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Inside Vedika Pinto’s sea-facing Mumbai home with a Goan charm, and a ‘covered up’ painting | Bollywood News

Inside Vedika Pinto’s sea-facing Mumbai home with a Goan charm, and a ‘covered up’ painting | Bollywood News

4 min readNew DelhiJul 30, 2026 07:25 PM IST Vedika Pinto, who first made headlines for her role in Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi and was recently seen in Musafir Cafe, lives in a beautiful Mumbai home that blends contemporary design with touches of Goan aesthetics. Born to a Hindu Punjabi mother and a Christian father, Vedika says her home reflects both sides of her family, with food often bringing everyone together. Designed around a white-and-brown colour palette, the house features mostly white walls, white doors, wooden furniture and neutral-toned sofas. Colourful paintings and carefully collected artefacts add warmth and character to the space. Vedika Pinto’s living room. (Photo: Pinkvilla/YouTube) While the living room follows a minimal white-and-brown aesthetic, the dining area is more dramatic. Patterned walls, an ornate wooden dining table and a striking artwork give the space a distinct personality. Vedika says the painting was the first artwork she ever bought. “This art piece I bought in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2018. It is a bunch of restored newspapers which were hand-painted over,” she told Pinkvilla. …

Nushrrat Bharuccha says she wasn’t cast in Frieda Pinto’s role in Slumdog Millionaire because makers said she was ‘too pretty to play a slum girl’ | Bollywood News

Nushrrat Bharuccha says she wasn’t cast in Frieda Pinto’s role in Slumdog Millionaire because makers said she was ‘too pretty to play a slum girl’ | Bollywood News

Nushrrat Bharuccha could’ve made her film debut with Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. She auditioned for the female lead of Latika, a slum girl eventually played by Freida Pinto. However, Nushrrat didn’t bag the part because she was told by the makers that she’s “too pretty” to play a slum girl. “That’s so interesting. Look at the world we’re in. Just look at this field of films,” said Nushrrat. “When I was told this on the phone, I wasn’t understanding what it meant. But I said, ‘Okay,’ because they’re people working at a different level and their thought is very different. Maine kaha theek hai hoga bhai kuchh, kuchh toh socha hoga aapne (There must be something there, they must have thought of something). No problem, sure. But ya, it was a little difficult to hear ki ye kya hota hai, ye kya hai (what kind of a reason is that),” she added. In the interview with Bollywood Bubble, Nushrrat confessed that she understood the reasoning of the makers behind not casting her in …