Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto have been caught kissing during a romantic night out in Israel.

Rumours that the actors, who played childhood sweethearts in the Oscar-winning movie, are dating for real began circulating after Slumdog co-star Anil Kapoor hinted they were an item, reports Contactmusic.

Kapoor said, "When I meet them I feel there is something happening. (I think) this is the beginning of something exciting happening. They definitely make a great pair. Both of them look very good together." However, Patel and Pinto have frequently dismissed rumours they are dating.

Pinto said: "We're not dating, " while 18-year-old Patel added, "No, we're not seeing each other." However, the British teenager recently visited Israel to see Pinto on the set of her new movie ‘Miral', and the pair was later spotted enjoying a few tender moments during a romantic dinner.