why does indians hate freida pinto?

Rohan Antao must be thrilled. Oh sorry, you have no idea who he is. Antao is the man best known as Freida Pinto's former boyfriend. You may remember the wispy fellow who cried foul when he was dumped by the Slumdog Millionaire actress last year. But he's got his back good and proper, because everybody hates Freida Pinto. Last week, when reports surfaced that the former Mumbai suburbanite was being considered as the next Bond girl, you could have cut the pique with a chainsaw.

Bombay Times ran a piece on the subject, with a snarky reference to Pinto as 'the actress who went to the Oscars but never made it to Bollywood', as though our indigenous industry is a prize loftier than the Oscar. On Twitter, Indians commented on the hashtag #possibleIndianBondfilm with alarming vengeance. The kooks online said things that ranged from smart-alecky ('with love from Dharavi') to daft ('she fits 4 servant maid characters') to offensive ('slumpussy'). What has Pinto done to earn such national condemnation?

Is it the fact that she's not as pretty as the sex-bombs bred by Hindi films? Our image of an actress is so over-the-top that we can't accept anyone finding anything interesting about a small, reed-thin, dusky woman like Pinto, who is more the archetype of a contemporary Indian girl than Shilpa Shetty will ever be. Actually, Pinto is fresh in a way Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif cannot be anymore, because the bad pancake, overdrawn emotions, and gussied-up characterisations in our movies have a way of ageing leading ladies before their time. Pinto is far less careworn than say, an Aishwarya Rai, who, by the time she landed in Pink Panther, looked like a Christmas tree in summertime—extravagantly lit-up, but excruciatingly out of context.

Ever so often, the Indian media trips over itself on rumours that one of our own has become relevant in the West. But over the years, Bollywood stars we expected to sweep into Hollywood and take it over simply never did. By that measure, Pinto's handlers have successfully maintained the mileage she gained from Slumdog. And perhaps that's what irritates people here so much: the fact that others found gold in someone we rejected.

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err....who is she?and why should we care?if she's so much better than everyone in bollywood...bloody prove ur worth by ur acting chops.not by dressing fashionably to major hollywood award functions.get lost man and get over urself freida.

As an indian who is living in london,I have come to conclusion after reading some many negative
comments about freida's looks ,that the indians posting these comments simply have no clue
about western standard of beauty. People in the West appreicate Aish's beauty because it corresponds to their ideals of beauty. For the same reason, though the two look entirely different, people in the West appreciate Ms. Pinto's. Many indians are simply unable to accept this very simple fact. Moreover, Preity Zinty while pretty enough in her own right simply doesn't correspond to Western ideals of beauty as much as Ms. Pinto does. The same goes for Kareena and company.

The real problem is that Indians have a serious inferiority complex when it comes to white people. The average Indian believes that in order to be beautiful, one must look as much like a white person as possible. (However, even in this pursuit their reasoning is flawed – fair-skinned Indians are MUCH more likely to be confused for Turkish, Afgani or Iranian – or even in the case of my Sindi friend when she came to visit me in Paris – North African ! – than for European).
The Bollywood actresses like katrina,kareena have very fair skin, which, because of its rarety, is considered to be a key beauty asset in India. However, in the West, seeing as the majority of people (particularly in Europe) are white, fair skin is nothing special. On the contrary, most people aspire to have tanned, glowing skin (i.e. like Ms. Pinto's). Other beauty caracteristics highly valued in the West are the following:

- nice, model-type bone structure (high cheek bones, well-defined jaw-line, etc…)
- symetrical facial features
- a slim and toned figure
- blemish-free, radiant skin
- an elegant and graceful allure
- beautiful eyes and a captivating gaze
- a beautiful, sparkling smile

Freida Pinto HAS all of these attributes. Thus, it should be no wonder to anyone that she's considered to be a great beauty in the West. And if you don't believe me, I invite you to read a very well-written article on Ms. Pinto in an influential French fashion e-zine. This article will surely clear up any doubts as to the genuine nature of Western appreciation for pinto's beautyhttp://www.tendances-de-mode.com/2009/03/12/1260-freida-pinto,..

Originally posted by: rishi_ganga

err....who is she?and why should we care?if she's so much better than everyone in bollywood...bloody prove ur worth by ur acting chops.not by dressing fashionably to major hollywood award functions.get lost man and get over urself freida.

Originally posted by: radsuinda

As an indian who is living in london,I have come to conclusion after reading some many negative
comments about freida's looks ,that the indians posting these comments simply have no clue
about western standard of beauty. People in the West appreicate Aish's beauty because it corresponds to their ideals of beauty. For the same reason, though the two look entirely different, people in the West appreciate Ms. Pinto's. Many indians are simply unable to accept this very simple fact. Moreover, Preity Zinty while pretty enough in her own right simply doesn't correspond to Western ideals of beauty as much as Ms. Pinto does. The same goes for Kareena and company.

The real problem is that Indians have a serious inferiority complex when it comes to white people. The average Indian believes that in order to be beautiful, one must look as much like a white person as possible. (However, even in this pursuit their reasoning is flawed ' fair-skinned Indians are MUCH more likely to be confused for Turkish, Afgani or Iranian ' or even in the case of my Sindi friend when she came to visit me in Paris ' North African ! ' than for European).
The Bollywood actresses like katrina,kareena have very fair skin, which, because of its rarety, is considered to be a key beauty asset in India. However, in the West, seeing as the majority of people (particularly in Europe) are white, fair skin is nothing special. On the contrary, most people aspire to have tanned, glowing skin (i.e. like Ms. Pinto's). Other beauty caracteristics highly valued in the West are the following:

- nice, model-type bone structure (high cheek bones, well-defined jaw-line, etc')
- symetrical facial features
- a slim and toned figure
- blemish-free, radiant skin
- an elegant and graceful allure
- beautiful eyes and a captivating gaze
- a beautiful, sparkling smile

Freida Pinto HAS all of these attributes. Thus, it should be no wonder to anyone that she's considered to be a great beauty in the West. And if you don't believe me, I invite you to read a very well-written article on Ms. Pinto in an influential French fashion e-zine. This article will surely clear up any doubts as to the genuine nature of Western appreciation for pinto's beautyhttp://www.tendances-de-mode.com/2009/03/12/1260-freida-pinto,..

i dun find farida super hot, bipasha looks much better and has a muc better body, plus she has not proved herself in the acting department, isn't it too early for her to be a Bond girl?? i think sooo, gosh sum people r soo lucky, she use to be stupid host if it wasn't for that pathetic film slumdog millionaire which was complete fiction and was only made to degrade india and indians she wud be nowhere!

Maybe people in India don't like Fredia Pinto, coz she is a hollywood actress wanna be, she is refusing to act in Bollywood..............

Originally posted by: farislove

Maybe people in India don't like Fredia Pinto, coz she is a hollywood actress wanna be, she is refusing to act in Bollywood..............

its ok bollywood does not need her

her decision whereever she wants to b, we have enough good actresses with whom we have been moving bollywood till date and in future also we can move bollywood with them, good luck to frieda wherever she wants to b

its simple- Jealousy.

Most of the people who hate her are the crazy fangirls supporting some bollywood actress and they cannot accept the fact that someone with no bollywood connection is becoming so successful. Didnt Kareena say something like' Freida is a woman living in a 1 bed apt and look where she is today'. And shilpa said 'Who is Freida'?

Agreed she hasnot proved her acting skills- can I remind everyone the acting skills of their fav bollywood actress in the first few mopvies?

Guys get over it, she is successful and the darling of western media... so even if you hate her she cares a damn!

Originally posted by: pragya0

its simple- Jealousy.

Most of the people who hate her are the crazy fangirls supporting some bollywood actress and they cannot accept the fact that someone with no bollywood connection is becoming so successful. Didnt Kareena say something like' Freida is a woman living in a 1 bed apt and look where she is today'. And shilpa said 'Who is Freida'?

Agreed she hasnot proved her acting skills- can I remind everyone the acting skills of their fav bollywood actress in the first few mopvies?

Guys get over it, she is successful and the darling of western media... so even if you hate her she cares a damn!

and who r u sum girl who likes to call girls crazy?? she is not a competition for bollywood actresses, like u said kareena didn't even care about her, who is by far the most competitive actresses people feel bad cause we have many other indian women who can actually promote our indian culture and who can actually act and even look better---by western standards! she is no miss universe, she has not dun amazing acting, she is just plain lucky! i have a feeling she might die soon wat does a bond girl do anyway? just show her body and seduce bond?? big deal!