Genelia D'Souza was recognized for her role in Boys the same year.
49 Facts About Genelia D'Souza
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Genelia D'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy film Bommarillu, which earned her critical acclaim.
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Genelia D'Souza was raised in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai.
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Genelia D'Souza's mother Jeanette D'Souza was a managing director of the Pharma Multinational corporation.
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Genelia D'Souza left her job in 2004 to help D'Souza with her career.
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Genelia D'Souza's father Neil D'Souza, is a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services.
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Genelia D'Souza has a younger brother, Nigel D'Souza, who works with the Bombay Stock Exchange.
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Genelia D'Souza is often informally referred to as Geenu, her nickname.
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Genelia D'Souza 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.
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Genelia D'Souza completed her degree while shooting for her first film, Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 and initially thought that an MNC job would suit her.
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Genelia D'Souza liked sports and studies in college, and was a state level athlete, sprinter, and a national level football player.
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Genelia D'Souza did her first modeling assignment at the age of 15, the result of being spotted as the bridesmaid at a wedding.
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Genelia D'Souza was selected for the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, just two days before her exams, and had to shoot the next day.
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Genelia D'Souza gained wide attention from the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, who said "she was good, and her expressions were spontaneous".
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When Genelia D'Souza was offered a role in Tujhe Meri Kasam, initially she turned it down, as she was not keen to pursue a career in acting.
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Genelia D'Souza was selected among 300 girls, who had auditioned for the movie.
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Genelia D'Souza signed three movies simultaneously in three different languages, Tujhe Meri Kasam, Boys, and Satyam.
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Genelia D'Souza left Tamil cinema for a while to concentrate on the Telugu film industry.
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Genelia D'Souza made her Telugu debut in 2003 as a medical student in Satyam.
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In 2004, Genelia D'Souza appeared in her second Hindi film, Masti.
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Genelia D'Souza later appeared in the Telugu patriotic film Subhash Chandra Bose.
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Genelia D'Souza completed two Telugu movies in early 2006, one was the romantic comedy Happy, and the other was Raam.
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Genelia D'Souza's performance received high praise, and garnered her the Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Actress, besides the Nandi Special Jury Award and the Santosham Award for Best Actress.
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Genelia D'Souza looks like a dream in chic skirts and is the life of the party and raises the bar of the film.
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Genelia D'Souza's role was widely admired for her sweetness and freshness, and new style of acting, with Rediff describing her acting as a "spark that has been missing in Hindi cinema for well over a decade now".
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In that same year, Genelia D'Souza acted in the Telugu romantic comedy Sasirekha Parinayam.
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In 2009, Genelia D'Souza was cast in the Hindi film Life Partner, in which she was criticized for her performance.
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In 2010, Genelia D'Souza appeared in Chance Pe Dance and Orange, both receiving poor reviews from critics, but her Uthama Puthiran was a moderate success in Tamil.
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Genelia D'Souza had a major role in 2011, starring as the Muslim warrior princess Arackal Ayesha, in her debut Malayalam film Urumi.
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Genelia D'Souza learned horse riding, and spent two weeks of training to use the sword, the short stick, and movements of the Dravidian martial art Kalarippayattu.
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Genelia D'Souza played the role of a journalist alongside leading actor Vijay in Velayudham, which was commercially successful.
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Genelia D'Souza appeared in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya and Naa Ishtam in 2012 and in cameo appearances in Jai Ho and Lai Bhaari in 2014.
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Genelia D'Souza became producer for her husband's Marathi film Mauli, where she appeared in a song.
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Genelia D'Souza is deeply religious and says that, she regularly attends Sunday Mass at St Anne's Parish, and whenever the family is home, a part of their evening is reserved for saying the rosary together.
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Genelia D'Souza later denied any rumors of a relationship with Deshmukh, and responds that she was just friends with him.
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Genelia D'Souza was a part of Tamil director Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, an event which seeks to raise funds for The Banyan, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in Chennai.
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Genelia D'Souza was one of the judges at the grand finale of Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt 2009 contest on 28 March 2009.
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Genelia D'Souza walked the ramp alongside Tushar Kapoor for fashion designer Manish Malhotra at the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 on 28 March 2009.
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On 5 April 2009, Genelia D'Souza was among several Hindi film celebrities to perform at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 finale in Mumbai.
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On 24 October 2009, Genelia D'Souza began hosting 'Big Switch, a television show based on slum kids on UTV Bindass channel to reach a bigger audience.
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Genelia D'Souza has been the brand ambassador of Fanta, Virgin Mobile India, Fastrack, LG Mobiles, Garnier Light, Margo, and Perk in India.
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Genelia D'Souza has unveiled Spinz Black Magic deodorant on 7 October 2009 in Mumbai, and the Ceres Store retail outlet.
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Genelia D'Souza holds a Limca world record of delivering four different super hit films in four different languages, Ready, Satya in Love, Santosh Subramaniam, and Jaane Tu.
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Genelia D'Souza had been provided a budget of 450,000 and two weeks to create a look she wants with items on sale on the website.
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Genelia D'Souza has been often tagged in the media as the "bubbly girl", after portraying the role of a young energetic girl in several movies, particularly in Bommarillu and Jaane Tu.
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Genelia D'Souza appeared alongside Shahid Kapoor on the fourth episode of Tere Mere Beach Mein, a celebrity chat show, hosted by Farah Khan.
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In June 2010, Genelia D'Souza was crowned as the "Brand Ambassador of the Year" at the CNBC Awaaz consumer awards, for endorsing nine brands.
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Genelia D'Souza is the brand ambassador of the soft drink Fanta, the chocolate Perk, Virgin Mobile India, Fastrack watches and accessories, LG mobiles, Garnier Light fairness cream, Dabur Vatika hair oil, Margo soap, and Spinz deodorant.
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Genelia D'Souza insisted that the couple couldn't get married, as D'Souza has been already married to John Abraham, as all marriage rituals were observed, from wearing a mangalsutra, to exchanging garlands, and taking the seven steps around the holy fire.