NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- Mumbai-born actress Freida Pinto has been cast in Julian Schnabel's upcoming film adaptation of Rula Jebreal's book "Miral."

LOS ANGELES, March 15 (UPI) -- Mumbai-born actress Freida Pinto, star of "Slumdog Millionaire," could soon be the next female star of a James Bond movie, a source says.

LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- "Slumdog Millionaire" was named best film of 2008 and took seven prizes overall at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London Sunday night.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has cast "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel in his upcoming, live-action movie, "The Last Airbender," Variety.com said.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The film "Slumdog Millionaire" is the winner of the 22nd annual Scripter Award for best film adaptation of a book, the University of Southern California says.

LONDON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The Mumbai-set drama "Slumdog Millionaire" has earned four Richard Attenborough Film Awards, it was announced in London Thursday.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- "Milk," "Frost/Nixon" and "The Reader" were nominated for the best picture Oscar in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday morning.

LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- "Slumdog Millionaire" earned 11 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations, including one for best picture, it was announced Thursday in London.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The Broadcast Film Critics Association named "Slumdog Millionaire" the best picture of 2008 at its Critics' Choice Awards show in Los Angeles Thursday night.

LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- "Slumdog Millionaire," a film set in India and directed by Briton Danny Boyle, won three prizes at the British Independent Film Awards.