Pinto had four releases in 2011 . The first was the science fiction film '' Rise of the Planet of the Apes '' , a reboot of the '' Planet of the Apes '' series . She played the role of Caroline Aranha , a primatologist who falls in love with the main character , played by James Franco . To prepare for her role , she researched the career of English anthropologist Jane Goodall . The film went on to gross million worldwide ; it remains her highest-grossing film as of April 2016 . Pinto 's character received criticism for being too one-dimensional : Anthony Quinn of '' The Independent '' called it a " failure " , and Todd McCarthy of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' described the character as the most " boringly decorous tag-along girlfriend seen onscreen in years . " Pinto 's second screen appearance of the year was playing the title character in Michael Winterbottom 's '' Trishna '' . The film , based on Thomas Hardy 's novel '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles '' , gave Pinto the role of a teenage Rajasthani peasant , who leaves her family to work for a British-born Indian hotelier , played by Riz Ahmed . It premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and gained a mixed response from critics . Nishat Bari of '' India Today '' called Pinto 's role her " most substantial " one to that point . Philip French of '' The Guardian '' stated that Pinto " captivates " in the lead role , while Roger Ebert of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' called her performance " touchingly beautiful " . In contrast , Manohla Dargis of '' The New York Times '' wrote that Pinto is " one of the film 's loveliest attractions , but she and her director have n't been able to give Trishna a pulse "
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Freida Pinto