She liked sports and studies in college, and was a state level athlete, sprinter, and a national level football player ĭ'Souza did her first modeling assignment at the age of 15, the result of being spotted as the bridesmaid at a wedding. 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. Andrew's College in Bandra to pursue her bachelor's degree of Management Studies. D'Souza studied at the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra and later joined St. She is also often informally referred to as Geenu, her nickname. According to D'Souza, her name means 'rare' or 'unique', and is a portmanteau of Jeanette and Neil, her mother and father's names. She also has a younger brother, Nigel D'Souza, who works with the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Her father Neil D'Souza, is a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services.

She left her job in 2004 to help D'Souza with her career. Her mother Jeanette D'Souza was a managing director of the Pharma Multinational corporation. She was raised in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Early lifeīorn in Mumbai, D'Souza is a Mangalorean Catholic. Having acted in several commercially successful movies in Telugu and Tamil, D'Souza was described as one of the leading actresses of the South Indian film industry in the 2000s. In addition to mainstream acting, D'Souza has hosted the television show Big Switch. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of Bommarillu, and the Hindi film Jaane Tu. She was recognized for her role in Boys the same year.ĭ'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy film Bommarillu, which earned her critical acclaim. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with the box–office hit Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.

Genelia Deshmukh ( née D'Souza born 5 August 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil language films.

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