Genelia D'Souza

Genelia D'Souza
Deshmukh in 2012
Born
Genelia D'souza

(1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 36)
Other namesGenelia Deshmukh
Alma materSt. Andrew’s College
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children2
FamilyDeshmukh (by marriage)

Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987)[1][2] is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with the box–office hit Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.[3] She was recognized for her role in Boys the same year.

D'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy film Bommarillu, which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of Bommarillu, and the Hindi film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.[4] In addition to mainstream acting, D'Souza has hosted the television show Big Switch.

Her notable films include Satyam (2003), Sye (2004), Sachein (2005), Happy (2006), Dhee (2007), Ready (2008), Katha (2009), Urumi (2011), and the Hindi films Masti (2004), Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008), Force (2011), Ved (2022). Having acted in several commercially successful movies in Telugu and Tamil, D'Souza was described as one of the leading actresses of the South Indian film industry in the 2000s.[5]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Genelia!". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Genelia D'Souza". Patrika Group. No. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ India-West, R. M. Vijayakar, Special to. "Genelia Deshmukh: In a Happy Space". India West. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Shankar, Settu (19 April 2007). "Genelia D'Souza". Daijiworld Media. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  5. ^ Mahmood, Abdulla (15 July 2008). "Big-time girl: Genelia D'Souza". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2008.