Time to say goodbye

Genelia D’Souza, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, December 29, 2010

First Published: 19:04 IST(29/12/2010)
Last Updated: 00:24 IST(30/12/2010)

I’ve never been the one to go for long goodbyes and if you guys remember a column from some time back, I’m not too fond of goodbyes either. So today is going to be an extremely difficult day. Today is my last day on Celeb and the City. And as much as I hate saying Goodbye, I have to do 

It's been almost a year since I started writing for you guys and this connection that I’ve forged is one that is special and unforgettable. Not a lot of us get this unique opportunity to get to connect with people on such a massive platform.

Reaching every city in the country every week is a huge feat. To be able to speak my mind, share with you guys my likes and dislikes and just generally draw all of you into my private life is an amazing high!

It's been a special journey from start to finish. It has been as special as a real live human relationship.

The initial excitement and euphoria in the first columns gave way to a healthy comfort and freedom of speech that has now culminated into sadness at having to bid adieu. But I won’t term this a break-up! We are sure to meet again.

Our bond is too strong to break now. Though I’m going to miss writing to you guys every week, I still hope to be able to share my thoughts as freely as I’ve been able to do here, through this column.

I want to thank the HT team for making this happen. And I want to thank each and every one of you for making every week special with your feedback and thoughts. It has been an amazing experience and I hope to be able to do this again.

May this new year bring you all that you hope for and all that you seek to achieve! See you soon! Peace and love!

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Congrats to Genelia

Date:7th Oct 2010
Genelia D'souza
posted by:Sanjeev sinha
Today genelia won the "Special Juri Nandi award"(state award in Hyderabad) for her film "Katha".
she said on twitter ,"Tweethearts have won d special jury nandi award(state award in hyd) 4katha,I'm thrilled,my 2nd nandi n for such a special film,, yayyyy" and
Was only possible bcos of my fantastic team. My producers 'Just Yellow'thank u aunty urmila n uncle gangaraju 4believin in me n my director2.

'It's by choice, and not by chance'

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'It's by choice, and not by chance'

Genelia Dsouza 

 

Posted On October 7, 2010

“If you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything.” Film-buffs will recognise this line by the legendary Marty McFly from Back to The Future. Right now, I’m putting my mind really hard to the coffee machine so that it brews me a cup by itself. Hrrrmmphh! Not happening! Seriously now, what do you guys say? Who decides what the future holds for us? Our hardwork, efforts, sacrifices or the surreal ‘haath ke rekhayein’? In the end, if there’s a fight between choice and chance, who will destiny pick? Questions galore! No wonder, I’m cribbing for coffee....

So yes, coming back to the eternal debate — that of choice versus chance, of luck versus hard work. US ex- President Harry Truman was of the opinion that, “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” If you notice, the stronger men, people boasting of real character and courage are not followers of luck. They are not merely destined to succeed, they are determined to succeed. And this is what puts them a class apart.

We, as a generation, have begun to rely a lot less on luck and chance. Luck no doubt is not a player to be ignored but nobody can be as fickle as luck. Luck is like the promiscuous lover — here today, with someone else tomorrow! Luck can point you to the door but only hard work will bring you the key. Even if we are the ‘fast food’ generation and looking for quicker results and double the opportunity, we are driven, focussed and not afraid to work the hours. As long as we are not sitting complacent, we are worthy of every bit of the success that we taste!

It is amazing to see so many young adults making their mark in the world and pushing the envelope every single day. We are no more a nation of luck obsessed romantics, we are a hungry tide of hard-working achievers with our eyes set on the goal, the bigger picture. William Shakespeare said, “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” Absolutely true that! We aren't mere star-gazers....We Are Star-Chasers!

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Genelia's Orange Updates

Sunday, October 03, 2010  - Sanjeev

Mega Powerstar Ram Charan’s forthcoming youthful entertainer ‘Orange’ is currently being shot in Rama Naidu Studios, Hyderabad. Filmmakers are shooting a song on Ram Charan and Genelia D’ Souza. It will be shot for five days. It is learnt that the filmmakers want to complete the entire shooting in this month and release it for Deepavali in the first week of November.

Ram Charan’s ‘Orange’ is said to be a feel good love story, coming as production No. 7 under Anjana Productions banner. It is being directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Mega brother K Nagendra Babu. Music is composed by Harris Jayaraj. Marthand K. Venkatesh is engaged in editing, Peter Hynes in stunts and Kiran Reddy in cinematography.

Bubbly Genelia and Shahzahn Padamsee are playing heroines while Madhurima Banerjee is doing another key role. Tamil actor Prabhu, Prince Mahesh’s sister Manjula and brother in law Sanjay Swaroop are also playing important roles in the film.

I W'D LIKE TO WORK WITH GENELIA: RANBIR

Ranbir Kapoor says he would love to work with his cousin sister Kareena Kapoor on screen, but never in a romantic movie. Asked if he has been offered any film, he said: "Nothing has been offered to me. I don't think people in the right senses would offer me a romantic movie with Bebo (Kareena's pet 

name). But yes, if there's a movie on cousins, I would love to act with her."

In the past, Kareena too has shown keen interest in working with Ranbir.

Ranbir says he would have loved to work with Madhuri Dixit, but "unfortunately she retired".

"I also haven't worked with so many actresses like Genelia and even Sonakshi. I want to work with all of them," he added.

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Guys posting a cover of coveted magazine Femina look gorgeous Genelia is there ..........cheers

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Genelia's HT column::3 Idoits

Genelia D'Souza, Hindustan Times
Email Author
New Delhi, September 08, 2010


What makes you tick? What is that one thing that you can’t stand in a particular person or a whole clan of people? Liars, cheats, infidels, misers, nose-diggers, smelly people? I feel there’s a certain tolerance threshold that all of us have and there are certain people who do the business of 

pushing all our wrong buttons just the right way! Sigh! I guess God made these people in a very surly, bad mood himself!

I’m not the kind of person who lets people or situations get to me easily. But just like everybody else, there are some idiots I just cannot tolerate, and despise with an intolerance unknown to my otherwise docile personality. :-)

1) The prodigal fakers
Ever heard of the people who slink in the corners and wait silently for you to complete a task and then jump right out to grab the limelight? These people have the talent of claiming work that doesn’t belong to them, and walk away with the praise and accolades without so much as a flinch. How uncool is that? For starters, it is shameless. Everybody desires praise, but it is important to make sure you’re worth it. So instead of faking it all the time, how about you give the real deal a chance? Work hard to get where you want to be!

2) The grave-diggers
There are people who want nothing more than to drag you down with them simply because they can’t succeed. They are like crabs in a basket — no crab can ever escape because the other crabs will  drag it back down. Imagine having some beautiful dreams and the desire to fulfil them. Now, imagine being told quite convincingly that you can never achieve those very dreams, that you cannot do it. These people function on negativity and think poorly of themselves, and it irks them to see someone else succeed. So, they dig their grave and yours.

3) The downright liars
Liars come in all shapes and sizes. Some may make you laugh, some make you feel stupid, and some even make you feel like you’re missing out on life! But, the ones that really get my goat are the liars of the male species that are hellbent on lying about their so-called female ‘conquests’. I’m sure all of us have come across at least one such guy who brags about the number of girls he has bedded and how suave he is when it comes to getting ‘chicks’. Almost always, such stories are lies made up by the guy to cover up for the fact that he’s not such a great catch after all. When their advances are spurned, guys with such lowly temperaments go on a lying rampage to protect their fragile male egos and malign the girls’ reputations. But then again, the ones who perpetually see the glass as ‘half full’ shouldn’t let such people get to them. The best action against them is to ignore them, have faith in yourself and move on, move forward. Don’t let them rule you. Never let them change you.

Genelia talks about her most devoted fans

Genelia D'souza, Hindustan Times
Email Author
New Delhi, September 15, 2010


Being in the world of cinema for a while now, I've come to realise and acknowledge the importance of fans. They can make or break an actor! Who would you make movies for if nobody goes to watch them? Fans have this special intellect that allows them to connect with us actors on a very phenomenal 

level. The huge crowd outside the homes of stars such as Amitabhji, Salman and Shah Rukh are testimony to this craze called fandom. People have their walls plastered with posters of their favorite stars, scramble to get one autograph and one picture with their actor idols, build temples in their name and travel hundreds of kilometres for that one glimpse.

I did this as well. Even now, whenever I get the opportunity to meet some of my favorite actors I’m still in awe and as starstruck as the rest of the world. Something that makes me walk on air is that over the years, I have made fans who have touched my heart and who love me with an affection that I find extremely endearing. My fans make me believe in my work, their thoughtful words (even if they are critical) just make me want to go on and on, in a quest to please even more.

The first fan I ever met was a 7-year old girl. She walked up to me with a huge grin on her face and nervously told me that her room was full of my posters. She wanted me to sign the picture for her. Believe me when I say, my excitement was way more than hers when I held that pen to sign my name.

Today, technology has made connecting with fans so much easier. I’m a self-confessed Twitter addict simply because it is such an amazing platform to discover, learn, take pitfalls as well as accolades from my fans. And trust me, every fan has something important to say.

Probably two of my most devoted fans till date are Ajit Jagtap and the rest of the gang. He is the man behind my fan-Twitter GeneliaOnline. GeneliaFans on Twitter managed by Jawardhan Shah is also fantastic!

It's mind-boggling how clued in they are with whatever's happening with me. May it be an event I'm attending or this column that I write every week, they are hands on with every update. They are not just a constant encouragement, they are also very informative. At times I'm very humbled by their evocations and I'm almost speechless at their dedication.

Swapnika Singh is another very adorable fan who has this beautiful talent — she draws charcoal pictures of her favorite stars and I'm lucky that I'm one of them. She has sent me two very stunning drawings and I'm awed at the sheer skill that this girl possesses. It's quite something to realise that you influence people enough that they incorporate you into art. After all Mona Lisa is legendary because it was Leonardo da Vinci who painted her. Hats off to you Swapnika, you have a god-given gift. I hope you draw more such beautiful pictures of me and your other favorites.

One Thursday and one column is not enough to express the pleasure I feel when I connect with my fans. Every one of you is special! I'm honoured that you think I'm worthy of your affection. Thank you and I love you all!

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Its very awesome song from movie Bommarilu.....stay with us lot more genelia stuff still to come....