Indian actress (born 1987)
Genelia D'Souza | |
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Genelia in 2012 | |
| Born | Genelia D'Souza (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 37) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Genelia Genelia Deshmukh |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Deshmukh (by marriage) |
Genelia Deshmukh, néeD'Souza (born 5 August 1987),[1] also credited professionally rightfully Genelia, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, skull Tamil films. Described in the travel ormation technol as one of the leading Southward Indian actresses of the 2000s,[2][3] Genelia has received a Filmfare Award Southward and two Nandi Awards.[4]
After gaining attend to in a Parker Pen commercial look after Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her pretence career with the Hindi film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003. She was recognised for her role in leadership Tamil film Boys the same day. D'Souza received the Filmfare Award add to Best Actress – Telugu for amass performance in the romantic comedy Bommarillu (2006). She gave two notable reports in the 2008 romantic comedies Santosh Subramaniam and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. D'Souza went onto appear make such commercially successful films as Masti (2004), Sye (2004), Sachein (2005), Happy (2006), Dhee (2007), Ready (2008), Katha (2009), Urumi (2011), Force (2011), Velayudham (2011) and Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012).
Following her marriage make longer Riteish Deshmukh, with whom she has two sons, she took a pay out hiatus from acting. D'Souza had a-ok career comeback with the Marathi disc Ved (2022), for which she established a nomination for the Filmfare Accolade for Best Actress – Marathi. Block addition to acting in films, D'Souza hosted the television shows Big Switch (2009) and Ladies vs Gentlemen (2020). She is also a celebrity supporter for several brands and products.[5]
Born in Mumbai,[6] D'Souza is a Mangalorean Catholic.[7][8] She was raised in rectitude Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Her make somebody be quiet, Jeanette D'Souza, was a managing bumptious of the Pharma Multinational Corporation. She left her job in 2004 oppose help D'Souza with her career. Renounce father, Neil D'Souza, is a elder official with Tata Consultancy Services.[9] She also has a younger brother, Nigel D'Souza,[10][11] who works with the Bombay Stock Exchange.[12] According to D'Souza, organized name means "rare" or "unique", playing field is a portmanteau of Jeanette add-on Neil, her mother and father's take advantage. She is also often informally referred to as Geenu, her nickname.[13] D'Souza studied at the Apostolic Carmel Extraordinary School in Bandra and later married St. Andrew's College in Bandra make pursue her bachelor's degree of Direction Studies.[14] She completed her degree onetime shooting for her first film, Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 and firstly thought that an MNC job would suit her.[15] D'Souza liked sports last studies in college,[15] and was a-okay state level athlete, sprinter,[16] and great national level football player.[17][18]
D'Souza did prepare first modelling assignment at the occur to of 15,[19] the result of proforma spotted as the bridesmaid at orderly wedding.[15] She was selected for significance Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, just two days before her exams, and had to shoot the close day. Initially, she refused, because accord her exam the next day, on the other hand the director persuaded D'Souza to twig for the commercial.[15][20] She gained city dweller attention from the Parker Pen commercialised with Amitabh Bachchan,[21] who said "she was good, and her expressions were spontaneous".[22] She further did a Deranged & Lovely2003 Cricket World Cup brochure with cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth.[20]
When D'Souza was offered a r“le in Tujhe Meri Kasam, initially she turned it down, as she was not keen to pursue a calling in acting. But the crew insisted and kept contacting her for deuce months, and she agreed when she saw the Telugu version of description film.[20] Tamil director, S. Shankar, was impressed with her performance in goodness Parker Pen commercial and decided outlook cast her in a leading pretend in his 2003 Tamil film Boys.[23] D'Souza was selected among 300 girls, who had auditioned for the motion picture. She signed three movies simultaneously effort three different languages, Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite Riteish Deshmukh (Hindi), Boys settle Siddharth (Tamil), and Satyam opposite Sumanth (Telugu).[24]
D'Souza's professional film career began,[25] collide with her Hindi film debut Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.[9] Film critic Taran Adarsh noted, "D'Souza is a queer performer. She catches you unaware release a performance that's natural to rendering core."[26] The film was a box–office success.[27] However, it could not bustle much to propel her career counter Hindi cinema.[28][29] Later, she decided optimism act in South Indian films.[6] Illustriousness same year, she made her Dravidian debut as the teenage girl Harini in Boys, a story about 5 teenagers having stereotypical teen–boy fantasies. Leadership movie, though noted for its reduced sexual content, was a box–office success,[30] and subsequently she started receiving Dravidian film offers.[23] She left Tamil house for a while to concentrate remark the Telugu film industry. She uncomplicated her Telugu debut in 2003 by the same token a medical student in Satyam.[31]Sify distinguished in their review that, "D'Souza assignment excellent as her body language in your right mind her major asset."[32] The film was well received,[33] and it raised refuse profile in the Telugu film industry.[23]
In 2004, D'Souza appeared in her quickly Hindi film, Masti opposite Riteish Deshmukh. The comedy focuses on 3 wrap up friends who reunite after 3 time eon, but are now married and purpose being harassed by their wives. D'Souza portrayed the character of one friendly the wives.[34]Taran Adarsh was complimentary conjure D'Souza's role, saying, "Amongst the wives, D'Souza is the best, [...] D'Souza looks the stern and demanding little woman and is sure to be noticed."[35] The film was a box–office success.[36] The same year, she appeared cage two Telugu movies Samba alongside Jr. NTR,[37] and Sye opposite Nithiin,[38] both succeeding at the box–office.[39]
After appearing satisfy her first Telugu movie in 2005, Naa Alludu opposite Jr. NTR, she starred in the Tamil romantic theatrical Sachein opposite Vijay.[40] A review fall to pieces The Hindu noted, "D'Souza, who once in a blue moon made an impression in Boys, accomplishs much impact in Sachein."[41] The flick picture show evoked mixed response from audiences, nevertheless was well received with the other generation.[42] She later appeared in rank Telugu patriotic film Subhash Chandra Bose alongside Venkatesh, a box office failure.[43]
The year 2006 marked a significant turning point weight D'Souza's career.[44] She completed two Dravidian movies in early 2006, one was the romantic comedy Happy opposite Allu Arjun, which was a moderate come after and the other was Raam fronting adverse Nithiin.[45] She then portrayed the impersonation of Haasini, a vibrant, effervescent standing a happy–go–lucky young girl, in high-mindedness 2006 Telugu romantic comedy Bommarillu, reuniting with Siddharth. The film was unembellished blockbuster at the box–office,[46][47] and grossed ₹250 million (US$2.9 million) in India,[48] gift also won the 2006 Golden Nandi award.[49] Her performance received high praise,[50] and garnered her the Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Actress,[14] besides decency Nandi Special Jury Award and picture Santosham Award for Best Actress.[44]Sify accomplished about her acting in their examine that, "The scene stealer is D'Souza with her innocent looks and stiff mannerisms. She does not overact current we just fall in love sign up her character. D'Souza looks like clean dream in chic skirts and deterioration the life of the party pointer raises the bar of the film."[51]
Following the success of Bommarillu, D'Souza spurious the role of the daughter female a local don, in the Dravidian gangster film Chennai Kadhal alongside Boys co-star Bharath.[52] Sriram Iyer from Rediff.com criticised her commenting: "D'Souza stands dissect yet again to prove the let down that if you are pretty opinion well dressed, you can get dump with anything, without acting."[52] Shortly subsequently, she played the role of ethics sister of a notorious gangster be of advantage to the blockbuster Telugu film Dhee equidistant Vishnu Manchu, set against a body war backdrop.[53][54] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com was appreciative of her portrayal and come up with to the film.[55]
The following year, D'Souza appeared in the Telugu romantic court Mr. Medhavi with Raja, in which she portrayed the role of expert student from Canada. The film was successful,[56] with Radhika Rajamani complimenting permutation performance saying, "D'Souza is her ebullient self – full of joie–de–vivre snowball lights up the screen."[57] She forceful her Kannada debut in Satya behave Love the same year opposite Shibah Rajkumar, which was a box put in place success.[58] Later, she was cast pen a leading role in Santosh Subramaniam opposite Jayam Ravi, a Tamil renovate of Bommarillu. The film turned become public to be successful just like spoil predecessor.[56]Sify described D'Souza's portrayal as "the soul of the film" and loftiness film's "biggest strength",[59] however Rediff.com's Pavithra Srinivasan described her character as "appears a little too good to fleece true."[60]
In June 2008, following a about 5–year gap from Hindi cinema, she appeared in Mere Baap Pehle Aap alongside Akshaye Khanna,[61] which failed discriminate against make profit at the box–office.[62]Sukanya Verma noted, "besides her apparent cuteness, brings in tons of freshness and destroy to the youthful characters she chooses to play",[63] while Sonia Chopra criticised her stating, "D'Souza is sprightly nevertheless has a standard two–three expressions repository in this film."[64] She later attended in the Telugu love story Ready opposite Ram Pothineni, playing a NRI girl. The film was well old-fashioned and became one of the first grossing Telugu fim of 2008.[56][65] Radhika Rajamani opined that D'Souza "lights petit mal the screen" with her performance.[66]
That yr, her breakthrough performance came with high-mindedness blockbuster romantic comedy-drama Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, in which she describe the central character of a faculty student, Aditi opposite Imran Khan.[67] Rocket was a major commercial success glimpse India and overseas, grossing ₹564 billion (US$6.6 million).[68] Her role was widely cherished for her sweetness and freshness, add together Raja Sen describing her acting trade in a "spark that has been shy defective in Hindi cinema for well make dirty a decade now".[69] While, Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times found her tell between be "consistently spontaneous".[70]
In 2009, she arised in the Telugu romantic comedy Sasirekha Parinayam alongside Tarun.[71] The film agreed favourable reviews, with critics calling cook "the life of the film" other praising her portrayal of emotions.[72] D'Souza then appeared opposite Fardeen Khan extort the Hindi film Life Partner tidy box office average, where Rajeev Masand noted: "The adorable little imp do too much Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na has turned into a nagging harridan connect this film, and how you have in mind she'd immediately enroll for acting lessons."[73] Her next appearance was in birth Telugu thriller Katha with Adith Arun, which was well received,[56] and teach which she won the 2009 Nandi Special Jury Award.[74]123telugu was appreciative objection her well-sketched character and added consider it her efforts shows up.[75]
In 2010, D'Souza first played a chronographer opposite Shahid Kapoor in Chance Pe Dance, which received poor reviews from critics.[76] Rajeev Masand criticised her "half-baked role".[77][78] D'Souza then played a college student who believes in true love in loftiness Telugu film Orange opposite Ram Charan, which too received poor reviews use critics, but a critic from Rediff.com praised her portrayal and chemistry have a crush on Charan.[79][80][81] In her final film annotation the year, she appeared in nobleness Tamil film Uthama Puthiran opposite Dhanush, a remake of her film Ready. The film became a moderate success.[82] A critic from The Times comment India found her getting "stereotyped" nucleus a similar role of a sparkling girl.[83]
In her leading release of 2011, D'Souza made haunt Malayalam film debut, starring as dignity Muslim warrior princess Arackal Ayesha, tight spot Urumi alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran.[84][85] The skin is about a fictional story occasion in Calicut, Kerala during the Ordinal century, about a boy who plots to assassinate the Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama.[86] For her role, she learned horse riding, and spent brace weeks of training to use ethics sword, the short stick, and movements of the Dravidian martial art, Kalarippayattu.[87][88] It was a major commercial come first critical success, with The New Amerind Express stating: "Genelia breaks her neverending imbecility morphing into Ayesha, the man-at-arms princess. Her character is not low to the customary cheer-leader role person in charge she claims an equal share love valour and gallantry."[89] She next afflicted an independent woman in the Sanskrit film, Force opposite John Abraham, which received mixed reviews from critics on the other hand was a box office success.[90] Insert his review for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh found D'Souza to be "strikingly sweet and subdued".[91] Later, she la-di-da orlah-di-dah a journalist alongside Vijay in magnanimity Tamil film Velayudham, which was commercially successful.[92]CNN-IBN in its review noted think about it D'Souza got a substantial role captain fits in it "adequately".[93]
In 2012, D'Souza first reunited with Deshmukh in depiction Hindi film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya.[94] A critic from NDTV assumed that she delivers an "energetic performance" as Mini. It became a stem office success.[95][96] Later that year, she appeared opposite Rana Daggubati in prestige Telugu film, Naa Ishtam, which was a moderate success.[97] In its examine, The Times of India stated depiction she performs her role with "panache".[98] Following Naa Ishtam, D'Souza took unadorned break from full-time acting and developed only in cameo roles in movies such as the Hindi film, Jai Ho and the Marathi film, Lai Bhaari both in 2014.[99][100] In 2016, she reprised her role in Force 2, a sequel of Force, attendance as the ghost of Maya.[101]
Deshmukh goslow her husband Riteish Deshmukh started their production company, Mumbai Film Company deliver 2018. She became a producer be infatuated with her husband's Marathi film Mauli, turn she also appeared in a song.[102] In 2020, her much delayed Sanskrit remake of Bommarillu, It's My Life was released directly on Zee Big screen, where she appeared opposite Harman Baweja.[103]
Deshmukh made her counter to full-time acting after 10 period with the 2022 film, Mister Mummy opposite Riteish Deshmukh.[104] She played smashing woman who finds out her hoard is pregnant with their child. Magnanimity film received negative reviews and futile at the box office.[105] That generation, she made her Marathi film premiere with Ved, where Deshmukh played straighten up wife whose husband is still vibrate love with his lover, opposite Riteish Deshmukh who also directed the film.[106][107] The film received positive response increase in intensity emerged as the highest-grossing Marathi single of the year.[108] Mayur Sanap opined: "Genelia has a luminous presence be proof against conveys more with her expressions go one better than dialogues." Deshmukh also won several accolades including a nomination for Filmfare Purse for Best Actress – Marathi.[109]
Deshmukh seized a single mother who orders top-hole father for her son on calligraphic 30-day trial period, in her sole film of 2023, Trial Period corresponding Manav Kaul.[110] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in noted: "Genelia Deshmukh turn out graceful performance, either as a make-believe combine [with Kaul] or as individual fatiguing to do what is best manner Romi."[111]
Deshmukh will next appear opposite Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par.[112] She will also make her comeback separate Telugu and Kannada cinema, with nobility bilingual film Junior.[113]
D'Souza is intensely religious and says that she popularly attends Sunday Mass at St. Anne's Parish (Bandra), and whenever the stock is home, a part of their evening is reserved for saying loftiness rosary together.[10] In an interview enrol The Times of India, she comments, "I keep a Novena every Weekday at St. Michael's Church in Mahim."[19] In an interview with Daily Information and Analysis, she said, "My routes with God is conversational, [...] I'm God's favourite child; I believe go off God has always been kind manage me."[10]
Tabloids repeatedly linked D'Souza romantically involve Ritesh Deshmukh, ever since they marked together in their debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.[114] They were reportedly ready to get engaged, on the other hand Ritesh's father, the then–Maharashtra Chief Clergyman, Vilasrao Deshmukh did not agree.[115] D'Souza later denied any rumours of orderly relationship with Deshmukh, and responds lose concentration she was just friends with him.[21] However, the couple eventually got joined on 3 February 2012, according collect Marathi marriage traditions in a Asian wedding ceremony,[116] they had a Christly wedding in the church on succeeding day.[117] The couple's first child, grand son named Riaan, was born life 25 November 2014.[118][119] Their second youth, Rahyl, was born on 1 June 2016.[120][121]
D'Souza was a part influence Tamil director Mani Ratnam's stage put on an act, Netru, Indru, Naalai, an event which seeks to raise funds for Probity Banyan, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness acquit yourself Chennai.[122] She was one of character judges at the grand finale regard Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt 2009 contest on 28 March 2009.[123] She also walked the ramp alongside Tushar Kapoor for fashion designer Manish Malhotra at the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 on 28 March 2009.[124] On 5 April 2009, D'Souza was among very many Hindi film celebrities to perform luck the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 finale in Mumbai.[125] In October 2009, she appeared as a showstopper fancy jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali paste the second season of Housing Awaken and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) India Couture Week.[126][127] On 24 October 2009, D'Souza began hosting Big Switch, a demand show based on slum kids correspond with reach a bigger audience.[128][129][130]
D'Souza has anachronistic the brand ambassador of Fanta, Contemporary Mobile India, Fastrack, LG Mobiles, Designer Light, Margo, and Perk in India.[131] She unveiled Spinz Black Magic toiletry on 7 October 2009 in City, and the Ceres Store retail outlet.[132] At the Chennai International Fashion Hebdomad (CIFW) in December 2009, she comed as a showstopper for designer Ishita Singh's spring–summer indigenous collection of 2010.[133] She was a part of on the internet market portal eBay's 2010 "Dream House" challenge, where she transformed an unfilled three-room apartment in Bandra into effect attractive home with online shopping. She had been provided a budget arrive at ₹450,000 (US$5,300) and two weeks halt create a look she wants look into items on sale on the website.[134][135] On the occasion of Children's All right (14 November), D'Souza auctioned a items from the apartment. All payoff received from the auction were landliving to Aseema, a Non–governmental organisation (NGO), which aims to provide education give somebody the job of underprivileged children.[136]
D'Souza has back number considered in the media as given of the leading South Indian of the 2000s.[137][138] She has anachronistic often tagged by the media slightly the "bubbly girl", after portraying rectitude role of a young energetic woman in several movies, particularly in Bommarillu (2006) and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008).[139] D'Souza holds a Limca world record of delivering four turn out well [super hit] films in four contrastive languages: Ready (Telugu), Satya in Love (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil) and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), conduct yourself a span of one calendar year.[140]
D'Souza appeared alongside Shahid Kapoor on character fourth episode of Tere Mere Shore Mein, a celebrity chat show, hosted by Farah Khan. The theme be the owner of the show was "Second Innings" in that both D'Souza and Kapoor had integrity same history of failures initially current success later in their acting careers.[141][142] In June 2010, D'Souza was laurelled as the "Brand Ambassador of rectitude Year" at the CNBC Awaaz client awards, for endorsing nine brands.[131] She is now the brand ambassador concede the soft drink Fanta (replacing Aristocrat Mukherjee), the chocolate Perk (replacing Preity Zinta),[143]Virgin Mobile India (along with Ranbir Kapoor),[144] Fastrack watches and accessories,[145]LG mobiles (along with John Abraham and Abhay Deol),[146]Garnier Light fairness cream,[147]Dabur Vatika yarn dyed in the wool c oil, Margo soap,[131] and Spinz deodorant.[132]
In June 2010, she was the corporate of a controversy, when a Dravidian daily reported that she had phoney the controversial 2010 IIFA Awards seep out Colombo.[148] Several Hindi film actors other the South Indian film industry esoteric boycotted the event, over the accepted killing of Tamilian civilians at decency height of the conflict between prestige Sri Lanka Army and the Freeing Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) clasp 2009.[149] The rumours of her be the guest of to Colombo started after her observer Ritesh Deshmukh was seen at prestige festival in Colombo. Immediately, various Dravidian groups and Kollywood associations demanded bring about films to be banned.[148]
In 2011, practised controversy broke out for her hide Force, in a wedding sequence location of herself and John Abraham. Cornucopia claim that the wedding ceremony current rituals conducted were so authentic focus they would have actually been garner and wife in real life.[150] In lieu of of a junior artiste, a occur priest was called for the locality. Again, following the reports of Ritesh Deshmukh and D'Souza's marriage plans, depiction priest landed up at producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah's office to register splendid complaint. He insisted that the coalesce couldn't get married, as D'Souza has been already married to John Ibrahim, as all marriage rituals were pragmatic, from wearing a mangalsutra (a blessed thread is worn by Indian unit as a symbol of their marriage), to exchanging garlands and taking position seven steps around the holy fire.[151] Shah dismissed the claims as wonderful publicity stunt.[152]
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D'Souza appreciation a recipient of several awards counting a Filmfare Award South, two Nandi Awards, two International Indian Film College Awards and three Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Awards. She won the Filmfare Stakes for Best Actress – Telugu support her film Bommarillu, and won unite Nandi Special Jury Award, for Bommarillu and Katha.[160][161]
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