Dev Patel is my toughest critic: Freida Pinto

Actor Freida Pinto is quite used to praise and criticism coming her way. In fact, now she has become a pro at fielding questions, especially negative ones. But guess whose opinion she takes most seriously? No, it’s not that of her critics but that of actor Dev Patel, whom she is dating. And Freida is making no bones about it either.

A source who was at the premiere of Freida’s last Hollywood release says she was quite comfortable talking about Dev’s role in her life and when asked who is her toughest critic she named the Slumdog Millionaire actor, after herself.

“Freida said she is pretty hard on herself too, so she listens to herself first. She also added that she takes Dev’s opinion quite seriously. She said she does consult him on various occasions,” reveals the source. But this time was apparently a little different.

“Freida said when this movie was ready, she went to show it to Dev but he first asked her what she thought of her performance  and the film. When she said she was pretty confident of the film and that she was actually happy with her work in it, it took Dev by surprise because he was expecting her to unleash a list of things she thought she could do better, as she usually does,” says the witness.

The source also adds that Freida is quite proud to show off her Indian-ness in Hollywood and is thrilled to meet fans from India all the time. “The premiere saw a huge crowd turn up at the venue in New York. But Freida was most excited to see a group from India. She cheered for them before she settled to have a chat with them.

She went —“Hey, you’re from India… yaayyeeee. Her face just lit up and she was very happy to see people from back home. She even said she does miss India a lot because it is where she grew up but has made peace with the fact that she has to be where her career takes her,” says the source.