Born in Mumbai in 1987, Ileana D'Cruz first broke through in South Indian cinema before crossing over to Bollywood. She earned a Filmfare Award South for the Telugu remake Devadasu (2006) and consolidated her stardom with hits like Pokiri (2006) and Kick (2009). Her Hindi debut came with Anurag Basu's Barfi! (2012), followed by wider audiences reached through Rustom (2016) and the Baadshaho ensemble. Warm on-screen and forthright off it, she has become one of India's most bankable crossover leading ladies.
Ileana D'Cruz
38 years (Nov 1, 1987)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
31 Movies1 Series
Born in Mumbai in 1987, Ileana D'Cruz first broke through in South Indian cinema before crossing over to Bollywood. She earned a Filmfare Award South for the Telugu remake Devadasu (2006) and consolidated her stardom with hits like Pokiri (2006) and Kick (2009). Her Hindi debut came with Anurag Basu's Barfi! (2012), followed by wider audiences reached through Rustom (2016) and the Baadshaho ensemble. Warm on-screen and forthright off it, she has become one of India's most bankable crossover leading ladies.
Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in South Indian cinema and Bollywood.
She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for the 2006 Telugu film Devadasu. In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut with Anurag Basu's critically and commercially successful Barfi!, for which she received critical appreciation and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
D'Cruz was born to a Goan Catholic family in Mumbai, and raised partly in Mumbai and partly in Goa. Her family relocated to Parra, Goa when she was 10 years old. Her mother tongue is Konkani.
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