Genelia D'Souza is mostly known as Bubbly Girl who is an Indian Actress who has done many films in Hindi,Telugu,Tamil,Kannada & Malayalam.This Page is maintained by a Fan & truly not Genelia.
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with 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 2003–2005.
Born in Mumbai into a Mangalorean Catholic family, D'Souza was raised a Roman Catholic in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Her mother Jeanette D'Souza was formerly a managing director with a Pharma Multinational corporation (MNC), who left her job in 2004 to help Genelia with her career. Her father Neil D'Souza, is a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). She also has a younger brother, Nigel D'Souza, who works with the Bombay Stock Exchange. According to D'Souza, her name "Genelia", means "rare" or "unique", and is a portmanteau of Jeanette and Neil, her mother and father's name. She is also often informally referred to as Geenu, her nickname. 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. 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. D'Souza did her first modeling assignment at the age of 15, the result of being spotted as the bridesmaid at a wedding. She was selected for the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, just two days before her exams, and had to shoot the next day. Initially she refused, because of her exam the next day, but the director persuaded D'Souza to shoot for the commercial.
She gained wide attention from the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, who said "she was good, and her expressions were spontaneous".She further did a Fair and Lovely 2003 Cricket World Cup advertisement with cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth
She was born in India (Mumbai) and not UK as many websites claim. This has been clarified by Genelia time and time again.
She got her name from her parents – Jeanette D’Souza and Neil D’Souza.
Her nick name is Geenu.
She has a younger brother name Nigel Dsouza.
Genelia’s height is 5 feet 6 and a half inches (1.69 m).
Genelia shares her birthday with her favorite actress Kajol i.e. 5th August.
She can speak in Telugu, Tamil, Konkani, English and Hindi Languages and her Mother Tongue is Konkani.
She was very much interested in sports and scored lots of medals – see picture here.
She started working at age of 15 and earned Rs 10,000 for her first ad as her first salary.
She did her first ad with Amitabh Bachchan – Watch the Ad. Moreover, she got the role in Boys Movie due to this ad only.
She got selected in just 5 hours for the Parker Pen Ad in her first ever screen test. She gave the test at 5 in evening and got selected by 10 on the same night.
She entered the film industry (Tujhe Meri Kasam) after someone saw her at a wedding ceremony.
Her First movie Tujhe Meri Kasam was promoted widely by Ritesh’s father even using political power which created a huge controversy and embarassment too for father-son duo.
She entered 3 different film industries in the same year (2003)
Tujhe Meri Kasam – Hindi
BOYS – Tamil
Satyam – Telugu
She signed Satyam(telugu) before she was in movie BOYS.
Bomarillu was her career defining movie and got her filmfare award for best actress. This Movie made her jump into the top league down south and became a huge reason for her big comeback in Hindi Movies in 2008.
Her Voice in Bommarillu(Which many of us loved) was actually dubbed by a lady named Savitha Reddy.
She is now probably the only Actress in India whose one movie has been remade twice and she has been the leading lady in all three versions:
Bomarillu – Telugu – 2005
Santosh Subramanaiam – Tamil – 2008
It’s My Life – Hindi – 2011
Infact most of the cast, crew of Bomarillu worked again in Santosh Subramaniam including the actor’s father – Prakash Raj.
This movie also got remade and released in 2 more languages – Bengali(Bhalobasa Bhalobasa) and Oriya(Dream Girl) – These two have entirely different star cast.
So total, Bomarillu can be watched in 5 Language versions including Telugu which itself is a record for any Indian Actress.
Only 1 Movie of her is which still cannot be watched on DVD or VCD which is Tujhe Meri Kasam. And Neither this movie got telecasted on any TV Channel. Only source from where you can watch this movie are pirated copies of CAM Prints of this movie floating on internet. Though in 2007, Eros Came out with the DVD of this movie. We have written to Eros about re-releasing its DVD. Still waiting for response.
You cannot get subtitles for her following Movies since they never were released with the DVDs:
Naa Alludu
Sasirekha Parinayam
Dhee
She did a guest appearance in a song with 6 other leading South Actresses in a song from King (2008) Telugu Movie. Watch the song here. Get Wallpapers/Snaps.
She got appeared in Google Zeitgeist 2008 List for 10th most searched celebrity in India.
She was chosen for the only Kannada Movie of her career by a SMS Poll conducted by the Producers of the movie. Audience voted her as the favorite choice for the leading role in Satya in Love Movie ahead of Asin, Trisha and Ilena.
She now holds a Limca Record for her four hit movies in four languages in a gap of 1 year(2008): Satya in Love (Kannada), Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), Ready (Telugu) and Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil).
According to a poll by Filmfare, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na was ranked highest when asked for which movie people watched more than once in theatres in 2008
| Born | 5 August 1987 |
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| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Gender | Female |
| Personal Information | |
| Personal Interests |
Favourite film: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Favourite director: Imtiaz Ali Favourite actors/actresses: Madhuri Dixit, Kajol/ Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan Roles she kill for: Every role I do is a dream role for me because I can’t imagine I’m doing it. But I would love to do a Black. Most memorable moment: The day I got my dog Pepper. Life’s turning point: Jaane tu…Ya Jaane Na Your ideal man: Ideal is boring; I don’t have one. An ideal person is someone who completes you. Clothes you can live in: Jeans and T-shirt Favourite musician/band: Madonna Diet regime: No diet at all. I eat egg whites a lot. Aside from that, I eat everything. I try to avoid too much oily food, but I do eat carbs. I have to have a balanced diet. Fitness regime: Nothing! I’m an athlete so I can get up one day and run and it wouldn’t bother me. I don’t get the time because I work for long hours everyday. Being constantly on the move itself helps me stay fit. I don\t go to a gym. I use the stairs, not the lift. I’m not into fitness, but I feel I should start as it’s healthy. Favourite food: Indian food and homemade food. If not an actress, you’d be? I’d be heading a good post in a management firm; even though I never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I’d be doing a 9 to 5 job, but I’m sure I’d be good at it! Favourite hair stylist: Kanta from Chroma Care and Ayesha from Nalini Favourite makeup person: Anil Chinnappa and Cory Wallia My life has been all about making the best of the opportunities that have knocked on my door. The actor in me: Acting for me didn’t just happen, I planned it. I just happened to chance upon the opportunity after a commercial, which I grabbed. From then on there has been no turning back. I don’t believe in taking up too many films at once because I feel I can’t do justice to them. Success and failure: For an actor, success and failure are part and parcel of life. Yes, I too have had my share of failures but I never broke down. It doesn’t do any good to dwell on the failures. One has to learn to move on and learn from your mistakes. In my case, I’ve always had emotional backing from those close to me. Decision-maker: I’ve always believed in taking life as it comes. Some of the decisions I’ve made regarding films may have gone wrong, but I treat them as life’s many lessons. Regrets: I never regret anything in life. I believe in karma. You make your own rules and break them too, if it becomes necessary. Sometimes your decisions work wonders, sometimes they don’t. But I don’t believe in regretting what’s happened in the past. Some of the best experiences in life have been because of the films I’ve taken up. Dream role: Every film I take up is a dream for me. If I feel the journey is going to be worth it, then I go ahead and sign the script. So far, my intuition have never failed me. Yes, I’ve had to climb back up the ladder after hard falls, but that’s part of everyone’s life. Relationships: I believe in keeping professional life strictly professional and my personal life is a completely different track. I don’t like to mix both these areas. Friends: I’ve made a close circle of friends out of which some of them are not from the film industry at all. Motto in life: I just want to make sure I keep my head held up high all the time. Life away from the paparazzi: I love my space and my family. I want to make sure my close ones are always happy when I am around. It’s important to rejuvenate and discover yourself every now and then so that you get your perspectives right. |
Born in Mumbai into a Mangalorean Catholic family, D'Souza was raised a Roman Catholic in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Her mother Jeanette D'Souza was formerly a managing director with a Pharma Multinational corporation (MNC), who left her job in 2004 to help Genelia with her career. Her father Neil D'Souza, is a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). She also has a younger brother, Nigel D'Souza, who works with the Bombay Stock Exchange. According to D'Souza, her name "Genelia", means "rare" or "unique", and is a portmanteau of Jeanette and Neil, her mother and father's name. She is also often informally referred to as Geenu, her nickname. 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. 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. D'Souza did her first modeling assignment at the age of 15, the result of being spotted as the bridesmaid at a wedding. She was selected for the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, just two days before her exams, and had to shoot the next day. Initially she refused, because of her exam the next day, but the director persuaded D'Souza to shoot for the commercial.
She gained wide attention from the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, who said "she was good, and her expressions were spontaneous".She further did a Fair and Lovely 2003 Cricket World Cup advertisement with cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth
She was born in India (Mumbai) and not UK as many websites claim. This has been clarified by Genelia time and time again.
She got her name from her parents – Jeanette D’Souza and Neil D’Souza.
Her nick name is Geenu.
She has a younger brother name Nigel Dsouza.
Genelia’s height is 5 feet 6 and a half inches (1.69 m).
Genelia shares her birthday with her favorite actress Kajol i.e. 5th August.
She can speak in Telugu, Tamil, Konkani, English and Hindi Languages and her Mother Tongue is Konkani.
She was very much interested in sports and scored lots of medals – see picture here.
She started working at age of 15 and earned Rs 10,000 for her first ad as her first salary.
She did her first ad with Amitabh Bachchan – Watch the Ad. Moreover, she got the role in Boys Movie due to this ad only.
She got selected in just 5 hours for the Parker Pen Ad in her first ever screen test. She gave the test at 5 in evening and got selected by 10 on the same night.
She entered the film industry (Tujhe Meri Kasam) after someone saw her at a wedding ceremony.
Her First movie Tujhe Meri Kasam was promoted widely by Ritesh’s father even using political power which created a huge controversy and embarassment too for father-son duo.
She entered 3 different film industries in the same year (2003)
Tujhe Meri Kasam – Hindi
BOYS – Tamil
Satyam – Telugu
She signed Satyam(telugu) before she was in movie BOYS.
Bomarillu was her career defining movie and got her filmfare award for best actress. This Movie made her jump into the top league down south and became a huge reason for her big comeback in Hindi Movies in 2008.
Her Voice in Bommarillu(Which many of us loved) was actually dubbed by a lady named Savitha Reddy.
She is now probably the only Actress in India whose one movie has been remade twice and she has been the leading lady in all three versions:
Bomarillu – Telugu – 2005
Santosh Subramanaiam – Tamil – 2008
It’s My Life – Hindi – 2011
Infact most of the cast, crew of Bomarillu worked again in Santosh Subramaniam including the actor’s father – Prakash Raj.
This movie also got remade and released in 2 more languages – Bengali(Bhalobasa Bhalobasa) and Oriya(Dream Girl) – These two have entirely different star cast.
So total, Bomarillu can be watched in 5 Language versions including Telugu which itself is a record for any Indian Actress.
Only 1 Movie of her is which still cannot be watched on DVD or VCD which is Tujhe Meri Kasam. And Neither this movie got telecasted on any TV Channel. Only source from where you can watch this movie are pirated copies of CAM Prints of this movie floating on internet. Though in 2007, Eros Came out with the DVD of this movie. We have written to Eros about re-releasing its DVD. Still waiting for response.
You cannot get subtitles for her following Movies since they never were released with the DVDs:
Naa Alludu
Sasirekha Parinayam
Dhee
She did a guest appearance in a song with 6 other leading South Actresses in a song from King (2008) Telugu Movie. Watch the song here. Get Wallpapers/Snaps.
She got appeared in Google Zeitgeist 2008 List for 10th most searched celebrity in India.
She was chosen for the only Kannada Movie of her career by a SMS Poll conducted by the Producers of the movie. Audience voted her as the favorite choice for the leading role in Satya in Love Movie ahead of Asin, Trisha and Ilena.
She now holds a Limca Record for her four hit movies in four languages in a gap of 1 year(2008): Satya in Love (Kannada), Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), Ready (Telugu) and Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil).
According to a poll by Filmfare, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na was ranked highest when asked for which movie people watched more than once in theatres in 2008
