Is ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ actress Frida Pinto toying with an idea of working with Madhur Bhandarkar? If grapevine is to be believed, it is pretty much the case. Sounds surprising though because ever since her movie turned out to be a multiple Oscar winner, there hasn’t been much seen or heard about her working with a particular filmmaker from Bollywood.

In fact her assignments so far have been with the directors from the West as well. While she is presently shooting for ‘Miral’ in Israel with American director Julian Schnabel, Woody Allen has also signed Frida for a film, which is said to feature a mammoth star cast comprising of heavy weights like Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts and Antonio Banderas. In such a scenario, Freida expressing her desire to work with Madhur Bhandarkar has set tongues wagging in Bollywood.

So are we looking at an international association in the making? When questioned, this is what Madhur Bhandarkar had to tell, “I think it would be akin to jumping the gun. In fact till the time I was informed by media about this, I was unaware of any such statement coming from her. She hasn’t spoken to me about this at all.”

He must be open to the idea though, right? After all her international appreciation coupled with his obsession for making quality movies with a realistic treatment would be a lethal combination, isn’t it?

“Of course I would be happy if we end up working together. She has done quite well for herself during last few months and I respect her caliber as an actress. So yes, if an opportunity strikes door and there is a character where she fits in well, I would certainly be game”, comes an expected answer from Madhur.

The ball is in court of Freida now, who is busy with her international projects, is certainly not giving up on Bollywood. She has made the first move; now it has to be seen if she will go on to make a full-on dash next!