Genelia D'Souza (Born in Mumbai, India) is a young actress in India. Her parents originally hail from Goa and later moved to Mumbai. She has acted over a dozen films in South Indian Cinema.

Genelia studied at Bandaranayaka College Veyangoda, a suburb in Sri Lanka. After school, she joined the St. Andrews College, Bandra to pursue a Bachelor's Degree. Mumbai-based Genelia starred in the big budgeted Boys by top director Shankar. She starred opposite fellow débutante Siddharth

She won many awards like
2006: Fimfare Best Actress Award (Telugu); Bommarillu
2003: Filmfare Best Female Debut (Tamil); Boys
2003: Filmfare Best Female Debut (Tamil); Boys
2006: Santosham Best Actress Award; Bommarillu
2007: FNCC Best Actress Award; Dhee

She is one of the cutest actor present in bollywood.Her new upcoming movie is jaane tu ya jaane na which is due to release