Bollywood
Pinto: 'Sushmita Sen inspired me to act'
Published Tuesday, Aug 24 2010, 16:20 BST | By Steven Baker
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The Slumdog Millionaire star said that she decided she wanted to act after seeing beauty queen-turned-actress Sen win the 1994 Miss Universe competition.
Speaking to The New York Times, Pinto said: "The country was really proud of her, and I was like, one day, I want to do the same.
"It wasn't just the glamour of it all because I think at 11, I could hardly understand what glamour was. I really wanted to be like her, appreciated and a source of inspiration. I think that's what made me go into acting."
Pinto worked as a print and television model before securing the role of Latika in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.
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