Dev Patel to appear on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ for a cause

April 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' stars and real life couple Dev Patel and Freida Pinto have been spotted kissing during a romantic night out in Israel, says a report. The actors, who played childhood sweethearts in 'Slumdog...', have frequently dismissed rumours that they are dating even after co-star Anil Kapoor hinted they were an item, femalefirst.com reports.

February 24th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Dev Patel, the 18-year-old hero of Oscar-sweeping 'Slumdog Millionaire', says he is fascinated by Nepal and has received a standing invitation to visit the Himalayan republic. Patel, who won the Critics Choice Award and Screen Actors' Guild Award for his portrayal of Jamal Malik, the tea boy at a call centre who joins a quiz show and becomes a millionaire, could visit Nepal on an invitation by a leading Nepali hair stylist and make-up specialist.

February 23rd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Model-turned actress Freida Pinto refutes the rumours that she is dating her 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star Dev Patel. She said they are just 'good friends'.

February 14th, 2009 LONDON - Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, who stars in Danny Boyle's underdog drama 'Slumdog Millionaire', has revealed that the movie's team is 'not feeling confident' for the Oscar ceremony Feb 22 despite 10 nominations. The actor stressed that the 'Slumdog Millionaire' team are 'completely humbled by the love people have for the film and the awards they've got already', reports contactmusic.com.

February 9th, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel says that actress Sharon Stone flirted with him on the red carpet at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Mirror.co.uk reports Patel saying: 'Sharon's great, she's been flirting with me all night.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - British filmmaker Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', a rags-to-riches tale of an improbable winner of game show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire', has picked up seven honours at the British Film Academy Awards (Bafta) 2009. Boyle's film won seven trophies, including those for best film, best director and best original music score, the daily Telegraph reported on its website.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin British teenager Dev Patel won the loudest cheer from fans as he walked up the red carpet for the BAFTA awards ceremony. The 'Slumdog Millionaire' actor, who comes from an ordinary family in the London suburb of Harrow, received a deafening welcome from fans when he joined the red carpet at the Royal Opera House Sunday night, Sky News reported.

February 7th, 2009 LONDON - British-born Indian actor Dev Patel, who hit the limelight with his big-screen debut performance in Danny Boyel's 'Slumdog Millionaire', aims to become Britain's Bruce Lee by starring in martial art movies. The 18-year-old, nominated for Best Actor at BAFTA, holds a black belt in tae-kwon-do and plans to use his skills to further his movie career, reports mirror.co.uk.

January 29th, 2009 LONDON - British-Irish filmmaker Danny Boyle's globally-acclaimed underdog drama 'Slumdog Millionaire' has added more trophies to its haul by winning four prizes at the Richard Attenborough Film Awards. The film, which won four Golden Globes earlier this month, was named film of the year, with Boyle winning the director's prize and British-Indian teenage actor Dev Patel claiming the rising star award, reports contactmusic.com.

January 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel is a huge fan of Will Smith and is so eager to work with him that he is using interviews to urge the star to get in touch with him. Patel once waited at a premiere for three hours just to get a photo with the actor, reports imdb.com.

January 18th, 2009 LONDON - Dev Patel calls his 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star Freida Pinto his 'soulmate' for helping him deal with his new sudden fame. According to contactmusic.com, the 18-year-old Patel has shot to fame with his first ever movie role and is grateful to Pinto for helping him deal with the whirlwind attention.

January 14th, 2009 LONDON - Mumbai rags-to-riches saga 'Slumdog Millionaire' earned a pre-Oscars boost Thursday by bagging 11 nominations for the Baftas, the British awards. Following up on its successes at the Golden Globes awards this week, the film was tied at the top of the nominations list with 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', starring Brad Pitt.

January 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Danny Boyle's internationally applauded 'Slumdog Millionaire' will have an odd-sounding title for its Hindi dubbed version - 'Slumdog Crorepati'. The intended Hindi title 'Slumdog Millionaire: Kaun Banega Crorepati' was shortened, thanks to copyright issues by the producers of the international game show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'.

January 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - British director Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has jumped back into the North American Top 10 with an 11 percent increase in weekend sales despite no increase in the number of theatres showing it. Its per-theatre average of $7,794 over the Jan 2-4 weekend was the best among all films in the Top 10.

December 22nd, 2008 WASHINGTON - British director Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', based on a book by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup, has jumped into the North American Top 10 and also taken home more awards as well as several nominations for British Indian actor Dev Patel. Patel gets a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a male actor in a supporting role from the Screen Actors Guild Awards along with nominations for Outstanding Performance by a cast in a motion picture.