Thursday, August 5, 2010

Genelia D'souza Biography...

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Genelia D'souza Biography...



Personal Life/Family


Genelia was born on 5 August, 1987 (Birth Year Not Confirmed) in Mumbai to Jeanette D’Souza who is a former MD of a Pharma Company and Neil D’Souza who is working with TCS. She apparently got her name from her parents only. Her Pet name is Geenu though Industry has given her another nickname Harini(the character she played in Boys). Her family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic Community. Genelia has a younger brother named Nigel D’Souza who currently works in Bombay Stock Exchange. She studied in Apostle Carmel High School in Bandra and later pursued Bachelor’s Degree of Management Studies from St. Andrews College, Bandra. She was also a State level athlete and a National Level Football Player.


Likes and DisLikes


Her favorite colors are red and white. Her favorite outfit is Jeans/T-Shirts or Shorts/T-Shirts for daily wear and Salwars for functions. She loves white shirts and denims. Her favorite actor is Shahrukh Khan and favorite actress is Kajol (She shares her birthday with her ). Her role models are Simran, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Her hobbies are watching films and listening to songs. Her favorite football player is David Beckham.

Career:

2002-2005 – Early Start


She made her debut through music videos in early 2002. Her first music video was Dil Kehta Hai for Greg and Stan who later claimed much fame for their album Dil Ki Baat in 2005. She then got a few ads of which her first ad was with BIG B – Amitabh Bachchan for Parker Pen. She also did a ad with Krish Srikanth for Fair and Lovely. These two ads got her noticed immediately in Bollywood and she landed up with two debut films in two languages released in same year – 2003 with the movies being Tujhe Meri Kasam in Hindi with Riteish Deshmukh and Boys in Tamil with Siddarth. She made her Telugu Debut with Satyam after which she delivered some big hits. She did her second Hindi Film in 2004 again opposite Ritesh Deshmukh which was successful but not enough for her to remain in Bollywood.

After Satyam, her Telugu Films included Samba, Sye, Naa Alludu, Subhash Chandra Bose, Happy and Raam. Most of them were successful. In Between she also did a huge Tamil Success titled Sachein.

2006-2007 – The Big Leap

And then in 2006, her career defining film came – Bomarillu with Siddarth. This movie is one of the biggest Telugu Hits of 2006 and also won her a filmfare awards besides critics appreciations. This film has been remade in 4 other language versions of which 2 – Tamil and Hindi versions star Genelia. Hindi version is yet to release in 2010 whereas its Tamil Version Santosh Subramaniam was hugely successful in 2008. After Bomarillu, she continued giving hit films in Telugu like Dhee, Mr Medhavi, Ready and Sasirekha Parinayam. She also did a guest appearance in a song in telugu film King.

2008 – The Big Comeback

In 2008, she also did her only Kannda movie titled Satya in Love. She was selected by a SMS Poll for the film and the movie created a bumper opening of Rs 4 crores – a record for Kannada Film Industry.

2008 also proved to be a big comeback year for her in Bollywood with 2 Big releases – Priyadarshan directed Mere Baap Pehle Aap opposite Akshaye Khanna and Aamir Khan’s Production – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na opposite debutante and Aamir’s nephew – Imran Khan. While the former was a average success, the latter one instantly catapaulted her in big league of Bollywood which has opened her gates to Bollywood with 5 Hindi Films lined up and 4 New Brand Endorsements. Her role in JTYJN was liked for its freshness and her ability to put life into the character of Aditi which was highly appreciated especially among college goers. Infact according to a poll by Filmfare, this movie was ranked highest when asked for which movie people watched more than once in theatres in 2008.

2009 – Going Strong

2009 also is proving to be a great year for Genelia. Her first release of 2009 Sasirekha Parinayam won her many accolades and her performance was highly appreciated. She won 2 Sitara Awards and 2 Screenawards for her films Ready and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. She also got to perform in Mirchi Music Awards and Femina Miss India this year. Then came her hindi film titled Life Partner with Fardeen Khan and Govinda in August 2009 which is a complete comic entertainer. Here also she got rave reviews for her performance as a irritating wife. The Song ‘Kuke Kuke’ from the film is very lovable and made her character very adorable from the film.

She also now holds a Limca record for being the only actress to have 4 hit films in different languages in a single year(2008) – Satya in Love(Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam(Tamil), Ready(Telugu) and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na(Hindi). She also appeared on a chat show hosted by Farah Khan with Shahid Kapoor on Star Plus in September. She also appeared on the Filmfare cover for December for the first time with Neil Nitin Mukesh. Genelia also hosted a TV Reality Show on UTV Bindass Channel titled Big Switch which depicts celebrities living in slums fulfilling poor people’s dreams. End of 2009 saw her Telugu release Katha in December which was a romantic thriller. Her performance of a school teacher rocked the film though film did not live up to the Box Office due to a mediocre second half of the film which let it down. Few People also claimed her performance in Katha as her best performances just next to Bomarillu’s.

2010 – Ups and Downs

She has 5 films lined up for 2010 Release. First one is Chance Pe Dance in Hindi with Shahid Kapoor and directed by Ken Ghosh which released on January 15, 2010. Though film lacked its soul in the script but it had a powerful chemistry of Shahid and Genelia which helped the film sail through. Film didn’t become a hit due to the lacklusture script but Genelia and Shahid’s performances were appreciated. After CPD, there is Hook Ya Crook opposite John Abraham directed by David Dhawan. Film ran into a bit of trouble as UTV has shelved the project and now David and John wants to release it themselves. And then the most awaited – Bomarillu’s Hindi Remake opposite Hurman Baweja and directed by Anees Bazmee which keeps getting postphoned. She had two releases in November – Uthama Puthiran and Orange. Uthama Puthiran opposite Dhanush was a big hit and was appreciated by one and all. Orange opposite Ram Charan Teja saw one of the biggest openings thanks to Bhaskar-Genelia chemistry and Ram Charan’s Power. But after the first week, film is not doing well. Film also ran into some controversies because the producer of the film blamed Genelia and Bhaskar for the film’s delay though both of them has maintained silence over the matter. She signed up as a brand ambassador of Virgin Mobiles, LG Mobiles – Cookie Pep, FasTrack and Garnier Light Cream. She also won CNBC Awaz Consumer Brand Ambassador of the Year Award which was a big achievement considering Shah rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar had won the award in past 2 years. She has signed up for her first Malayalam film opposite Prithviraj titled as Urumi which will also be made in Tamil/English and directed by Santosh Sivan. She has one more Tamil release opposite Vijay of Sachein fame titled Velayudham. She also has signed up a Hindi movie titled ‘Force’ opposite John Abraham to be directed by Vipul Shah which is a remake of popular Tamil Film – Kakkha Kakkha.

2011 – New Discoveries

2011 started on a positive note with lots of positive news about Urumi coming from all around. And now after its release, it is getting rave reviews from all over. Genelia’s performance as the warrior princess has been highly appreciated and for the first time audience saw her in a totally different avatar which was a refreshing change. 2011 also gave people to chat with her live via Filmfare and Sify sites! LG launched a new mobile campaign named Mobile Army for the World Cup featuring Genelia. Genelia and Shahid also got signed up as new brand ambassadors for Colgate Max Fresh and a ad campaign was launched. Genelia also was seen cheering for the Bollywood Team at a charity match. She also got a chance to host a charity concert. She has signed up for an untitled Hindi film opposite Riteish Deshmukh.

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Female Actress (Telugu), 2006 for Bomarillu
Santosham Award for Best Actress,2006 for Bomarillu
Nandi Special Jury Award, 2006 for Bomarillu
FNCC Best Actress Award, 2007 for Dhee
Sitara Award for Best Actress, 2009 for Ready
Sitara Award for Star Sitara Jodi with actor Ram, 2009 for Ready
Young Achiever’s Award, 2009 for being a popular Youth Icon
CNBC Brand Ambassador of 2010 Award

Nominations

Vijay Award for Best Actress (2009) for Santosh Subramaniam
Filmfare Award for Best Actress (2009) for Santosh Subramaniam
Screen Award for Best Actress (2009) for JTYJN
Stardust Award for Superstar Of Tommorow – Female (2009) for JTYJN
Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female (2004) for Tujhe Meri Kasam

Upcoming Films

Hindi

It’s My Life with Hurman Baweja
Force with John Abraham
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya with Riteish Deshmukh


Tamil

Velayudham


Telugu

Naa Ishtam

Currently Endorsing

Fanta
Colgate Max Fresh
Perk
Spinz Talc and Deo
Dabur Vatika
Virgin Mobile
Garnier Light
LG Mobiles
FasTrack
Margo

Past Endorsements

Parker Pen
Fair and Lovely
Sarvana Stores
Samsung Mobiles
Safi

Pop Videos

Dil Kehta Hai – 2002 featuring Greg and Stan
Yeh Lo Main Haari Piya – 2005 directed by Sharin Mantri Album – Jack n Jill Mix (Shot in Bangkok over 4 days.)

Live Performances

Mani Ratnam’s Stage Show in 2006 – Netru, Indru, Naalai(Yesterday, Today, Tommorrow)
Mirchi Music Awards 2009
Pantaloon Femina Miss India 2009
56th Filmfare Awards 2009 (South)

     

    2 Comments:

    1. Shayari said...
      May 13, 2020 at 11:16 AM  
      Genelia D'Souza
      saycinema said...
      May 25, 2020 at 12:01 AM  
      Nice article and very good information. For More Movie News Click Latest Tollywood News

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