Genelia Personal Profile
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Name: Genelia D'souza
Nick Name: Genny,Cheenu
Date of Birth: August 5, 1987
Birth Place: England
Height: 5 ft 6 inches
Schooling: Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra
College: St. Andrews College, Bandra
Education: Business Administration
Family: Mom, dad and elder brother
Profession: Actress, Model
First Film: Boys
First Hero: Siddarth
First Director: Shankar
First Producer: AM Rathnam
Hobbies: Watching movies and listening to songs
Favorite movie stars: Sharukh Khan and Kajol
Favorite singer: Lucky Ali
Favorite song: Secret of success
Favorite dresses: Jeans, T Shirts and Salwar Kameez
Languages known: English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Religion: Christian
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Indian
Claim to fame: For Hasini role in Bommarillu movie (2006)
Genelia Biography
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian film actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu and Hindi language films, as well as Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada language films. D'Souza first hit the limelight in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan. She made her acting debut in the Hindi movie Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003, which failed to propel her career in Bollywood, but soon achieved recognition in the Tamil film Boys the same year. She subsequently acted in many Telugu movies during the period from 2003 to 2005, which earned her recognition in the Telugu film industry.
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 secretary to managing director with a Pharma 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. 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 also a State level athlete, sprinter and a National level Football player. D'Souza did her first modeling assignment at age 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. ( Imdb.com )
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.
Nick Name: Genny,Cheenu
Date of Birth: August 5, 1987
Birth Place: England
Height: 5 ft 6 inches
Schooling: Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra
College: St. Andrews College, Bandra
Education: Business Administration
Family: Mom, dad and elder brother
Profession: Actress, Model
First Film: Boys
First Hero: Siddarth
First Director: Shankar
First Producer: AM Rathnam
Hobbies: Watching movies and listening to songs
Favorite movie stars: Sharukh Khan and Kajol
Favorite singer: Lucky Ali
Favorite song: Secret of success
Favorite dresses: Jeans, T Shirts and Salwar Kameez
Languages known: English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Religion: Christian
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Indian
Claim to fame: For Hasini role in Bommarillu movie (2006)
Genelia Biography
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian film actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu and Hindi language films, as well as Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada language films. D'Souza first hit the limelight in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan. She made her acting debut in the Hindi movie Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003, which failed to propel her career in Bollywood, but soon achieved recognition in the Tamil film Boys the same year. She subsequently acted in many Telugu movies during the period from 2003 to 2005, which earned her recognition in the Telugu film industry.
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 secretary to managing director with a Pharma 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. 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 also a State level athlete, sprinter and a National level Football player. D'Souza did her first modeling assignment at age 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. ( Imdb.com )
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.
