Ileana D'Cruz

Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian film actress who is popular in bollywood. She started her career as a model and later debuted with the Telugu film Devadasu in 2006 directed by Y.V.S.Chowdhary. He spotted her in a Fair and Lovely ad film directed by Rakesh Roshan. She then made her Tamil film debut alongside Ravi Krishna in Kedi and made a comeback in Shankar's Nanban (2012). In 2012, she made her debut in Bollywood with Barfi opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. She was seen in the bollywood movie Baadshaho.

Biography

Ileana D'Cruz was born on 1 November 1987 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her family relocated to Parra, Goa when she was 10 years old. Her mother tongue is Konkani.

Personal Profile

Name : Ileana D'cruz
Birthday : 1 November 1987
Age : 29 years
Place Of Birth : Mumbai, India
Height : 5'4"
Zodiac sign : Scorpio
Religion : Christian
Occupation : Model, Actress
Education Qualification : Schooling in Goa, Graduation from Bombay University
Telugu Debut movie : Devdasu
Tamil Debut movie : Kedi
Kannada Debut movie : Huduga Hudugi (item number)
Bollywood Debut : Barfi

In Baadshaho

Baadshaho is an Indian period heist action thriller film directed and co-produced by Milan Luthria. It featured Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta in lead roles. In the film Ileana D'Cruz played the role as Gitanjali.

Boyfriend/Dating

According to the sources, Ileana D'cruz is dating an Australian guy named Andrew Kneebone. He is an IT professional and also a photographer. Recently during an interview she opened up about her relationship with Andrew. The two have been spotted together on several occasions.

Career

The manager of the hotel where Ileana's mother was working, suggested that she has a beautiful face with a vibrant smile and should start modelling and fixed a meeting with Marc Robinson. Her first portfolio was created in January 2003. Her second portfolio was set up in the following year, which landed her three advertisements from Electrolux, Emami Talc and Fair and Lovely.

Family

Ileana was born to a Catholic father, Ronaldo Leo who is a Lawyer and a Muslim mother, Samira. While growing up, she lived in Goa for about seven years. Her first name comes from Greek mythology, meaning Helen of Troy. Ileana is very much close to her mother. She has three siblings - older sister Farrah, younger brother Rhys and youngest sister Eileen.

Favourites

Favourite destination : Maldives. I'm a Goan girl, so I am a total beach person. And my ideal day would be spent on the beach

Hottest actress : Salma Hayek

Favourite designer : Christian Louboutin

Idea of a perfect date : A picnic basket, a blanket on a beach, a bonfire, talking under the stars. Having amazing food and wine over a good conversation.

Bollywood Filmography

2012 Barfi!
2013 Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
2014 Main Tera Hero
2014 Happy Ending
2016 Rustom
2017 Mubarakan
2017 Baadshaho