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Known for her scene-stealing roles in movies includingMr.
Malcoms ListandSlumdog Millionaire,Freida Pintohas had a long career performing other peoples stories.
But now, as the founder of Freebird Films, sheshighlighting female-led storytellingfrom behind the scenes as a producer.
Pintos entrepreneurial ventures dont stop there.
Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto, and Anil Kapoor at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles
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Glamour: Tell me something I dont know about your childhood in Mumbai.
My team-building spirit of problem-solving was initiated in this phase.
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Controversial or not controversial?
The 2009 SAG Awardwe did not think we were going to win.
This leads me to the second part of what people dont know.
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Freida Pinto attends the “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
We decided that Dev [Patel] would give the speech if we won.
We get on stage and Dev arrives, but there was a lot of confusion.
Without her, I wouldnt even be speaking to you today.
Tell me something I dont know about shooting yourfirstGlamourcoverin 2011.
Sometimes I look at those photographs and say, Gosh, that was a different girl.
That person did not know Id be prepping to have my own production company and a family.
My son is the sweetest boy in the world.
That person did not know this could happen.
Tell me something I dont know about your pregnancy or your postpartum experience.
In the spirit of being honest, its not just about the pregnancyits about before the pregnancy.
I had a miscarriage and I was shooting a movie through it all.
It was one of the most confusing and devastating experiences.
Is it because I exercised too hard?
[Then] I thought, How did that even come out of my mouth?
The feeling of guilt and shame and blame was immediate.
Of course, I had nothing to do with the miscarriage.
It happened how it was meant to be because women have nothing to do with their miscarriages.
Its always natures design, and it is not in your control.
Glamourfeels strongly about supporting and highlighting pregnant women and mothers.
Now we are fighting topass national paid leavefor all people across the country.
That extends not just to the postpartum journey, but post miscarriage.
Youre having a lot of physical and mental symptoms that you dont think you will go through.
With the surging and plummeting of hormones, your body needs to adjust to what just happened.
Tell me something I dont know about being on the set ofSlumdog Millionaire.
None of us really thought the film was going to be as big as it was.
We had a lot of fun, but not a lot of expectations.
It was another Hindi film song that we danced to.
Then we looked around at the crowd and everyone was grooving.
So, credit goes to [composer] A.R.
Rahman for putting a beat there that really got the whole world moving.
Tell me something I dont know about your 2016 Met Gala outfit.
Tory Burch is a genius.
I love everything she does.
I love her, not just for her fashion, but also for what she does for female entrepreneurs.
Her brand extends beyond the world of fashion; its about making women feel seen and giving opportunities.
I truly credit her as a visionary when it comes to that.
There was a lot of electrical work underneath, which was so intricate.
The craftsmanship and melding of fashion with technology was a perfect ode to the theme back here.
