Ileana D'Cruz Biography | Ileana D'Cruz Profile
Birth Name : Ileana D'CruzDate of Birth : August 19th, 1987
Nick Name : Ili, Ilu,Yana, Liyana
Height : 5' 5"
Birth Place : Mumbai, India
Current Residence : Goa
Ethnicity : Christian
Languages : Hindi, English, Telugu
Occupation : Model, Actress
Education : Schooling – in Goa, India
Graduation : Persuing graduation through correspondence from Bombay university
Hobbies : Ileana was very good in sketching which she inherited from her father. She is very good singer, though does not have any specific style. Ileana is avid reader of English novels(Sydney Sheldon is her favorite author),Reading Books, Listen to Music and Swimming.
Tamil Debut Film : Kedi ( in 2006)
Telugu Debut Film : Devadasu (in 2006)
Siblings : Ileana has two brothers and three sisters
Mother : Sameera(was Muslim before the marriage)
Favorite Actors : Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan
Favorite Actress : Kajol
Favorite Diet : Chinese food.
Favorite Drink : Mango Juice.
Favorite Color : Blue and Black
Plus Points : Positive thinking and Honesty.
Negative Points : Impatience and Anger
Beauty Secret : Keeping mind calm and cool.
Goal in Life : To become good Actress
Message : Enjoy every moment in life.
Who is Ileana D'Cruz?
The critics applauded her sensitive portrayal of a woman who fights against her father for her love in the movie. Her life was destined to change in the same year and she go the offer to play the role of Shruti in the movie Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannath. Incidentally Bollywood actress was offered the role but she rejected. The character she played was of an innocent girl haunted by a corrupt police officer. The film not only appealed to the urban masses but was a super hit in the rural areas. Her costar in this was prince Mahesh Babu, the film broke all the box office records of Tollywood and went on to become the biggest hit in Tollywood history grossing over Rs. 66 crores. After this sensational hit she was in the numbero uno spot among the actresses in the Telugu industry one of the highest paid actresses. She gets 70 lakhs a film after less than two years in the Industry.
Ileana D'Cruz in Tamil films:
To add to her versatile nature of acting she went on to do a Tamil film Kedi with Ravi Krishna. The film did not do well at the box-office but it gave her exposure in the Tamil industry and she was sought after by many directors and actors there. She than apeared in M.S Raju's Aata opposite Siddarth Narayan and in Dil Raju's Munna opposite Prabhas. She has also acted beside NTR Jr. in Rakhi directed by Krishna Vamsi.
Ileana D'Cruz – Darling of Telugu movies:
The testimony to her success are the numerous offers that she is getting from the Tamil and Telugu film industries. The new offers on hand are from producer MS Raju who has given her a role as a heroine in his next film Veera with Allu Arjun. She has also signed for Pawan Kalyan’s film the title of which is not yet fixed which is being directed by Tri Vikram Srinivas. She however does not commit herself into all the offers that comes her way but she even rejects the roles which she thinks doesn't suit her.
Ileana in Bollywood films:
Actress Ileana
Ileana is the latest craze among Telugu Viewers. Her full and original name is Ileana D'Cruz. She is the young crazy actress who mesmerized audience with her beauty and glamour mixed performances. The critics applauded her sensitive portrayal of a woman who fights against her father for her love in the movie Devadasu. She was born on August 19, 1987 in Mumbai and their family was shifted to Goa seven years ago and at present they are again back in Mumbai. She has three sisters and a brother. They named her name after greek mythology.
She took to modeling at a very early age and performed very well in the profession. Reading books especially Sydney Sheldon's Novels, listening to music and swimming are her hobbies. She is pursuing her B.A degree through correspondence from the University of Mumbai. She is a very good singer; surprisingly she does not have any specific style and didn’t learn it traditionally. Her father is a christian and mother Sameera was a Muslim before marriage, after the marriage she embraced Christianity. She considers her impatience and anger to be her negative points. She is very friendly person and that is her positive strength. She is a real moody and very short tempered. She is positive in her approach towards work.
ileana in telugu films:
She came to spot light with a famous Fair and Lovely commercial directed by ace ad film director Rakesh Roshan. She was spotted by director Y.V.S. Choudhary and offered a role in his Telugu movie Devadasu in 2006. She acted opposite newbie Ram in that film. The film was an instant hit and overnight turned Ileana into a star. Her fate turned with the film Pokkiri that too opposite Tollywood Prince Mahesh Babu in the direction of successful director Puri Jagannadh. She played the character of an innocent girl haunted by a corrupt police officer. The film broke all the box office records of Tollywood and went on to become the biggest hit in Tollywood history grossing over Rs. 66 crores. She became a hot property in Tollywood with this sensational hit and became one of the highest paid actresses. She gets 70 lakhs a film after less than two years in the Industry. Later, she appeared in hit movies like M.S Raju's Aata opposite Siddarth Narayan and in Dil Raju's Munna opposite Prabhas. She has also acted beside NTR Jr. in Rakhi directed by Krishna Vamsi. She portrayed as a typical innocent girl in the movie 'Jalsa' opposite power star Pawan Kalyan in the direction of crazy Trivikram Srinivas. She brought liveliness to the character with her scintillating performance. Later, she got a chance in summer's block buster Raviteja starrer 'Kick' which increased her popularity among the audience as well as producers. However the thing that makes her stand out apart from the rest is that even though being a glamour girl she has never been a part of any controversy. She once quoted as “I am so used to walking on the road but now I can’t do that. There are people mobbing me and it’s all so unexpected. I do enjoy it at times but I am not used to all this. I am aware all this is transitory and you can’t have the sun shining all the time. In between such hectic schedule, I take my time off and reach for my family”.
ileana in tamil films:
She went on to do a Tamil film Kedi with Ravi Krishna, son of mega producer A.M. Ratnam of Sri Surya movies banner. The film did not do well at the box-office but it gave her exposure in the Tamil industry and she was sought after by many directors and actors there. The testimony to her success is the numerous offers that she is getting from the Tamil and Telugu film industries.
ileana in bollywood:
She also plans to make a mark for herself in Bollywood.
Ileana also plans to make a mark for herself in Bollywood. She recently signed for a film with none other than the "Baadshah of Bollywood" Shahrukh Khan in a film directed by Sangeeth Sivan which is a remake of Mahesh Babu's "Athadu". In her short career she has tasted success and a few disappointments. However the thing that makes her stand out apart from the rest is that even though being a glamour girl she has never been a part of any controversy.
Ileana made her feature film debut in 2006 in the Telugu language romance film Devadasu, directed by Y. V. S. Chowdhary, who spotted her in a "Fair and Lovely" ad film directed by Rakesh Roshan. Critics were in praise of her, particularly referring to her physique and looks; Jeevi of Idlebrain wrote that Ileana "makes a cool debut ileana has great legs and nice physique", while a review from Indiaglitz noted that she "has chiseled features and a figure to die-for." Devadasu, which also marks its lead actor Ram's acting debut, became the year's first major commercial success, eventually grossing around 14 crores, whilst earning Ileana the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debutant. She next appeared opposite Mahesh Babu in the action flick Pokiri in which she portrayed an aerobics teacher, who is harassed by a corrupt police offer.
Later that year, ileana made her Tamil-language film debut in Kedi (2006). Although the film did not do so well at the box-office, D'Cruz remained too busy to accept all the film roles offered to her. ileana Telugu film Khatarnak (2006) in which she acted opposite Ravi Teja did not do as well as expected, which has been attributed to her glamorous appearance not going down well with the audience. ileana experienced a setback in her career as her following releases Rakhi (2006) and Munna (2007) proved critically and financially unsuccessful.
D'Cruz's career took a turn for the better with the release of her well-received 2007 film Aata, acting opposite Siddharth. ileana received favorable reviews for her performance as Satya, a college student who is on the run from the home minister's crooked son by whom she is targeted, when leading a protest and demanding punishment for his crimes. Idlebrain described ileana as "gorgeous" and a "treat to watch to the eyes". In 2008, ileana performed a lead role opposite Pawan Kalyan in Jalsa, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. In spite of opening to mixed reviews, the film turned out to become a high financial success. Ileana received largely positive remarks, with critics citing that she looked "pretty", "damn cool", and "every bit chic and stunning through out the film", while being later awarded the Santosham Award, one of five awards for Jalsa, and the South Scope Style Award, besides garnering a nomination for the Best Actress prize at the 56th Filmfare Awards South. ileana first 2009 release, titled Kick, was likewise declared a box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films that year. Later that year she starred in the films Rechipo and Y. V. S. Choudary's Saleem alongside Vishnu Manchu, both of which performed poorly at the box office. Huduga Hudugi, her first Kannada film, became her only 2010 release; ileana performed an item number, "Ileana Ileana", in the film. just finished shooting for Shakti, where she plays next to Jr. NTR, which whom she worked earlier in Rakhi.
Ileana is currently shooting for Nenu Naa Rakshasi, which marks her second collaboration with Puri Jagannadh, following the success of Pokiri, and her second Tamil venture, S. Shankar's Nanban, a remake of the hugely successful and acclaimed 2009 Hindi film 3 Idiots, with Ileana essaying the character originally played by Kareena Kapoor. ileana would also make her Hindi debut with the Anurag Basu directorial Barfee, starring alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.
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| Awards Filmfare Best Female Debut (South) - Devadasu (2006) Santosham Best Actress Award - Jalsa (2008) South Scope Style Award for Best Actress - Jalsa (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations Filmfare Awards South 2008 : Best Telugu Actress - Jalsa 2009 : Best Telugu Actress - Kick (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
