Genelia D'Souza

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Genelia D'souza welcome manish malhotra on twitter

Bollywood’s favourite fashion designer Manish Malhotra has joined microblogging site Twitter and received a warm welcome from star friends.
“Finally on twitter,” the designer posted his first tweet on his Twitter page.

Genelia rocking the ad word

Actress Genelia D’Souza welcomed him saying: “Hey tweeple, plss welcome Manish Malhotra who is an absolute sweetheart and a super duper designer. So glad you are here Manish.”

Genelia waiting for Mr. Perfec

Actor Riteish Deshmukh posted: “Hey guys a huge welcome to Manish Malhotra, the person responsible to make our films more fashionable.”

Everybody loves Genelia

Manish got an overwhelming response from his fans and within a few hours of joining has got 3,047 followers.

Genelia D’Souza: The regining Queen of Endorsement...

Genelia rocking the ad word

She isn’t counted in the ranks of Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor or Katrina Kaif, but the pretty Genelia D’Souza still has more brand endorsements in her kitty than any of the Bollywood leading ladies.
Check Out : Genelia waiting for Mr. Perfect
With about 9-11 endorsement deals; Genelia has undoubtedly become the favourite face amongst Indian advertisers. And the girl is all kicked about the fact that she adorns the TV screens in every commercial break. “I feel happy that people don’t get bored seeing my face so often on TV,” she jokes and adds, “Shooting for these ads give me a great high. The concepts and creativity make it super fun.”
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We further ask Genelia what makes her click with the advertisers? “I think it’s my girl next door image. The brands I endorse are targeted towards the youth and it’s due to my bubbly nature that the youth can relate to me better than other actresses.”
Check Out : Genelia D'Souza struts her stuff for Vero Moda
Interestingly, the only other Bollywood face that’s such a regular when it comes to advertisements is Shah Rukh Khan who endorses products right from pens and talcum powder to hair oil and underwear. And with her endorsement line-up, Genelia seems all geared up to match up Shah Rukh.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Genelia waiting for Mr. Perfec

Genelia D'souza is clear about her preferences when it comes to selecting life partner. The actress has listed out her expectations on 'her man' and here we present it to you:

"Well cut, uncrumpled clothes and clean fingernails score high brownie points. And a good dancer may just salsa into my heart," says the cutie, who is currently working on a Tamil project.

No tight tees. No fancy baggy jeans. No cool hair dripping gel. These are far from the criteria for Genelia's 'Mr. Right'. "I hate self styled flamboyant braggarts. And males who simply put down others can beat a hasty retreat from me," she adds.

Saying she is yet to find her 'Mr Perfect', Genelia also dismisses reports that she is seeing young actor Riteish Deshmukh.

Everybody loves Genelia

GENELIA D’ SOUZA is ecstatic about going home after a 45-day schedule in Australia for the Telugu film ‘Orange’. But she is equally unhappy about bidding adieu to her “fabulous unit.” A day later, she tweets: “A part of me was really sad to leave my unit. Went through the strangest of feelings while I said my goodbyes...’’ Well, the young actor’s (she is 23) Melbourne experience has since been played out by the media, including her stance on the continent being safe for both Indian students and tourists. During her visit, she also met Bronwyn Pike, the education minister of the state of Victoria.

When we meet in her hotel room, she begins, ‘‘When we go for shootings abroad, we generally go to the most secluded places the hills and picturesque areas but ‘Orange’ is a city film and so we have been on the bridges, in trams, etc. The interaction with people was fun.’’Unofficially known as the current ‘endorsement’ queen - she is the face of more than nine major brands - D’ Souza is in high spirits even if the year didn’t start with a bang for her. Her two much-awaited films - ‘Chance Pe Dance’ (with Shahid Kapoor) and ‘Katha’ in Telugu didn’t create ripples at the box-office. She has been busy as a showstopper at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. She also has three major films lined up- David Dhawan’s ‘Hook Ya Crook’ with John Abraham, ‘It’s my Life’, a remake of her Telugu super hit ‘Bommarillu’, co-starring Harman Baweja, and ‘Uthama Puthiran’, yet another remake of her Telugu superhit ‘Ready’, with Dhanush.

Pan-Asian impact

In person, there is very little to distinguish D’Souza from the energetic Aditi Mahant (“except for the fact that I don’t abuse like her in real life,’’ she clarifies) in ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’. Like Aditi, she displays a level of maturity as the talk veers towards her life and career. She says she is the bridge between the North and South, having acted in Bollywood as well as the Telugu, Tamil and Kannada industries. “I am as much a part of Bollywood as I am of Tollywood. I am a part of Kannada films too. There is hardly any time to rest,’’ she begins. But she quickly adds that she loves this pace. ‘‘Sometimes, while shooting, I crib for an off and after two days I don’t know what to do. So I am back on my feet.’’ But becoming a popular actor in Bollywood is a lot of hard work, she insists. ‘‘We are up at 4 a.m. when the whole world is asleep.’’

From bridesmaid to star

Perhaps due to her choice of films or her slight frame, D’Souza is often perceived to be a tomboy. She admits that with such an image, it was initially tough to make an impact in Bollywood. Incidentally, much before she joined the “glamour industry’’, her priority was sports. This state-level athlete, sprinter and national level football player (school) adds that she “wasn’t even thinking about (films) as a career option as there was no one in my family even remotely connected to films. And it wasn’t really that I grew up loving films.’’ She was discovered at a wedding, where she was one of six bridesmaids. She was asked to show up at an agency with her portfolio the next day. As she didn’t have a portfolio, she took her birthday pictures along instead. The next thing she knew, she had bagged the Parker pen ad with Amitabh Bachchan.

The Khan factor

In films, what worked in her favour was her perky attitude. She struck gold with two Southern hits- Shankar’s ‘Boys’ in Tamil and the Telugu ‘Bommarillu’. In 2008, she made her Bollywood re-entry with ‘Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Na’ and she hasn’t looked back since.

‘‘Those without godfathers don’t get a second chance. I did. Because I’m God’s favourite child,’’ she chortles. ‘Bommarillu’ (2006) won her a Filmfare award and was later remade in Tamil, Kannada and now in Hindi, with D’Souza in the lead. ‘‘I’ll continue to do Southern films. It’s a huge market. Right now it’s great to know people in the South write roles keeping Genelia in mind,’’ she grins. What’s more- she reveals that Anupam Chopra, the Australia-based producer of ‘Orange’ who teaches filmmaking there, is making her character, Hasini Rao, in ‘Bommarillu’ one of his case studies. ‘‘I thought it was a huge compliment,’’ she says.

As for being part of the new crop of young and talented stars, D’Souza believes that there is no competition, just a lot of ‘‘positivity around.’’ ‘‘I have worked with Shahid (Kapoor), Imran (Khan), John (Abraham), Charan (Teja) and with pretty much all the young actors in Bollywood (except Ranbir Kapoor) and each one is unique in their own space. The one thing they all have is the drive. There is healthy competition. It’s not about ‘oh you are doing well, let me see how I can manipulate your career.’ It’s about trying to better oneself. I have had a great time with each one of them,’’ she insists.

Mention her big Bollywood break and she is all praise for Aamir Khan. She calls her experience in Khan’s production, ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’, a lesson for life. ‘‘You come out of it a confident actor. You are not treated as someone who doesn’t know her job because you are tested enough for it. I had four screen tests before I was selected and there were some 400 girls. So you go there as an actor who wants to do her job and that is something that Aamir instils in you.’’But how does she rate herself against the other young actresses in Bollywood? ‘‘Someone once told me, ‘you have this cute, bubbly tag.’ But I think I have the girl next-door tag,’’ says D’Souza. ‘‘One of my directors pointed out to me that one of my major advantages down south is that I find favour among both genders.’’

Up close and personal

Contrary to her public image, D’Souza admits to feeling lonely at times. ‘‘As much as I’m attached, I’m detached. I’m a very friendly kid but I choose my friends very carefully. I’m very closed. I can’t let people know what I feel. It takes me a lot of time to open up,’’ she admits.

She is traditional yet modern, makes her own decisions, yet is rarely seen on the sets without her mom. She loves Kenny Rogers, hates techno, and her two favourite actors are Dimple Kapadia and Neetu Singh. ‘‘I’m not someone who’ll go topless or backless. I have certain values. As Indian women we just can’t take our clothes off and be so blatant,’’ she insists.

Just when I begin digesting this, she adds that success has not gone to her head as her family keeps her grounded. She points out that she still takes her dogs for a walk in Mumbai and no one bothers her. ‘‘But I will be lying if I say I don’t get excited when someone recognises me. Even in Australia I was not spared,’’ she smiles.

A bit like her screen characters, D’Souza loves to talk and eat. She confides that the yumcha, or Chinese brunch experience, in Australia is now on her list of favourites. ‘‘I don’t believe in dieting because it makes you look rigid. It’s strange how we women like to look scrawny and thin when men actually like meat not bones. I binge on home-made food and my mom does not cook the heavy, oily stuff. As much as I enjoy chips, I have salmon and the steamed stuff a fair mix,’’ she admits.

With plans to start a blog soon, D’Souza admits that the other things on her to-do list include settling down and having a family. But not right now. She says she might as well work hard for it to happen someday. Her idea of Mr Right is someone who is also a good conversationalist. ‘‘There are good looking boys but when they open their mouth all my affection just flies out the window,’’ she pouts, adding that looks are secondary. ‘‘I am a control freak and I prefer someone on a similar basis.

I like someone who has a zest for life,’’ she explains, hotly denying all the gossip that she is currently in a relationship. ‘‘I am looking and searching,’’ is all she allows. Now, that won’t break any hearts.

Genelia D’Souza: The regining Queen of Endorsements, bags Another Brand of Soap Com!

These days, it is the call of the very bubbly youth, and who better to be the leading young lady in the advertisement world to represent this section, than the effervescent actress Genelia ‘D Souza?
After having endorsed almost every product representing the urban youth ,right from Cadbury’s Perk, Fanta, Spniz, Virgin Mobiles, LG mobiles, Fast track watches, Dabur Hair oil, Garnier Fairness cream, and the latest one to fall into her pretty lap is the Margo Soap.
The Soap was earlier endorsed by Rani Mukherjee. But, since the flavor of the times demand youthful ness and the youth to be attracted, it was Genelia, who finally took the cake away. (We mean the soap cake, ofcourse!)
Genelia, who has been a complete head turner right from her debut in the film’Jaana Tu Ya Jaane Na’, with Imran Khan playing the lead role, has maintained her good rapport with one and all ,and is still the stunner she has always been. In her last film,’ Dance Pe Chance’, opposite Shahid Kapoor, she proved her prowess as an actor and an avid dancer too.
In spite of being one of the most popular faces of young bollywood brigade, this gal has maintained her down to earth attitude, and perhaps, it is this virtue in her that is making her more and more popular in the industry. Well done Genelia, way to go!

Genelia D'Souza struts her stuff for Vero Moda

Genelia D'Souza walked the ramp Saturday night, May 8, at the newly launched Vero Moda store at Palladium, Lower Parel, Mumbai. Photo Credit: Sawf News

May 08, 2010, (Sawf News) - Genelia D'Souza walked the ramp Saturday night, May 8, at the newly launched Vero Moda store at Palladium, Lower Parel, Mumbai.

The 22-year-old star was styled by Manish Malhotra and her clothes were provided by Vero Moda.

Her fine pair of legs, of course, are a divine gift.

The Vero Moda store at Palladium was launched on Friday.

Earlier on Saturday, Genelia shot a print promotional campaign for LG cell phones along with John Abraham and Abhay Deol.

Genelia D'souza at Vero Moda fashion event. Photo Credit: Sawf News

The campaign was shot by Atul Kasbekar at St Xaviers college.

Genelia is a favorite for promoting youth brands and was recently appointed brand ambassador for Fast Track Watches.

Earlier this year, she was picked as brand ambassador for Margo Soap and Garnier Garnier Light fairness cream.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Genelia D’Souza: Stealing limelight from Vidya Balan!

Recently, actress Genelia D’Souza has been on an endorsement spree! The actress is reportedly, running back and forth to complete her endorsement shoots which most of the times are held at exotic locales. This gal, has been the face of the Indian young girl, and has got almost all the products reflecting youth, right from soft drinks, to trendy watches to chic clothes to footwear to sunglasses-phew! The list is almost endless! Now, reports are abuzz about her replacing the simple Jane Vidya Balan, in an endorsement for a mobile network service provider. Genelia has taken away the limelight from Vidya, at least as far as this endorsement deal is concerned. The ad was initially done by R. Madhavan and Vidya Balan, and many had liked it for it’s rather down to earth and realistic approach, with both the actors playing a couple keeping in touch via the network system. But, as they say, time changes everything, even the mind set of the audience. Thus, the call of the times is to have a more bubbly and chirpy gal making her mark on the lives of the common man. Who better than this bubbly young actress called Genelia? Maybe, now the young and the trendy will join the network like never before, as for the grown ups, well, they adjust to almost anything new, albeit with a little time, isn’t it?