Okay, lets go with what we do know about the bubbly actress, who became a youth icon of sorts with her hit film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.
We do know that besides Hindi films, she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. We know that she endorses Fanta and Perk. And we know that her new film Chance Pe Dance, co-starring Shahid Kapoor, is releasing this Friday.
But did you know that she first grabbed the spotlight in a Parker Pen ad with Amitabh Bachchan? Or that her Bollywood debut was a movie Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003?
Well, there's more about the actress that you probably don't know.
So are you game for this quiz? We start with a simple one:
1. According to Genelia, her name means?
a) 'Rare' or 'Unique'
b) 'Precious'
c) 'Sunshine'
The correct answer is A.
Trivia: Genelia's name is a blend of Jeanette and Neil, her parents' names. She is fondly called Geenu.
Trivia: Genelia's name is a blend of Jeanette and Neil, her parents' names. She is fondly called Geenu.
Think you know Genelia?
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
a) Basketball
b) Football
c) Badminton
The correct answer is B.
Trivia: Genelia liked sports and studies in college. She was a state level athlete, sprinter, and a national level football player.
Trivia: Genelia liked sports and studies in college. She was a state level athlete, sprinter, and a national level football player.
Think you know Genelia?
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
3. Genelia holds a Limca world record for:
a) Delivering four different superhit films in four languages
b) For giggling non-stop for eight minutes
c) For winning the maximum number of football matches in a year
The correct answer is A.
Trivia: The hits in question are Bommarillu (Telugu), Satya In Love (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil), and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), which she achieved in a span of one year.
Trivia: The hits in question are Bommarillu (Telugu), Satya In Love (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil), and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), which she achieved in a span of one year.
Think you know Genelia?
4. For which film did she receive her first and only Filmfare award?
a) Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Naa
b) Life Partner
c) Bommarillu
The correct answer is C.
Trivia: Following the Telugu film's success, it was later remade in Tamil, Bengali and Oriya languages under the titles, Santosh Subramaniam, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa and Dream Girl respectively in 2008.
Trivia: Following the Telugu film's success, it was later remade in Tamil, Bengali and Oriya languages under the titles, Santosh Subramaniam, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa and Dream Girl respectively in 2008.
Think you know Genelia?
5. Which actress did Genelia replace in Chance Pe Dance?
a) Asin
b) Jiah Khan
c) Shriya Saran
The correct answer is B.
Trivia: Rumours have it that Katrina Kaif was the first choice. Jiah Khan, who was eventually chosen, shot for the film but was asked to leave halfway through.
Trivia: Rumours have it that Katrina Kaif was the first choice. Jiah Khan, who was eventually chosen, shot for the film but was asked to leave halfway through.
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