Actor Dev Patel's former girlfriend, actress Freida Pinto has congratulated him on earning an Academy Award nomination this year
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Los Angeles: Actor Dev Patel's former girlfriend, actress Freida Pinto has congratulated him on earning an Academy Award nomination this year.
The 32-year-old actress took to social media to give a shout-out to Dev, who has been nominated in the best actor in a supporting role category for 'Lion' in 2017 Oscars.
Sharing a black-and-white picture of Dev, Freida wrote on Instagram, "So proud of you, Dev! A fine example of what hardwork, focus, humility and crazy amazing talent rewards one with. Long time coming, so well deserved! @lionmov @theacademy #Oscars2017 #OscarNominations2017 #bestactorinasupportingrole."
Former flames, Dev and Freida met on the sets of the Oscar-winning film, 'Slumdog Millionaire' and started dating after that.
The couple split amicably after a six-year-long relationship in December 2014.