1. Genelia D'Souza was recognised for her role in the Tamil film Boys the same year.
53 Facts About Genelia D'Souza
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Genelia D'Souza gave two notable performances in the 2008 romantic comedies Santosh Subramaniam and Jaane Tu.
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Genelia D'Souza went onto appear in such commercially successful films as Masti, Sye, Sachein, Happy, Dhee, Ready, Katha, Urumi, Force, Velayudham and Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya.
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Genelia D'Souza is a celebrity endorser for several brands and products.
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Genelia D'Souza was raised in the Bandra suburb of Bombay.
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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 modelling 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 opposite Riteish Deshmukh, Boys opposite Siddharth, and Satyam opposite Sumanth.
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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 opposite Riteish Deshmukh.
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Genelia D'Souza later appeared in the Telugu patriotic film Subhash Chandra Bose alongside Venkatesh, a box office failure.
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Genelia D'Souza completed two Telugu movies in early 2006, one was the romantic comedy Happy opposite Allu Arjun, which was a moderate success and the other was Raam opposite Nithiin.
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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, with Raja Sen describing her acting as a "spark that has been missing in Hindi cinema for well over a decade now".
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In 2010, Genelia D'Souza first played a chronographer opposite Shahid Kapoor in Chance Pe Dance, which received poor reviews from critics.
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Genelia D'Souza then played a college student who believes in true love in the Telugu film Orange opposite Ram Charan, which too received poor reviews from critics, but a critic from Rediff.
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Genelia D'Souza's character is not reduced to the customary cheer-leader role and she claims an equal share of valour and gallantry.
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CNN-IBN in its review noted that Genelia D'Souza got a substantial role and fits in it "adequately".
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In 2012, Genelia D'Souza first reunited with Deshmukh in the Hindi film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya.
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Genelia D'Souza became a producer with her husband's Marathi film Mauli, where she appeared in a song.
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Genelia D'Souza played a woman who finds out her husband is pregnant with their child.
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Genelia D'Souza will make her comeback to Telugu and Kannada cinema, with the bilingual film Junior.
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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 rumours 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 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 unveiled Spinz Black Magic deodorant on 7 October 2009 in Mumbai, and the Ceres Store retail outlet.
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Genelia D'Souza was a part of online market portal eBay's 2010 "Dream House" challenge, where she transformed an empty three-room apartment in Bandra into an attractive home with online shopping.
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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 considered in the media as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s.
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Genelia D'Souza has been often tagged by 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 holds a Limca world record of delivering four successful [super hit] films in four different languages: Ready, Satya in Love, Santosh Subramaniam 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.