Ileana: Captivating Beauty Ruled Hearts

Ileana D' Cruz, the hourglass beauty has ruled the hearts of audience for a decade. She came from modelling background and became popular with commercial ads.  After her stunning debut she has conquered Tollywood with back-to-back blockbusters. Her glamour was one of the highlights for many films. After Telugu and Tamil she entered Bollywood and scored success in Hindi land too. 

Ileana made her onscreen debut with Devadasu starring Ram directed by YVS Chowdary. The film became a huge blockbuster and Ileana's glamour played a crucial role in the film's success. She immediately grabbed the attention of film industry and bagged big offers opposite star heroes. Her second film Pokiri with Mahesh Babu directed by Puri Jagannadh became a huge blockbuster earning her stardom.

Ileana then starred in Khatarnak with Ravi Teja, Raakhi with NTR, Munna with Prabhas, Aata with Siddharth and Jalsa with Pawan Kalyan to name a few of her popular films. She made a parallel debut in Tamil too in the same year she made a Tollywood debut, with Kedi. But, the film's failure made her restricted to Tollywood. After starring in films like Kick, Shakthi, Nenu Naa Rakshasi, she made her re-entry to Kollywood.

Year 2012, marks a turning point in her career as she scored Superhits in three languages. Julayi with Allu Arjun in Telugu, Nanban with Vijay in Tamil and her Bollywood debut, Barfi with Ranbir Kapoor. All three films earned her huge fame and name. She then moved to Bollywood and did Hindi films only. Her last Telugu film was Amar Akbar Anthony with Ravi Teja released in 2018. She got married to Michael Dolan in 2023 and gave birth to a baby boy in August, 2023. She named him Koi Phoenix Dolan.

CineJosh wishes the gorgeous Ileana a Happy Birthday and a great life ahead.