Freida Pinto, Cory Tran announce pregnancy

The couple shared the news of their engagement in November

73-Freida-Pinto Agent Pinto: Freida Pinto is set to play World War II British spy Noor Inayat Khan in the limited series, Spy Princess, an adaptation of Shrabani Basu’s book, Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan. “At a time in this world where we are all looking at leadership and courage to guide and lead us all back to some semblance of sanity and order, I take great comfort in the quiet strength, grace, intelligence and grit that Noor Inayat Khan possessed in the face of chaos during WW2,” Pinto posted on Instagram. Anand Tucker will direct the film and Olivia Hetreed will write its script | AFP

Actor Freida Pinto and her fiance, photographer Cory Tran are expecting their first child.

Pinto, best known for appearing in British and American films like Slumdog Millionaire and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, announced her pregnancy in an Instagram post on Monday night.

"Baby Tran, coming this Fall," she wrote alongside her photo with Tran cradling her baby bump.

Tran shared the same post on his Instagram handle.

The couple shared the news of their engagement in November.

On the work front, Pinto will be seen essaying the role of World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan in a limited series, directed by Anand Tucker of "Hilary and Jackie" fame.