Happy Birthday Genelia D’Souza: list of evergreen roles of the gorgeous diva that gained her popularity in Bollywood

Genelia D’Souza is one of the well-known actors who has ruled the South Indian film industry for a long time and went on to make her mark in Bollywood with her debut film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ in 2003 alongside Riteish Deshmukh. Ever since then, the gorgeous diva has been impressing the audience with her brilliant acting skills and her captivating expressions. And, as the ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ fame actress celebrates her birthday today, let’s look back at some of the evergreen roles of Genelia D’Souza that gained her popularity in Bollywood.

Multi-starrer film ‘Masti’ is one of the iconic comedy movies of Bollywood where Genelia D’Souza was paired with Riteish Deshmukh for the second time in a Hindi film. She played the character of a dominating and controlling wife, Bindiya which captured people’s attention and established her stellar acting skills. Besides, this role also nominated her name for the ‘breakthrough performance’ at an award show.

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Rom-com ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ revolves around friendship and love where Genelia was seen with actor Imran Khan. The actress’s work as the character of Aditi or ‘Meow’ was one of the most iconic characters ever created. From her fine dialogue delivery style combined with her real-life bubbly personality, the movie was a blockbuster that shot Genelia to fame. No wonder, she was nominated as the ‘best actress’ several times for this film.

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‘Force’ is a Hindi remake of a Tamil hit that features Genelia opposite John Abraham in the shoes of Maya. The plot of the action thriller revolves around the life of the ACP who successfully kills a drug dealer, however, his life changes forever when a gangster vows to take revenge by destroying the police’s life. The bitter-sweet and yet emotional role of Genelia in this film has been highly appreciated by the audience as well as the critics.

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‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’ was the third romantic-comedy film where Genelia D’Souza once again paired up with Riteish Deshmukh. The film stars Genelia in the role of Mili who is unwilling to get married to a man suggested by her father and fakes her kidnapping with the help of her father’s employee, Viren, and eventually falls in love despite the difference in their lifestyle. The light-hearted movie fetched the actress nomination for the best ‘entertainment female‘ in the comedy.

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