Freida Pinto to play British spy Noor Inayat Khan in limited series

'Slumdog Millionaire' actor Freida Pinto is all set to star as Noor Inayat Khan in a limited series about World War II spy. Based on author Shrabani Basu's novel Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, the screenplay of the series has been written by Olivia Hetreed. Expressing her excitement, Pinto told a leading daily that she is thrilled to play the role of the most unlikely heroine of World War 2.