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Genelia D'Souza

ジェネリア・ドソウザ　/　じぇねりあ・どそうざ

Actor from India

August 5, 1987 (age 38)　・　Mumbai, Bombay State, India

Bombay State
actor
model
film actor

My Take

Genelia D'Souza earns my respect not just for her Filmfare Award but for the way she moved fluidly between Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil cinema at a time when crossing those industry lines was genuinely difficult. Her screen persona, bubbly and seemingly unguarded, could easily have curdled into a gimmick, yet she made it feel like an honest extension of herself. To me she is the definitive feel-good heroine of 2000s South Indian film, someone whose warmth was a craft in its own right. Even years on, her public presence carries that same disarming brightness, and I find that consistency quietly admirable.

Overview

Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987), also credited professionally as Genelia, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil films also appeared in Kannada and Malayalam films . Described in the media as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s, D'Souza is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award South and two Nandi Awards.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Genelia D'Souza
Name (Japanese): ジェネリア・ドソウザ
Reading: じぇねりあ・どそうざ
Born: August 5, 1987 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rabbit
Origin: Mumbai, Bombay State, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / model / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: St. Andrew's College, Mumbai

Awards & achievements

Filmfare Awards South

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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