Freida Pinto to star in The Henna Artist

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The Slumdog Millionaire star will also produce the Miramax TV adaptation of Alka Joshi’s bestselling debut novel, about a 17-year-old girl "who escapes from an abusive marriage and makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur," per Deadline. "There, she becomes the most highly requested henna artist — and confidante — to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she never can reveal her own." The book was Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick of the Month in May.