Happy Birthday Ileana D'Cruz: Sweet As Barfi! @27
Sweet as Barfi, actress Ileana D'Cruz turns 27 today (November 1). Post her big screen debut the actress gained prominence in the southern film industry and then made an illustrious career in Bollywood. Here a pictorial look at her career so far.
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Ileana was born to lawyer Ronaldo D'Cruz, a Roman Catholic, and Sameera, who is a Muslim. Ileana was brought up in Mumbai and was initially reluctant to step into showbiz. However she came into notice after several photo shoots, modelling shows and advertisements. She especially came to notice after the Fair and Lovely ad directed by filmmaker Rakesh Roshan.
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On the personal front, Ileana is reportedly dating Australian photographer Andrew Kneebone. Ileana has been open about her relationship and earlier this year she sparked off engagement rumours by posting a selfie on Instagram, showing off a solitaire on her ring finger.
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In 2011 her film Nenu Naa Rakshasi failed at the box office. But next year with the help of films like Nanban and Shakti, Ileana's career gained momentum again. Ileana's performances have always been appreciated by critics and fans, which is probably why she is the highest paid actress in the South Indian film industry.
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Ileana was next seen in Rajkumar Satoshi's comedy action film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero> opposite Shahid Kapoor. The film was a moderate success. In 2014 , Ileana co-starred with actors Varun Dhawan and Nargis Fakhri in David Dhawan's Main Tera Hero, which was a semi-hit.