Ileana to play Mandakini

South sensation Ileana D'Cruz has become one of the highest-paid actresses in the South. Ileana had reportedly charged Rs 2 crore for her return to Tamil movies with Shankar's Nanban, but the producers finally agreed on Rs 1.5 crore.

It looks like 2011 is bringing more and more good news for South hottie Ileana D'Cruz. First she landed a whopping Rs 1.5 crore deal for Shankar's Nanban. The film marks her return to Tamil cinema.

Now we hear, Southern sensation Ileana has bagged a major role in Bollywood. The hot actress is all set to star in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai and will be playing the role of yesteryear actress Mandakini, who was reportedly linked with underworld criminal Dawood Ibrahim.

Ileana has already bagged the second lead in Anurag Basu's Barfee.
The pretty actress is also working opposite superstar Rajinikanth in Rana. Rajini plays a triple role in this KR Ravikumar-directed film. Details about Ileana's character have been kept under wraps. What next? Click on to discover more on Ileana.
Ileana D'Cruz is new to the Hindi film industry but she's a sensation down south.

She was first noticed by director Y V S Chowdhary in Fair And Lovely commercial directed by Rakesh Roshan.
She made her debut with Telugu film Devadasu (2006) directed by YVS Chowdhary.
Devadasu was a box office success, though panned by critics.

Her next film, Pokiri opposite Mahesh Babu, is her biggest hit till date.
In Pokiri, she played the role of Shruti, an aerobics teacher harassed by a police officer.
Pokiri premiered at the 2006 International Indian Film Academy Awards.

Ileana made her Tamil debut in Kedi opposite Ravi Krishna. The movie flopped, but Ileana drew some praise.
After Kedi, Ileana had never been busier with more offers than she could accept.
In 2008, she was the highest paid Southern actress with Jalsa opposite Pawan Kalyan.
2009 brought her a hit: Kick, with Ravi Teja, and a flop: Saleem, with Vishnu Manchu.
She has also taken the item number route with ‘Ileana Ileana' in Kannada film Huduga Hudugi.
Born in Mumbai, Ileana grew up in Goa
She has three siblings, an elder sister named Farrah, a younger brother Rhys and a younger sister Eileen.
A bit of trivia about Ileana: She is a good horse rider.
Beauty in black.
Urban chic!
Ileana makes the right moves.
Diva in white.
Ileana at her sensuous best.
On the rocks!
Ready for some rock 'n' roll.
Arms wide open.