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Freida Pinto Runs From Her Travel-Host Past

Today, she's the star of a pretty well liked Best Picture winner. But "Slumdog Millionaire" star Freida Pinto was in our line of work before she played the beautiful, victimized Latika: As the host of "Full Circle," an India-based travel show, the Mumbai native perfected the English skills that would get her noticed by "Slumdog" director Danny Boyle.

Pinto was just a model doing spots for companies like Wrigley's and DeBeers when, at age 21, she signed on to host "Full Circle" on Zee TV Asia Pacific, which focused on Asian destinations and culture. In the above clip, Pinto is presenting in Malaysia.

The two years she spent on the show comprised her first experience in front of the camera -- but "Slumdog" won't be her last: The Indian actress just signed on to costar in Woody Allen's next movie along with Josh Brolin and Naomi Watts. Now, who's going to make an epic movie about us?

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