Genelia is a beautiful and cute actress who won the heart of fans by her beauty and acting skill. She has done many memorable Tamil and Bollywood movies and got appreciated by her brilliant performances. This lovely actress is going to celebrate her birthday on August 5. On the occasion of her birthday we bring you 8 interesting and lesser facts about this gorgeous lady.

• Her name ‘Genelia’ is made by the combination of name of her mother ‘Jeanette’ and her father Neil.

• At the age of 15, she shot her first ad commercial with Big B.

• She walked on the ramp at the age of 15. 

• She made her dubue in Tamil movie ‘Boys’.

• At the age of 21, Genelia made her Bollywood debut in film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ opposite to Ritesh Desmukh. Eventually this couple fell in love with each other. 

Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan’s rivalry will now be observed on Indian cinema

•  won Filmfare award for Telgu movie ‘Bommarillu’.

• She is also a state level athlete and a national level footballer

• She married to bollywood actor Ritesh Deshmukh on February 3, 2012. They are parent of two children Riaan and Rahy.

Farah Khan to choreograph a song in ‘Housefull 4’

• Genelia seen in many big movies including Salman's 'Jai Ho' . She is also producer of Ritesh's upcoming Marathi movie 'Maouli'

On the Occasion of her birthday, we wishes her a very happy birthday and appreciate her contribution to entertainment industry.