Genelia D'Souza Special: 3 Movies That Prove The Ved Actress Is The OG Girl Next Door

Genelia D`Souza Special: 3 Movies That Prove The Ved Actress Is The OG Girl Next Door

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AUGUST 05,2023

Think of an actress who is a combination of innocent looks, oozes grace, and does incredible acting think Genelia D'Souza. The Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na actress took Bollywood by storm with her performances in movies that went on to make a mark on fans. After ruling South Cinema, she became the cute girl next door in Bollywood.

The actress turns 36 today. She made her glorious comeback after more than a decade with Riteish Deshmukh's Ved. On her birthday, let's revisit some binge-worthy movies that prove there's no other girl-next-door like Genelia D'Souza in the business.

1. Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya

This marked Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh's first movie as an official couple. Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya was a romantic comedy that saw the actress as a cheerful girl-next-door who was on a quest to be kidnapped to avoid marrying the man of her father's choice. She convinces Riteish, her father's employee, to kidnap her.

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The two fall head over heels in love, and the rest is history. Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya is a light-hearted romantic comedy that will melt your heart on rough days.

2. Force

Genelia D'Souza played a social activist who lives with a dream to make the world a safe space for women. She falls in love with a tough cop John Abraham. The two are polar opposites yet complement each other perfectly. The actress becomes a victim of John's next target, a vengeful drug dealer.

With action movies like Force, Genelia's performance goes beyond seeing her as just a girl next door. She is a free-spirited woman who stands by the love of her life unshaken.

3. Ved

How can we not add this one to the list? Ved marked her big, glorious comeback to acting after almost a decade. While Genelia D'Souza had her own inhibitions about playing Shravani Jadhav, she got into the skin of the character effortlessly. The Marathi movie was Riteish Deshmukh's passion project, which turned into his directorial debut.

The epic love story saw Genelia, a progressive woman who is unconditionally in love with Satya, choose herself over his toxicity. Ved became the second-highest-grossing regional movie after Sairat.

Radio City wishes the OG girl-next-door, Genelia D'Souza Deshmukh, a very happy birthday.