Freida
Pinto
of
the
Slumdog
Millionaire
fame
has
etched
a
name
in
the
global
forum.
Her
underprivileged
girl
act
from
the
film
has
taken
a
new
dimension
in
the
real
life
as
she
would
be
now
involved
with
a
foundation
that
aims
to
provide
free
education
to
1,00,000
girls
across
India
by
2010.
The
foundation,
named
'Nanhi
Kali',
is
an
initiative
of
Anand
Mahindra
the
famous
business
tycoon,
who
aims
to
rope
in
the
support
of
101
most
successful
women
in
the
world.
Freida
seemed
like
an
obvious
choice,
since
with
her
mark
and
fan
following
in
the
west,
she
could
easily
manage
to
pull
in
many
celebrities
who
would
donate
for
the
cause.
Sheetal
Mehta,
President,
Mahindra
Foundation
Trust
said
that
their
reason
to
choose
Freida
was
due
to
her
global
appeal
and
her
inspiring
success
story.
She
is
independent,
successful
and
an
achiever
in
her
own
right''.
She
is
fast
becoming
a
part
of
Hollywood
with
her
two
upcoming
films
with
some
of
the
most
respected
directors
-
You
Will
Meet
A
Tall
Dark
Stranger
by
Woody
Allen
and
Miral
by
Oscar
Nominated
director
Julian
Schnabel.
With
that
kind
of
success
in
a
short
span
of
time,
it
is
only
befitting
that
Freida
stands
alongside
big
names
like
Cherie
Blair,
Nita
Ambani,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Sania
Mirza
and
many
others
in
supporting
this
cause.