Slumdog Millionaire stars find love in Israel

Rumors of a romance between the two stars of Slumdog Millionaire have been circulating for months, but now the young love seems to have been confirmed, with a secret rendezvous in Israel.

The mother of Dev Patel, who plays Jamal in the Oscar-winning movie, has confirmed that her son flew out to Israel to join former co-star Freida Pinto, where she is filming for Julian Schnabel's latest film Miral.

According to the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, 18-year-old Patel and 24-year-old Pinto were snapped enjoying an intimate meeting together in Tel Aviv.

Patel's mother told the Mirror: "First it was the film and now everything else seems to have slotted into place. Life can't get any better for him. Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them. Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her."

Media reports say that the two spent several hours at a hotel in the city, then visited the port before dinner at a beachfront restaurant.

The reports claim that the two were "smooching and holding hands" to the delight of a passing group of Japanese tourists.

Pinto's latest movie, Miral, is the story of an Arab woman who tries to open an orphanage in Jerusalem following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

	Dev Patel, left, and Freida Pinto with Slumdog director Danny Boyle at the Oscars in February.
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