Genelia’s birthday celebrated at Mehboob Studio
Genelia D'Souza, who started her acting career with the Hindi movie ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ (2003), celebrated her 26th birthday in Mumbai on August 5.
Genelia, who is called by her pet name Geenu by her near and dear ones, turned to South Indian films after Tujhe Meri Kasam, and she became one of the most celebrated actresses in Tamil and Telugu films.
Her reappearance in Bollywood was in ‘Mere Baap Pehle Aap’ alongside Akshaye Khanna, which was a moderately successful film. It was followed by the smash hit ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ which starred debutant Imran Khan as the hero. Her sweetness and freshness, and style of acting were much appreciated. Movie lovers can never forget Genelia's touching role of the innocent Aditi Mahant "Meow" in the film and her wonderful dance steps to 'Pappu Can’t Dance Saala'.
It was reported the noted director duo Abbas Mustan and Studio 18, co producers of the forthcoming movie 'Life Partner', along with director Rumi Jaffery, celebrated Genelia D'Souza's birthday at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai on Wednesday. Genelia features opposite Fardeen Khan in 'Life Partner' being released next week. The film also stars Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor, Prachi Desai and Amrita Rao.
Genelia D'Souza, the busiest Indian celebrity
Genelia D'Souza is one of the busiest film stars in India now. In 2008 she had seven films Mr. Medhavi (Telugu), Satya In Love (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil), Mere Baap Pehle Aap (Hindi), Ready (Telugu), Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (Hindi) and King (cameo appearance playing herself). Again Genelia has one of the busiest years in 2009 with films like Sasirekha Parinayam (Telugu), It's My Life (Hindi), Life Partner (Hindi), Hook Ya Crook (Hindi), Yahoo (Hindi) Katha (Telugu) and 7 Days In Paris (Hindi).
Some of these films are in various stages of filming and her fans can look forward to viewing films like It's My Life, which is a remake of Bomarillu with Harman Baweja to be released in 2009. She is also acting in David Dhawan's forthcoming film ‘Hook Ya Crook’ opposite John Abraham and Shreyas Talpade, which has a cricket-based story. Life Partner with Fardeen Khan is set to be released soon.
Life Partner, produced by Abbas-Mustan and directed by Rumi Jaffrey, also stars Govinda, Prachi Desai, and Tusshar Kapoor in lead roles. Karan (Fardeen Khan) and Sanjana (Genelia D’Souza) are madly in love with each other and marriage is the next step in their relationship. Bhavesh (Tusshar Kapoor), whose life partner is Prachi (Prachi Desai) believe in marriage with the approval of his family. Jeet (Govinda), a divorce lawyer who does not believe in monogamy, does not believe in the institution of marriage. He is often responsible for getting his clients divorced. The film also stars the veteran talented actor Anupam Kher.
