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It’s not just the global deals. Freida Pinto is constantly hitting headlines for another reason — her uncensored snaps. Now, Freida’s “naked” photo from Elite’s 2007 calendar and “washroom stills” from the sets of Miral are in the news.
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Paparazzi followed Freida even to the washroom on the sets of MiralOn the sets of Julian Schnabel’s Miral in Jerusalem, the Slumdog Millionaire star was shot when she stepped out of a portable toilet. Freida was clueless about the photographs till they started flooding websites and blogs.Experts, however, slam the pictures as ‘distasteful’. “It’s in bad taste,” says Ryan Martis, who shot Freida in her first shoot.“How can you click a person during his/ her private moments? I don’t believe in such photography.” Surprisingly, Freida’s latest photos are inviting critical reactions too. A post on wingfantasy. com states: “ The lissome lass, who has been posing all prim and proper with her powder and rouge done to perfection, was recently caught off guard sans any make-up.” Also, Freida’s past experiments are hotting up the internet world. A sizzling picture from the Elite Modelling Agency’s calendar adds up more drama with several reports calling it a ‘naked’ photo shoot.But interestingly, Elite’s India director, Sushma Puri, refuses to call it a “nude snap”. She adds: “We used Freida twice — in 2006 and 2007. But I don’t find her snap to be naked. Wendell Rodericks did the styling for us.” Sources close to Freida say the model-turned- actress is upset with her paparazzi pictures. And if the buzz is to be believed, Miral producers have doubled Freida’s security to guard her privacy on the sets.Co-incidentally, Freida’s latest picture trouble comes at a time when L’Oreal has signed an endorsement deal with her.Along with Freida, other global beauties — Evangeline Lily and Elizabeth Banks are also joining the L’Oreal Paris family.

A still from a calendar that Freida shot in 2007. Many reports are calling it a 'naked' photo shoot.“I am very moved to be joining the great L’Oréal Paris family and illustrious personalities: A family I am now proud to be a part of,” said Freida in a statement. Earlier, she was rumoured to have signed up with Estee Lauder.Coming back to Freida’s snappy issue, she must be feeling the heat of achieving international fame. Ever since stepping into the international limelight, her every move has been closely scrutinised.In between, Freida’s old pictures have become a hot property with publications and netizens. So, be it her romantic images with Dev Patel or the sultry photos before Slumdog, she is surely topping popularity charts.“If Freida’s old pictures are not being used in a justifiable manner, it’s not right to use them. They only make sense if a publication or website needs them for their write- ups and not for sheer publicity,” says Puri.Meanwhile, Freida is gearing up for Woody Allen’s yet- untitled film after wrapping up Miral.The shooting starts in July though Hollywood star Nicole Kidman has opted out of the multi-starrer project, reports Variety magazine.