
Acting
Ileana D'Cruz
Born 1987-11-01 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian-born actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu and Hindi cinema alongside Tamil films. Born on November 1, 1987, in Mahim, Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra, to Ronaldo D'Cruz and Samira, she grew up in Mumbai and Goa, completing her schooling in Goa. She entered the glamour industry as a teenager through print modeling and television commercials, notably appearing in high-profile advertisements alongside Marc Robinson and Rakesh Shrestha, which led to film auditions in South Indian cinema. She made a sensational acting debut in Y. V. S. Chowdary's Telugu romantic action drama *Devadasu* (2006) opposite Ram Pothineni, which emerged as a massive commercial blockbuster and won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. The very same year, she achieved industry-defining stardom portraying Shruti in Puri Jagannadh's all-time Telugu industry hit *Pokiri* (2006) opposite Mahesh Babu. She made her Tamil debut in *Kedi* (2006) and rapidly established herself as one of the highest-paid and most sought-after leading actresses in Telugu cinema, headlining consecutive commercial hits including *Rakhi* (2006), *Munna* (2007), *Aata* (2007), Trivikram Srinivas's *Jalsa* (2008) opposite Pawan Kalyan, *Kick* (2009) alongside Ravi Teja, and Shankar's Tamil blockbuster *Nanban* (2012) opposite Vijay. She reunited with Trivikram Srinivas for the romantic action entertainer *Julayi* (2012) opposite Allu Arjun. Ileana achieved massive pan-Indian acclaim with her Bollywood debut in Anurag Basu's critically and commercially celebrated romantic comedy-drama *Barfi!* (2012) alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. Her nuanced portrayal of Shruti Ghosh earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to headline successful Hindi films including Rajkumar Santoshi's *Phata Poster Nikhla Hero* (2013), David Dhawan's *Main Tera Hero* (2014) opposite Varun Dhawan, Dharmendra Suresh Desai's crime thriller *Rustom* (2016) alongside Akshay Kumar, Anees Bazmee's *Mubarakan* (2017), Raj Kumar Gupta's *Raid* (2018) opposite Ajay Devgn, and Kookie Gulati's financial thriller *The Big Bull* (2021). She returned to Telugu cinema with Sreenu Vaitla's *Amar Akbar Anthony* (2018) and headlined the social comedy *Unfair & Lovely* (2024) alongside Randeep Hooda and Shirsha Guha Thakurta's romantic comedy-drama *Do Aur Do Pyaar* (2024) with Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi.
Acting credits
7.6Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.
Pokiri
2006
4.7Munna (Prabhas) is a college student. His aim is to finish off mafia don Kakha (Prakash Raj) who keeps the entire city under his grip. Munna has personal vengeance to take on Kakha. An honest politician Srinivasa Rao (Kota Srinivasa Rao) relentlessly works to expose Kakha but gets killed. Meanwhile, Munna’s classmate Nidhi (Ileana D'Cruz) falls in love with him. The twist in the tale is that Kakha is none other than his estranged father who tries to sell off his mother and was responsible for the death of his mother and his kid sister. Another don in the city named Aatma, who is the opposition of Kakha (Rahul Dev) asks Munna to join him. But Munna refuses his proposal. Munna starts to beat Kakha and the mind game begins. Kakha's second wife and son-daughter left him and join Munna. After some incidents including the death of his best friend, Munna finds out that Aatma was working for Kakha all along.
Munna
2007
7.6The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.
Barfi!
2012
4.0The movie opens with Lord Vishnu (Bramhanandam) trying to pacify Lakshmi Devi (Kovai Sarala), who is quite disappointed after listening to words of Narada that Lord Vishnu didn't gave any present to Lakshmi Devi on the eve of her Birthday (Akshaya Tritiya). Lord Vishnu shows a love story between 2 orphans Ravi Teja (Ravi Teja), a settlement broker in Hyderabad and Ileana (Ileana D'Cruz), a taxi driver living in Bangkok.
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
2012
5.2Inspired by events from the late '80s and the early '90s that shook the country's financial fabric, The Big Bull tells the story of the biggest hustle in the stock market.
The Big Bull
2021
7.2After receiving an anonymous tip, a tax officer leads a raid on the mansion of the most powerful figure in Lucknow, a member of parliament who has been evading income tax for years.
Raid
2018
3.2The central minister's daughter who secretly goes on a trip is targeted by some evil Egyptians who want her and a holy diamond in their custody, while a guide gets linked to the fight as he protects her from all possible dangers.
Shakti
2011
5.3Yudi’s happy life is about to encounter a speed breaker-his BMW gets towed away and his dues have started piling up. He’s run out of money and luck! To make matters worse-his supposed ex-girlfriend isn’t really his ex.
Happy Ending
2014
7.0Sanjay falls in love with Indu. Her father Rammohan Reddy doesnt approve of it and she is married to someone else. Later, Bhagyamathi falls for him and he goes to meet her father who turns out to be Rammohan Reddy. Somewhere in between Sanjay's life as a Naxal is depicted.
Jalsa
2008
6.4An intelligent young man and a timid cop team up to catch a criminal who wants revenge after a foiled bank robbery.
Julayi
2012
7.2The plot of the film illustrates the embankment of two friends on a quest for a lost buddy, who was once an optimistic and successful student. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. During their quest, the two encounter a rival classmate who once made a long forgotten bet with them, a funeral that goes impossibly out of control, and a wedding they must crash.
Nanban
2012
6.8Kalyan is a kind of guy who prefers a life full of thrills than leading a regular life style. He seeks kick in whatever he does. He finds liking in Naina. They separate due to differences. Krishna is a young cop who is in lookout for a big ticket thief who happens to be Kalyan. Meanwhile, Naina agrees for an engagement with Krishna. The rest of the story is all about how Kalyan wins back his lady love and the real intent behind the robberies of Kalyan.
Kick
2009
5.6Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?
Main Tera Hero
2014
5.5Emergency has been declared in India. Maharani Gitanjali from one of Rajasthan's princely states has already lost her privy purse. Now, she fears that she will lose the last treasure chest of gold which has been forcibly taken away from her. So she asks her trusted lieutenant, Bhawani to step in and plan a heist.
Baadshaho
2017
4.2A doctor living abroad returns to India to sell his property, where he falls in love with a woman who tries to get him to help the people in her village.
Kick 2
2015
5.4An ambitious and young man named Rama Krishna avenges his sister's death after her in-laws burn her alive due to their greed for dowry. Thereafter, he starts killing every man that harasses a woman.
Rakhi
2006
4.4A man with dissociative identity disorder takes revenge on four businessmen for the murder of his family.
Amar Akbar Anthony
2018
4.53 men, considered as losers in their lives by the people, plan to get rich along with their girlfriends by fooling 2 gangsters and robbing their money.
Pagalpanti
2019
6.8A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing with his case.
Rustom
2016
5.1Vishwas, the son of a widow, wants to be an actor despite his mother's wish that he become a police inspector. However, his life takes a turn when he is is mistaken for an inspector while dressed for a photo shoot and gets entangled with a criminal gang.
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
2013
6.1Singleton Kartar Singh is left with the responsibility of raising his two orphaned nephews. He asks his brother in Punjab to raise Charan and his sister in London to raise Karan. When the twins cross continents, they leave behind a trail of confusion.
Mubarakan
2017
5.9Remake of Hindi Hit Bunty Aur Babli. The story begins when Ramu, having ditched yet another job interview, coming home to his angry father. His father berates him, and in the process, Ramu reveals that he does not want an "Udyogam", rather, he want to do "vyapaaram" (he wants to do business rather than have a job). After his father vehemently rejects the idea, he runs away from home at night. On the other hand, Jyothi wants to be a model, and make her big debut in a beauty pageant in the city. She tells this to her mother and father, but her grandmother, the head of the house says a strong no, and she has already fixed for a potential suitor to Jyothi to come to the house the next day. Jyothi refuses, but her grandmother ignores her, and her parents are helpless. In order to make her dream come true, she runs away at night, and boards a train, the same one Ramu happens to be on and together, they begin their lives of crime.
Bhale Dongalu
2008
4.9Dasu is a small time crook who becomes orphan after his father goes to prison. Meanwhile a local goon decides to send one of his men into the police department to get information for them. Dasu will be roped for this job but he needs to pass SSC exam to get a police job. He clears the exam and gets into the force as a traffic cop. Then he is transferred to the crime branch because of his heroics. The rest of the story is about how Dasu realizes the sanctity of the cop job and eliminates the mafia gang.
Khatarnak
2006
4.8Devadas (Ram) is the typical poor student, while Bhanumati (Ileana) is a rich NRI girl whose father is the senator of New York. They fall in love when the girl comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music. Coming to know about their love, Bhanu’s father Katamraju (Sayaji Shinde) hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but he takes her daughter, and her grand mother back to the USA. The rest of the story is how the street-smart lover boy makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.
Devadasu
2006