollywood, "Slumdog Millionaire" apparently couldn't have arrived at a better time: In just a few weeks, the flick has gone from underdog to top dog.
After cleaning up at the Golden Globes last month, the film is poised to do so at the Oscars as well, having been nominated a massive 10 times, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Anyway, you can probably tell that I like this film a lot. So on Tuesday, it was my pleasure to spend some time with two of the film's stars, Dev Patel and the lovely Freida Pinto.
Both actors have spent almost as much time doing press for the film as it took to shoot (just four months), and being relatively new to the game, they are still enjoying every second of it.
At this point they've been grilled on almost every show out there, from "Letterman" to "Oprah," in who knows how many different languages and countries, so we wanted to change things up a bit.
Rather than focusing on the film or the inspiration behind it or its great director Danny Boyle, we went a bit random. From embarrassing Freida by showing her the photo shoot she did for Complex magazine to giving Dev Patel a hard time for taking over Jesse McCartney's role in "The Last Airbender," it was a great spending time with these two. We'll have plenty from these interviews in the coming days.
And just in case you're wondering, yes, Dev Patel is single and enjoying his fame; and Pinto is just as stunning in real life as she is in the film, if not better!
If you haven't seen "Slumdog," do yourself a favor. And in the meantime, let us know what and who your favorite Oscar picks are this year!
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