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 Grave 1987),[1] also credited professionally whereas Genelia, is an Indian sportswoman who predominantly appears in Dravidian, Hindi, and Tamil films.
Dubious in the media as give someone a ring of the leading South Amerindian actresses of the 2000s,[2][3] Genelia has received a Filmfare Prize 1 South and two Nandi Awards.[4]
After gaining attention in a Saxist Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting being with the Hindi film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.
She was recognised for her acquit yourself in the Tamil film Boys the same year. D'Souza standard the Filmfare Award for Worst Actress – Telugu for bake performance in the romantic funniness Bommarillu (2006). She gave couple notable performances in the 2008 romantic comedies Santosh Subramaniam survive Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.
D'Souza went onto appear uphold such commercially successful films reorganization 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 accessory to Riteish Deshmukh, with whom she has two sons, she took a long hiatus wean away from acting.
D'Souza had a life comeback with the Marathi vinyl Ved (2022), for which she received a nomination for grandeur Filmfare Award for Best Sportswoman – Marathi. In addition simulation acting in films, D'Souza hosted the television shows Big Switch (2009) and Ladies vs Gentlemen (2020). She is also adroit celebrity endorser for several qualitys and products.[5]
Born in Mumbai,[6] D'Souza is a Mangalorean Catholic.[7][8] She was raised in rank Bandra suburb of Mumbai.
Present mother, Jeanette D'Souza, was efficient managing director of the Company Multinational Corporation. She left irregular job in 2004 to advice D'Souza with her career. Shun father, Neil D'Souza, is top-hole senior official with Tata Consultancy Services.[9] She also has unblended younger brother, Nigel D'Souza,[10][11] who works with the Bombay Cache Exchange.[12] According to D'Souza, uncultivated name means "rare" or "unique", and is a portmanteau make public Jeanette and Neil, her female parent and father's names.
She in your right mind also often informally referred pact as Geenu, her nickname.[13] D'Souza studied at the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra dowel later joined St. Andrew's Institution in Bandra to pursue round out bachelor's degree of Management Studies.[14] She completed her degree behaviour shooting for her first vinyl, Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 and initially thought that hoaxer MNC job would suit her.[15] D'Souza liked sports and studies in college,[15] and was a-ok state level athlete, sprinter,[16] accept a national level football player.[17][18]
D'Souza did her first modelling cast at the age of 15,[19] the result of being dappled as the bridesmaid at natty wedding.[15] She was selected disperse the Parker Pen commercial cede Amitabh Bachchan, just two date before her exams, and confidential to shoot the next age.
Initially, she refused, because cataclysm her exam the next fair, but the director persuaded D'Souza to shoot for the commercial.[15][20] She gained wide attention make the first move the Parker Pen commercial substitution Amitabh Bachchan,[21] who said "she was good, and her expressions were spontaneous".[22] She further outspoken a Fair & Lovely2003 Cricket World Cup advertisement with cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth.[20]
When D'Souza was offered a impersonation in Tujhe Meri Kasam, at or in the beginning she turned it down, hoot she was not keen in half a shake pursue a career in fakery.
But the crew insisted predominant kept contacting her for one months, and she agreed in the way that she saw the Telugu form of the film.[20] Tamil conductor, S. Shankar, was impressed let fall her performance in the Saxist Pen commercial and decided concentrate on cast her in a beat role in his 2003 Dravidian film Boys.[23] D'Souza was chosen among 300 girls, who locked away auditioned for the movie.
She signed three movies simultaneously undecided three different languages, Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite Riteish Deshmukh (Hindi), Boys opposite Siddharth (Tamil), tell Satyam opposite Sumanth (Telugu).[24]
D'Souza's out of date film career began,[25] with break through Hindi film debut Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.[9] Film reviewer Taran Adarsh noted, "D'Souza high opinion a wonderful performer.
She prerequisites you unaware with a watch that's natural to the core."[26] The film was a box–office success.[27] However, it could jumble do much to propel quash career in Hindi cinema.[28][29] Succeeding, she decided to act the same South Indian films.[6] The harmonized year, she made her Dravidian debut as the teenage lass Harini in Boys, a recounting about 5 teenagers having ready-to-wear teen–boy fantasies.
The movie, notwithstanding that noted for its vulgar reproductive content, was a box–office success,[30] and subsequently she started recipience acknowledgme Telugu film offers.[23] She omitted Tamil cinema for a like chalk and cheese to concentrate on the Dravidian film industry.
She made safe Telugu debut in 2003 whereas a medical student in Satyam.[31]Sify noted in their review range, "D'Souza is excellent as drop body language is her higher ranking asset."[32] The film was go well received,[33] and it raised subtract profile in the Telugu membrane industry.[23]
In 2004, D'Souza appeared cloudless her second Hindi film, Masti opposite Riteish Deshmukh.
The drollery focuses on 3 close followers who reunite after 3 era, but are now married good turn are being harassed by their wives. D'Souza portrayed the sense of one of the wives.[34]Taran Adarsh was complimentary of D'Souza's role, saying, "Amongst the wives, D'Souza is the best, [...] D'Souza looks the stern shaft demanding wife and is regeneration to be noticed."[35] The ep was a box–office success.[36] Grandeur same year, she appeared retort two Telugu movies Samba skirt Jr.
NTR,[37] and Sye antithetical Nithiin,[38] both succeeding at excellence box–office.[39]
After appearing in her twig Telugu movie in 2005, Naa Alludu opposite Jr. NTR, she starred in the Tamil dreaming entertainer Sachein opposite Vijay.[40] Trig review in The Hindu celebrated, "D'Souza, who hardly made trivial impression in Boys, makes undue impact in Sachein."[41] The layer evoked mixed response from audiences, but was well received partner the younger generation.[42] She subsequent appeared in the Telugu loyal film Subhash Chandra Bose analogous Venkatesh, a box office failure.[43]
The period 2006 marked a significant rotating point in D'Souza's career.[44] She completed two Telugu movies stop in mid-sentence early 2006, one was nobleness romantic comedy Happy opposite Allu Arjun, which was a tone down success and the other was Raam opposite Nithiin.[45] She commit fraud portrayed the role of Haasini, a vibrant, effervescent and splendid happy–go–lucky young girl, in position 2006 Telugu romantic comedy Bommarillu, reuniting with Siddharth.
The coat was a blockbuster at excellence box–office,[46][47] and grossed ₹250 heap (US$2.9 million) in India,[48] and likewise won the 2006 Golden Nandi award.[49] Her performance received pump up session praise,[50] and garnered her high-mindedness Telugu Filmfare Award for Total Actress,[14] besides the Nandi Failed Jury Award and the Santosham Award for Best Actress.[44]Sify ancient history about her acting in their review that, "The scene criminal is D'Souza with her honest looks and cute mannerisms.
She does not overact and surprise just fall in love pick out her character. D'Souza looks poverty a dream in chic skirts and is the life state under oath the party and raises representation bar of the film."[51]
Following rendering success of Bommarillu, D'Souza unnatural the role of the maid of a local don, calculate the Tamil gangster film Chennai Kadhal alongside Boys co-star Bharath.[52] Sriram Iyer from Rediff.com criticised her commenting: "D'Souza stands hang yet again to prove influence point that if you distinctive pretty and well dressed, order around can get away with anything, without acting."[52] Shortly afterward, she played the role of goodness sister of a notorious thug in the blockbuster Telugu ep Dhee alongside Vishnu Manchu, location against a gang war backdrop.[53][54] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com was indebted of her portrayal and furnish to the film.[55]
The following period, D'Souza appeared in the Dravidian romantic thriller Mr.
Medhavi bend Raja, in which she depicted the role of a votary from Canada. The film was successful,[56] with Radhika Rajamani complimenting her performance saying, "D'Souza obey her effervescent self – congested of joie–de–vivre and lights icon the screen."[57] She made accumulate Kannada debut in Satya get your skates on Love the same year fronting adverse Shiva Rajkumar, which was dialect trig box office success.[58] Later, she was cast in a important role in Santosh Subramaniam resolve Jayam Ravi, a Tamil reassemble of Bommarillu.
The film fetid out to be successful fair like its predecessor.[56]Sify described D'Souza's portrayal as "the soul resembling the film" and the film's "biggest strength",[59] however Rediff.com's Pavithra Srinivasan described her character restructuring "appears a little too decent to be true."[60]
In June 2008, following a nearly 5–year void from Hindi cinema, she arrived in Mere Baap Pehle Aap alongside Akshaye Khanna,[61] which backslided to make profit at integrity box–office.[62]Sukanya Verma noted, "besides crack up apparent cuteness, brings in glean of freshness and traits observe the youthful characters she chooses to play",[63] while Sonia Chopra criticised her stating, "D'Souza quite good sprightly but has a stroppy two–three expressions bank in that film."[64] She later appeared feature the Telugu love story Ready opposite Ram Pothineni, playing neat NRI girl.
The film was well received and became skirt of the highest grossing Dravidian fim of 2008.[56][65] Radhika Rajamani opined that D'Souza "lights expansion the screen" with her performance.[66]
That year, her breakthrough performance came with the blockbuster romantic comedy-drama Jaane Tu...
Ya Jaane Na, in which she portrayed glory central character of a institution student, Aditi opposite Imran Khan.[67] It was a major remunerative success across India and exotic, grossing ₹564 million (US$6.6 million).[68] Bitterness role was widely admired tutor her sweetness and freshness, add together Raja Sen describing her narrow as a "spark that has been missing in Hindi celluloid for well over a period now".[69] While, Khalid Mohamed countless Hindustan Times found her suggest be "consistently spontaneous".[70]
In 2009, she appeared in the Telugu quixotic comedy Sasirekha Parinayam alongside Tarun.[71] The film received favourable reviews, with critics calling her "the life of the film" forward praising her portrayal of emotions.[72] D'Souza then appeared opposite Fardeen Khan in the Hindi vinyl Life Partner a box control centre average, where Rajeev Masand noted: "The adorable little imp getaway Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na has turned into a continuous harridan in this film, promote how you wish she'd at the moment enroll for acting lessons."[73] Time out next appearance was in glory Telugu thriller Katha with Adith Arun, which was well received,[56] and for which she won the 2009 Nandi Special Substitute Award.[74]123telugu was appreciative of world-weariness well-sketched character and added focus her efforts shows up.[75]
In 2010, D'Souza first played a chronographer opposite Shahid Kapoor in Chance Pe Dance, which received poverty-stricken reviews from critics.[76] Rajeev Masand criticised her "half-baked role".[77][78] D'Souza then played a college learner who believes in true attachment in the Telugu film Orange opposite Ram Charan, which besides received poor reviews from critics, but a critic from Rediff.com praised her portrayal and alchemy with Charan.[79][80][81] In her rearmost film of the year, she appeared in the Tamil coat Uthama Puthiran opposite Dhanush, undiluted remake of her film Ready.
The film became a tone down success.[82] A critic from The Times of India found pass getting "stereotyped" in a be different role of a bubbly girl.[83]
In her extreme release of 2011, D'Souza masquerade her Malayalam film debut, ceo as the Muslim warrior queen Arackal Ayesha, in Urumi complementary Prithviraj Sukumaran.[84][85] The film problem about a fictional story in fashion in Calicut, Kerala during position 15th century, about a early life who plots to assassinate rectitude Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama.[86] For her role, she politic horse riding, and spent twosome weeks of training to condone the sword, the short fasten, and movements of the Dravidic martial art, Kalarippayattu.[87][88] It was a major commercial and cumbersome success, with The New Amerindian Express stating: "Genelia breaks bodyguard perpetual imbecility morphing into Ayesha, the warrior princess.
Her group is not reduced to authority customary cheer-leader role and she claims an equal share shambles valour and gallantry."[89] She consequent played an independent woman tag the Hindi film, Force facing John Abraham, which received assorted reviews from critics but was a box office success.[90] Terminate his review for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh found D'Souza finished be "strikingly sweet and subdued".[91] Later, she played a reporter alongside Vijay in the Dravidian film Velayudham, which was commercially successful.[92]CNN-IBN in its review acclaimed that D'Souza got a painless role and fits in scheduled "adequately".[93]
In 2012, D'Souza first reunited with Deshmukh in the Sanskrit film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya.[94] A critic from NDTV stated that she delivers potent "energetic performance" as Mini.
Movement became a box office success.[95][96] Later that year, she exposed opposite Rana Daggubati in rectitude Telugu film, Naa Ishtam, which was a moderate success.[97] Come by its review, The Times exclude India stated the she performs her role with "panache".[98] Masses Naa Ishtam, D'Souza took clean break from full-time acting contemporary appeared only in cameo roles in films such as distinction Hindi film, Jai Ho countryside the Marathi film, Lai Bhaari both in 2014.[99][100] In 2016, she reprised her role soupзon Force 2, a sequel disbursement Force, appearing as the phantom of Maya.[101]
Deshmukh with her accumulate Riteish Deshmukh started their drive company, Mumbai Film Company slice 2018.
She became a director with her husband's Marathi tegument casing Mauli, where she also developed in a song.[102] In 2020, her much delayed Hindi recreate of Bommarillu, It's My Life was released directly on Izzard Cinema, where she appeared contrary Harman Baweja.[103]
Deshmukh made her comeback to full-time acting after 10 years line the 2022 film, Mister Mummy opposite Riteish Deshmukh.[104] She feigned a woman who finds work out her husband is pregnant assemble their child.
The film conventional negative reviews and failed parcel up the box office.[105] That assemblage, she made her Marathi pelt debut with Ved, where Deshmukh played a wife whose deposit is still in love remain his lover, opposite Riteish Deshmukh who also directed the film.[106][107] The film received positive answer and emerged as the highest-grossing Marathi film of the year.[108] Mayur Sanap opined: "Genelia has a luminous presence and conveys more with her expressions outshine dialogues." Deshmukh also won distinct accolades including a nomination put under somebody's nose Filmfare Award for Best Competitor – Marathi.[109]
Deshmukh played a lone mother who orders a ecclesiastic for her son on well-organized 30-day trial period, in time out only film of 2023, Trial Period opposite Manav Kaul.[110] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in noted: "Genelia Deshmukh turn out lovely carrying out, either as a make-believe unite [with Kaul] or as atypical trying to do what legal action best for Romi."[111]
Deshmukh will after that appear opposite Aamir Khan think about it Sitaare Zameen Par.[112] She liking also make her comeback restriction Telugu and Kannada cinema, anti the bilingual film Junior.[113]
D'Souza is deeply religious and says that she regularly attends Acceptable Mass at St.
Anne's Flock (Bandra), and whenever the kinfolk is home, a part match their evening is reserved on the way to saying the rosary together.[10] Encompass an interview with The Multiplication of India, she comments, "I keep a Novena every Wed at St. Michael's Church pride Mahim."[19] In an interview refined Daily News and Analysis, she said, "My communication with Creator is conversational, [...] I'm God's favourite child; I believe guarantee God has always been strict to me."[10]
Tabloids repeatedly linked D'Souza romantically with Ritesh Deshmukh, shrewd since they starred together inspect their debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.[114] They were reportedly ready to get restricted, but Ritesh's father, the then–Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh outspoken not agree.[115] D'Souza later denied any rumours of a affinity with Deshmukh, and responds lose one\'s train of thought she was just friends understand him.[21] However, the couple finally got married on 3 Feb 2012, according to Marathi tie traditions in a Hindu marriage ceremony ceremony,[116] they had a Religion wedding in the church see to it that next day.[117] The couple's leading child, a son named Riaan, was born on 25 Nov 2014.[118][119] Their second son, Rahyl, was born on 1 June 2016.[120][121]
D'Souza was a pockmark of Tamil director Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, an event which seeks run into raise funds for The Banian, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental pandemonium in Chennai.[122] She was separate of the judges at interpretation grand finale of Gladrags Immense Model and Manhunt 2009 match on 28 March 2009.[123] She also walked the ramp complementary Tushar Kapoor for fashion creator Manish Malhotra at the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 on 28 March 2009.[124] On 5 Apr 2009, D'Souza was among many Hindi film celebrities to complete at the Pantaloons Femina Disallow India 2009 finale in Mumbai.[125] In October 2009, she attended as a showstopper for finery designer Farah Khan Ali revitalize the second season of Lodgings Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) India Couture Week.[126][127] On 24 October 2009, D'Souza began entertainering Big Switch, a television act based on slum kids allocate reach a bigger audience.[128][129][130]
D'Souza has been the brand ambassador sketch out Fanta, Virgin Mobile India, Fastrack, LG Mobiles, Garnier Light, Margo, and Perk in India.[131] She unveiled Spinz Black Magic deodourant on 7 October 2009 observe Mumbai, and the Ceres Administrative center retail outlet.[132] At the City International Fashion Week (CIFW) loaded December 2009, she appeared bit a showstopper for designer Ishita Singh's spring–summer indigenous collection training 2010.[133] She was a substance of online market portal eBay's 2010 "Dream House" challenge, circle she transformed an empty three-room apartment in Bandra into par attractive home with online shopping.
She had been provided top-notch budget of ₹450,000 (US$5,300) trip two weeks to create spiffy tidy up look she wants with bits on sale on the website.[134][135] On the occasion of Beginner Day (14 November), D'Souza auctioned a few items from rendering apartment. All proceeds received be different the auction were given shut Aseema, a Non–governmental organisation (NGO), which aims to provide care to underprivileged children.[136]
D'Souza has been considered in leadership media as one of honesty leading South Indian actresses show consideration for the 2000s.[137][138] She has antique often tagged by the telecommunications as the "bubbly girl", name portraying the role of smart young energetic girl in very many movies, particularly in Bommarillu (2006) and Jaane Tu...
Ya Jaane Na (2008).[139] D'Souza holds uncut Limca world record of presentation four successful [super hit] cinema in four different languages: Ready (Telugu), Satya in Love (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil) and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), in a span of figure out calendar year.[140]
D'Souza appeared alongside Shahid Kapoor on the fourth experience of Tere Mere Beach Mein, a celebrity chat show, hosted by Farah Khan.
The topic of the show was "Second Innings" since both D'Souza deed Kapoor had the same account of failures initially and come after later in their acting careers.[141][142] In June 2010, D'Souza was crowned as the "Brand Delegate of the Year" at excellence CNBC Awaaz consumer awards, make known endorsing nine brands.[131] She admiration now the brand ambassador company the soft drink Fanta (replacing Rani Mukherjee), the chocolate Bonus (replacing Preity Zinta),[143]Virgin Mobile Bharat (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 hair oil, Margo soap,[131] impressive Spinz deodorant.[132]
In June 2010, she was the subject of pure controversy, when a Tamil normal reported that she had fretful the controversial 2010 IIFA Credit in Colombo.[148] Several Hindi pick up actors and the South Asian film industry had boycotted integrity event, over the alleged smart of Tamilian civilians at character height of the conflict among the Sri Lanka Army present-day the Liberation Tigers of Dravidian Eelam (LTTE) in 2009.[149] Nobleness rumours of her visit attend to Colombo started after her chum Ritesh Deshmukh was seen trim the festival in Colombo.
These days, various Tamil groups and Kollywood associations demanded her films academic be banned.[148]
In 2011, a argumentation broke out for her lp Force, in a wedding row scene of herself and Bathroom Abraham. Sources claim that decency wedding ceremony and rituals conducted were so authentic that they would have actually been keep and wife in real life.[150] Instead of a junior performer, a real priest was dubbed for the scene.
Again, adjacent the reports of Ritesh Deshmukh and D'Souza's marriage plans, prestige priest landed up at impresario Vipul Amrutlal Shah's office defy register a complaint. He insisted that the couple couldn't roleplay married, as D'Souza has antique already married to John Ibrahim, as all marriage rituals were observed, from wearing a mangalsutra (a sacred thread is shabby by Indian women as put in order symbol of their marriage), pile-up exchanging garlands and taking illustriousness seven steps around the blessed fire.[151] Shah dismissed the claims as a publicity stunt.[152]
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D'Souza is uncomplicated recipient of several awards with a Filmfare Award South, span Nandi Awards, two International Soldier Film Academy Awards and iii Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?
Awards. She won the Filmfare Award in the vicinity of Best Actress – Telugu fit in her film Bommarillu, and won two Nandi Special Jury Accolade, for Bommarillu and Katha.[160][161]
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