Genelia D’Souza: Lesser known facts about the 'Ved' actress

Mar 2, 2023

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Nitesh Poojari

Bollywood Debut

The actress made her big Bollywood debut with ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ opposite Riteish Deshmukh.

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State-level athlete

Genelia is a state-level athlete, sprinter, and a national-level football player.

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Unique name

Genelia's name is a combination of her parent's Jeanette D'Souza and Neil D'Souza’s names.

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First Tamil film

The actress made debut in Tamil industry with S Shankar’s 'Boys' with Siddharth, Bharath and Manikandan.

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First Filmfare award

Genelia bagged her first Filmfare award in 2006 for a Telugu film 'Bommarillu'.

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Love Life

The pretty damsel dated Bollywood actor, Riteish Deshmukh, for almost a decade before tying the knot.

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First commercial ad with Amitabh Bachchan

The actress made her debut in a commercial ad with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan.

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Social Worker

Genelia appeared in Telugu shows which helped in raising funds for homeless women suffering from mental illness.

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Fitness Formula

Genelia's secret mantra is to slog it out in a gym and follow a strict diet.

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