Freida rose to prominence as Latika in the 2008 British Indian drama film &#39;Slumdog Millionaire&#39;. The actress became an overnight sensation after the film won a bevy of international awards. u00a0 Since then she has worked in international projects like Woody Allen&#39;s &#39;You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger&#39;, &#39;Rise of the Planet of the Apes&#39; opposite James Franco and &#39;Trishna&#39;. Earlier, apparently director Shoojit Sircar had approached Freida for his upcoming John Abraham starrer political thriller &#39;Madras Cafe&#39;, reportedly set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war of the 1990s. &quot;We had initially approached Freida Pinto who had loved the script and expressed her interest in doing the film. She (Freida) had Woolly Allen&#39;s film so she couldn&#39;t do it,&quot; John told PTI. As Freida couldn&#39;t do the film, the makers later approached actress Nargis Fakhri. The &#39;Rockstar&#39; actress is playing the role of an international journalist. &quot;She (Freida) called me and said it is courageous of me to make a film like &#39;Madras Cafe&#39; because India needs to see more films like that. I took that as a compliment. It is nice to hear that,&quot; John said.u00a0

The makers of forthcoming film 'Madras Cafe' initially wanted to cast actress Freida Pinto along side actor-producer John Abraham, but she couldn't take up the project

'Madras Cafe' makers approached Freida for female lead role

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