Genelia D'Souza

Acting

Genelia D'Souza

Born 1987-08-05 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003. She was recognized for her role in Boys the same year and later established herself in Telugu cinema by acting in several Telugu films during 2003–2005. D'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic film, Bommarillu, which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of Bommarillu, and the Bollywood movie Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.

Acting credits

Sitaare Zameen Par poster
6.9

A disgraced basketball coach is given the chance to coach a team of players who are intellectually disabled as part of community services. Gulshan has apprehensions at first and feels out of place but soon realizes they just might have what it takes to make it to the national championships.

Sitaare Zameen Par

2025

Raja Shivaji poster
5.9

Chronicles the rise of young Shivaji Bhonsale, who challenged the might of established empires to found the Maratha kingdom and lay the groundwork for 'Swarajya' (self-rule) during a turbulent period of Indian history.

Raja Shivaji

2026

Boys poster
6.7

The story centers on six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of teenage life. The film conveys a message about the importance of a good education and career over other distractions, such as romance and sex.

Boys

2003

Ved poster
7.2

Satya lives in a railway colony who dreams of playing for the railway cricket team and eventually representing Team India. Soon he falls madly in love with Nisha. However, Satya`s life takes a drastic change when a local Politician Bhaskar creates havoc in his personal and professional life. 12 Years Later, Satya is a drunk miserable man hopelessly waiting for his love. He is married to Shravani who has been crazily in love with Satya since her childhood. Who`s love has more madness - Satya or Shravani?

Ved

2022

Samba poster
4.6

Samba and Pasupathi vie for each other's blood due to an old family feud. Samba wishes to further his dad's dream of making education available to all but Pasupathi stands in his way.

Samba

2004

Mastiii 4 poster
5.8

Three frustrated husbands seek freedom from their dull marriages. A wild idea promises escape and excitement. But what follows is anything but expected.

Mastiii 4

2025

Sye poster
6.4

The story is set in the backdrop of a college that is riven by two groups led by Prithvi and Shashank. Though there is nothing malicious between the groups, they just can't see eye to eye on anything. The only thing common between the two are their abiding passion for rugby. Whenever a problem crops between the two, it is usually settled with a bitter scrum on the rugby field. As it happens, the college land falls into the hands of a local dadha Bikshu Yadav. This is good enough reason for the two groups to forge a common identity and fight for the land. Prithvi and Shashank bury the hatchet and get back the land. This is too much of a bitter pill for the dadha to swallow. And so he dares the students for a rugby match with his own group.

Sye

2004

Lai Bhaari poster
6.6

Sumitra travels to Pandharpur to find a ray of hope, after Sangram killed her husband and son and took over their business.

Lai Bhaari

2014

Naa Alludu poster
3.8

Karthik seeks revenge after Bhanumati refuses to hire him despite his qualifications. When he vows to marry one of her two daughters, Bhanumati hires a bodyguard for them.

Naa Alludu

2005

Happy poster
6.3

A politician refrains his daughter from finishing college as it would affect his politics. He decides to get her married to a police officer of the same caste, but things don't go as planned.

Happy

2006

Uthama Puthiran poster
6.3

Siva is asked to help a friend in a love marriage. Siva kidnaps Pooja on a mistaken identity from the marriage hall. When Pooja is kidnapped, her uncles and their henchmen follow them.

Uthama Puthiran

2010

Orange poster
6.6

A young man falls in love with a girl but has to keep lying to make her happy. Unable to continue, he tells her that it cannot go on and breaks up with her.

Orange

2010

Junior poster
4.1

A free-spirited young man suffocated by his father’s obsessive love escapes to the city in search of freedom, but his carefree attitude soon puts him at odds with his emotionally distant corporate boss. He embarks on a heartwarming journey of redemption and connection discovering the true depth of sacrifice love and the fleeting nature of time.

Junior

2025

Jai Ho poster
5.0

An upright ex-army man, Jai fights a solitary war against corruption and injustice. With a simple mantra to pay forward, he starts off by helping one person and forms an ever growing circle of people helping each other.

Jai Ho

2014

Katha poster
NR

After her family gets murdered, Chitra, a lonely girl, spends a year in an asylum. She is petrified when she witnesses another murder and refuses to believe that it is her hallucination.

Katha

2009

Velayudham poster
5.2

An ordinary milkman is forced to become the fictional character Velayudham who takes on the scum of the earth.

Velayudham

2011

Force 2 poster
6.7

ACP Yashvardhan teams up RAW Agent KK to bring down the master mind terrorist, Shiv.

Force 2

2016

Bommarillu poster
6.6

Siddu is the son of an over-protective business man. Every decision of his is made by his father, which leads him into frustration. He half-heartedly agrees to become engaged to a rich man's daughter, but then falls for a middle-class man's daughter called Haasini. The film focuses on his realization that he has to stand on his own and come out of his father's protective shell - and try to succeed in love.

Bommarillu

2006

Sachein poster
6.6

A happy-go-lucky college student falls in love with a beautiful young woman at first sight, but decides to use a unique approach to get close to her, as she has many admirers in the college. How will their relationship evolve?

Sachein

2005

Gunmaaster G9 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gunmaaster G9

2026

Mauli poster
4.8

Mauli is a tough cop whose in control when in uniform.But a big terror to criminals without uniform he gets transferred to Kapur village which has no respect for cops and it's temple is closed since last 15 years due to terror of Nana Londhe.Mauli beats his men black and blue where he finds admire in Renuka.Its soon reveled that Mauli is a simple man but the actual terror cop is his twin brother with the same name.Mauli's brother dies while trying to save Mauli from Nana leaving Mauli helpless in the village and face humiliation in front of Nana's terror.

Mauli

2018

Masti poster
5.6

Three henpecked friends try to escape their unhappy marriages by seeking out some extramarital fun, only to end up being blackmailed.

Masti

2004

Santosh Subramaniam poster
7.2

Santosh's life is dictated by his father, who decides everything for him. However, when Santosh falls in love with a girl, he struggles to convince his father to let him marry his girlfriend. Remake of Bommarillu (2006) Telugu film.

Santosh Subramaniam

2008

Ready poster
5.8

A brave man decides to kidnap his friend's beloved from a forced marriage, but ends up abducting the wrong bride. Ironically, the bride he kidnapped is ecstatic because she was already planning an escape. On the run, they fall in love, but in order to get married, they must convince their families.

Ready

2008

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