Genelia D’Souza is one of the most beautiful actresses in Bollywood. Her pretty smile and exceptional looks give her a unique recognition in the tinsel town. She started her acting career with superstar Amitabh Bachchan. It was a Parker pen ad in which the duo worked together. She is well known for her work in Tollywood, Kollywood, Bollywood, and Mollywood. Let us know more about gorgeous Genelia D’Souza in a bit more detail.
1. Unique Name, Portmanteau
Genelia, it is a unique name, isn’t it? She got her name by the cute mix-up of her parent’s name. A portmanteau word is a linguistic blend of words, in which parts of multiple words or their phonemes are combined into a new word. Her father is Neil D’Souza and the mother’s name is Jeanette D’Souza. Genelia word derived from her mother’s name Jeanette and father’s name Neil.
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2. First Commercial Ad With Amitabh Bachchan
Genelia made it to her first commercial ad at the age of 15. Her dress up like a bridesmaid at a wedding was the reason for her signing. For the first ad, she shared her screen space with the veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan. The two endorsed a Parker pen. After that Genelia continued to uphold commercial ads. She was the brand ambassador of Fanta, Fastrack, Virgin Mobile, Garnier light, and Perk.
3. First Filmfare Award
Genelia D’Souza collected her first Filmfare award for a Tollywood film. The Telugu romance-comedy film ‘Bommarillu’ was one of the best movies of Genelia D’Souza. The film was so perfectly casted that it was remade in Tamil as Santosh Subramaniam, in Bengali as Bhalobasa Bhalobasa, and in Odia as Dream Girl.
4. Bollywood Debut
Genelia was just 21 when she made her debut in Bollywood, Tujhe Meri Kasam. Her male co-actor was Riteish Deshmukh. Whilst the film the couple fell in love. The relationship between Genelia and Riteish was a subject of gossip in the tinsel town for a long time. The movie is one of the favorite movies of millions of fans. Tujhe Meri Kasam is not released on televisions and digitally. But frequently, it re-releases in theatres, and to everyone surprises, some of the shows go house full.
5. Dated Riteish For Almost A Decade
During her first film in Bollywood Genelia fell in love with the co-actor Riteish Deshmukh. The two dated for a long long time of ten years and finally got married in February 2012.
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6. Sports Person
Before coming into the acting career Genelia was a state-level athlete and a national-level footballer. She has played many tournaments of football at various destinations.
7. Social Worker
Apart from being very busy with her acting career, the actress judiciously took out time for social work. She hosted popular Telugu shows like Netru, Indru, and Nalai. The programs helped in raising funds for homeless women suffering from mental illness.
8. E-bay 2010 ‘Dream House’ Contest Participant
Genelia participated in the ‘Dream House’ contest hosted by the online market portal e-bay. She was provided with a fund of ₹450,000 for transforming an empty house in Bandra to a desirable, dream house. Later she auctioned the items on the occasion of Children’s day. All the money received from the auction was given to an NGO named ‘Aseema’.
9. LTTE Controversy
In 2010, a controversy broke out when the actress attended the controversial IIFA awards in Colombo. Most of the superstars from the Tamil film industry had boycotted going to the function due to the alleged killing of the Tamil civilians in Srilanka. This was when the conflict between the Srilankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) was at its peak. Kollywood demanded a ban on her films for this act of negligence.
10. Marriage Controversy
Whilst the shooting of the movie Force, the actress, and her co-actor John Abraham was to shoot a marriage sequel. The scene was carried out with such a sheer authenticity that it was considered that they have been actually married. The priest who was to conduct the marriage of Riteish and Genelia registered a complaint that the actress has already been married. But the complaint was thrashed claiming it as a publicity stunt.
11. Private Person
Unlike most the stars of Bollywood Genelia is a very private person. It is well known that the actress has kept her personal life in wraps at all times. Genelia is a very religious person. She regularly attends Sunday Mass at St. Anne’s Parish in Bandra. In her interview, she commented that she keeps a Novena every Wednesday at St. Micheal’s Church in Mahim. In another interview, she said that “My communication with God is conversational, I’m God’s favorite child; I believe that God has always been kind to me.”
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