Freida Pinto is not the Bond girl, contrary to the rumors that have been spreading around about her being the next Bond girl in the new James Bond releasing in 2011. Her publicist dismissed reports as mere rumors and said the star is not in the new Bond thriller.
Pinto’s official spokesperson in India, Divya Teluja reiterated that the Slumdog Millionaire star will not be playing Daniel Craig’s love interest in his third Bond installment, Bond 23. On behalf of Freida , she said, ‘It is of course very flattering to even be rumoured to be part of a Bond film but she has certainly NOT been approached for the role of the next Bond girl opposite Daniel Craig as yet
Bond 23 will be released in 2011 and is set to take place in Afghanistan.