It's True!

Genelia D'Souza did her first modeling assignment at the age of 15, after being spotted as the bridesmaid at a wedding. She was selected for the Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, just two days before her exams, and had to shoot the next day. Initially she refused, because of her exam the next day, but the director persuaded Genelia to shoot for the commercial. She gained wide attention from the commercial, who said “she was good, and her expressions were spontaneous.” When Genelia was offered a break in Bollywood in “Tujhe Meri Kasam”, initially she turned it down, as she was not keen to pursue a career in acting. But the crew insisted and kept contacting her for two months, and she agreed when she saw the Telugu version of the movie.