Freida Pinto and Dev Patel

Actors Dev Patel and Freida Pinto met on the set of the Oscar-award winning film Slumdog Millionaire back in 2008. They played lovers on-screen and eventually dated for six years. The pair amicably split in December 2014. Pinto later on opened up about the breakup in a magazine interview. She shared that the breakup was a form of self-care for her and not because she simply fell out of love with Patel. The root of the breakup was a quarter-life crisis for the actress.

The actress started questioning what she really wanted even though by the time she was in a steady relationship with Patel, had an illustrious career, and had no problems with money, but she still felt like she was neglecting herself. The pair had previously described each other as “soul mates”. Freida chose to prioritize and make an investment in herself, which was a great decision.