Genelia D’Souza is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appeared in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, Genelia began her acting career with the box-office hit Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.
She was recognized for her role in Boys the same year, and later established herself in Telugu cinema by acting in several Telugu films during 2003–2012.Genelia received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic film, Bommarillu, which earned her critical acclaim.
In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of Bommarillu, and the Bollywood movie Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na. Having acted in several commercially successful movies in Telugu and Tamil, Genelia has established herself as one of the leading actresses of the South Indian film industry. In addition to mainstream acting, Genelia has hosted the television show Big Switch, and has been the brand ambassador of Fanta, Virgin Mobile India, Fastrack, LG Mobiles, Garnier Light, Margo, and Perk in India.Born in Mumbai, Genelia is a Mangalorean Catholic.She was raised in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai.
Her mother Jeanette D’Souza was a managing director of the Pharma Multinational corporation. She left her job in 2004 to help Genelia with her career. Her father Neil D’Souza, is a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services.She also has a younger brother, Nigel D’Souza,who works with the Bombay Stock Exchange. According to Genelia, her name means “rare” or “unique”, and is a portmanteau of Jeanette and Neil, her mother and father’s names. She is also often informally referred to as Geenu, her nickname.
Genelia studied at the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra and later joined St. Andrew’s College in Bandra to pursue her bachelor’s degree of Management Studies. She completed her degree while shooting for her first film, Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 and initially thought that an MNC job would suit her. She liked sports and studies in college, and was a state level athlete, sprinter, and a national level football player.
Genelia D’Souza All Movie List :
Film | Role | Language | Year |
Tujhe Meri Kasam Boys Satyam | Anjali “Anju” Harini Ankitha | Hindi Tamil Telugu | 2003 |
Masti Samba Sye | Bindhiya Sandhya Indu | Hindi Telugu Telugu | 2004 |
Naa Alludu Sachein Subhash Chandra Bose | Gagana Shalini Anitha | Telugu Tamil Telugu | 2005 |
Happy Raam Bommarillu Chennai Kadhal | Madhumathi Lakshmi Hasini Rao Narmadha | Telugu Telugu Telugu Tamil | 2006 |
Dhee | Puja | Telugu | 2007 |
Mr. Medhavi Satya in Love Santosh Subramaniam Mere Baap Pehle Aap Ready Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na King | Swetha Veda Hasini Govindan Shikha Kapur Puja Aditi “Meow” Mahant Herself | Telugu Kannada Tamil Hindi Telugu Hindi Telugu | 2008 |
Sasirekha Parinayam Life Partner Katha | Sasirekha Sanjana Jugran Chitra Singh | Telugu Hindi Telugu | 2009 |
Chance Pe Dance Uthamaputhiran Orange | Tina Sharma Pooja Jaanu | Hindi Tamil Telugu | 2010 |
Urumi Force Velayudham | Arakkal Ayesha Maya Bharathi | Malayalam Hindi Tamil | 2011 |
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Naa Ishtam | Mini Krishnaveni | Hindi Telugu | 2012 |
Jai Ho Lai Bhaari | Suman Herself | Hindi Marathi | 2014 |
Force 2 | Maya | Hindi | 2016 |
Mauli | Herself | Marathi | 2018 |
It’s My Life | Muskaan | Hindi | 2020 |
Vedd | TBA | Marathi | 2022 |
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