Freida Pinto Congratulates Ex-Boyfriend Dev Patel on His Huge Movie News!

Dev Patel had some huge movie news announced this week and his ex-girlfriend Freida Pinto is sending him a lot of support!

If you don’t remember, Dev and Freida met while starring together in the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, which launched both of their careers. They dated for six years and split in late 2014.

Dev just finished filming his directorial debut on a movie called Monkey Man and Netflix has struck a deal to purchase the film for $30 million, according to Deadline.

Not only does Dev direct the movie, he also stars in it as “an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values, and seeking revenge from those who took everything from him years before.” The movie is being billed as “John Wick in Mumbai” and it’s expected to be released in 2022.

Click inside to find out what Freida Pinto said…

Freida screencapped the Deadline article and wrote on her Instagram Stories, “How does one top this news!! I am doing my happy dance! Jai Ho!!”

If you didn’t know, Freida got engaged back in November 2019.