The
oh-so
cute
and
vivacious
girl
Genelia
D'Souza
who
became
an
overnight
star
with
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na's
tremendous
success
is
celebrating
her
birthday
today
on
5th
August.
With
her
girl
next
door
looks
and
infectious
smile,
she's
become
the
heartthrob
of
millions.
The
pretty
lass
stepped
into
Bollywood
way
back
in
2003
with
Riteish
Deshmukh
in
Mujhe
Teri
Kasam.
Then
followed
Indra
Kumar's
Masti
again
with
Riteish
Deshmukh
in
2004.
After
that
she
moved
down
to
south
to
concentrate
on
the
Tollywood
where
she
worked
with
all
big
banners
and
set
herself
among
the
leading
ladies
of
South.
After
gaining
enough
popularity
down
south,
Genelia
made
a
smashing
entry
in
Bollywood
with
Priyadarshan's
laugh
riot,
Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap
starring
Akshaye
Khanna
and
Paresh
Rawal
alongside
and
later
with
Aamir
Khan's
Imran
Khan
starrer
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na
where
she
left
the
audience
stunned
with
her
remarkable
performance.
With
this
she
has
become
the
most
sought
after
actresses
of
Bollywood
loaded
with
good
film
offers
and
abundant
endorsement
deals.
The
buzz
in
the
industry
is
that
she
may
be
the
replacement
for
the
advertisement
campaigns.
Though
Genelia
is
big
star
today
and
has
countless
fans,
she
herself
is
a
big
fan
of
Kajol
and
considers
as
her
role
model.
Interestingly,
both
Kajol
and
Genelia
share
the
same
date
of
birth
which
is
on
5th
of
August.
So
all
those
Genelia
fans
come
and
wish
the
bubbly
girl
a
warm
birthday.
Story first published: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 18:06 [IST]