We reported last week about Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto seen kissing in Israel – word came in that they are officially a couple. Now we’re getting the backstory on the relationship, including a rather bitter interview from Freida’s former fiance, Rohan Antao. Apparently, Freida and Dev became a couple rather quickly once they got thrown together, promoting the film. They were spending so much time together, and one thing led to another. Freida jettisoned her relationship with Rohan… over the phone. That’s just one reason Rohan is bitter – but Freida might have lied to him in the beginning of her realtionship with Dev.

“Slumdog Millionaire” stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto deny there’s romance between them, but their actions don’t match their words!

The two were spotted getting cozy recently – even kissing – during lunch at an Israeli restaurant. In fact, Dev flew to Israel to spend time with beautiful Freida, who is on location filming the movie Miral, about the founding of an orphanage in Israel’s early days.

“They couldn’t keep their eyes or hands off of each other,” says a source. “At one point Freida laid her head on his shoulder, looking into his eyes, and they kissed.”

Before Slumdog Millionaire became an international sensation, Freida was engaged to marketing executive Rohan Antao. He blamed the breakup on his engagement on his former fiancee’s relationship with Dev.

“She ended it with me after getting close to Dev Patel,” Rohan said. “We both agreed we wanted to spend out lives together.”

Film producers had intentionally tried to keep Freida and Rohan’s relationship under wraps. He was kept in the background during promotional tours – while Freida and Dev, who played childhood sweethearts in the hit film, were out together enjoying the spotlight.

“She was always with Dev, doing press publicity. I knew there was chemistry between them, but she said she had no feelings toward him at that time,” Rohan stated.

But once Freida got close to Dev, it wasn’t long before she broke off their engagement in a telephone call, he explained.

“I hate the film. It wrecked my relationship.”

The Israeli lunch date isn’t the first time the couple sent tongues wagging about their relationship. Dev and Freida were seen holding hands in Los Angeles in January at the Sweet Lady Jane bakery, kissing while they shard a slice of Oreo cheesecake. They also spent Valentine’s Day in London together, where they stopped at an Oxford Street jewelry store.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition May 11, 2009]

Once the story broke that Freida was engaged (and maybe married) to Rohan, a lot of commenters pointed out that Rohan isn’t the most attractive of men. I think he probably knew how lucky he was to be Freida, but when she broke his heart, he turned into this really negative person. So did Freida cheat? Was there some discrepancies in time between when Freida started with Dev and ended with Rohan? Probably. If you were hanging out with Dev Patel, how could you not jump him? He’s so cute!

Frieda Pinto and Dev Patel are shown on 1/21/09 and 1/12/09. Credit: PRPhotos