ইলিয়েনা ডি ক্রুজ
ইলিয়েনা ডি ক্রুজ (জন্ম: ১ নভেম্বর, ১৯৮৭) বলিউড অভিনেত্রী যার ক্যারিয়ারের ৯০ শতাংশ ছবিই সুপারহিট, নয়তো ব্লকবাস্টার হিট হয়েছে। ২০০৬ সালে তেলেগু চলচ্চিত্র দেবাদাসু এ অভিনয়ের জন্য তিনি ২০০৬ সালের সেরা নবাগত মহিলা বিভাগে ফিল্ম ফেয়ার অ্যাওয়ার্ড লাভ করেন। পোকিরি (২০০৬), কিক (২০০৮) এবং জুলায়ি (২০১২) চলচ্চিত্রে তার উপস্থিতি দেখা যায়।
ডি ক্রুজ ভারতের গোয়া নগরীতে জন্ম গ্রহণ করলেও তাঁর শৈশব মুম্বাই ও গোয়া উভয় শহরেই কেটেছে। তাঁর নামকরণ করা হয়েছে গ্রিক মিথোলজি থেকে, যার অর্থ ট্রয়ের হেলেন। ডি ক্রুজের বাবা রোনাল্ডো ডি ক্রজ এবং মা সামিরা ডি ক্রুজ। ইলিয়ানা ডি ক্রুজের মাতৃভাষা কনকানি।
2005–2006 Edit
In 2005, D'Cruz was called for an audition by director Teja, but the project was cancelled.[10] She instead made her feature film debut in the Telugu language romance film Devadasu (2006), directed by Y. V. S. Chowdhary. She underwent acting classes with Aruna Bhikshu, before starting to work on the film. She recalls that during filming she felt "pressured [...] almost cried and didn't want to go further", but went ahead after her mother encouraged her, giving her "the lecture of a lifetime [...] at 3 am."[12] A review from Indiaglitz stated that she "has chiseled features and a figure to die-for."[13] Devadasu became the year's first major commercial success, eventually grossing around ₹140 million,[14] whilst earning D'Cruz the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debutant.[15] She next appeared in the gangster film Pokiri in which she portrayed an aerobics teacher, who is harassed by a corrupt police officer.[16] The film was a high financial success, emerging as the highest-grossing Telugu film at the time.[17][18]
She made her Tamil-language film debut in Kedi (2006). Although the film did not do so well at the box-office,[18] D'Cruz remained too busy to accept all the film roles offered to her.[19] Her Telugu film Khatarnak (2006) in which she acted opposite Ravi Teja did not do as well as expected, which has been attributed to her glamorous appearance not going down well with the audience.[18] She subsequently experienced a breakthrough in her career as her following releases Rakhi (2006) and Munna (2007) proved critically and financially successful.[18]
2007–2011 Edit
Ileana D'Cruz at PETA event in 2015
D'Cruz's career took a turn for the better[vague] with the release of her well-received 2007 film Aata.[18] She received favorable reviews for her performance as Satya, a college student who is on the run from the home minister's crooked son by whom she is targeted, when leading a protest and demanding punishment for his crimes.[20] In 2008, she performed the female lead role in the action film Jalsa, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. D'Cruz received largely positive remarks, with critics citing that she looked "pretty",[21] "damn cool",[22] and "every bit chic and stunning throughout the film",[23] while being later awarded the Santosham Award, one of five awards for Jalsa,[24] and the South Scope Style Award, besides garnering a nomination for the Best Actress prize at the 56th Filmfare Awards South. Her first 2009 release, titled Kick, was likewise declared a box office success,[25][26] becoming one of the highest-grossing films that year.[27]
Later that year she starred in the films Rechipo and Y. V. S. Choudary's Saleem both of which performed poorly at the box office.[28]
D'Cruz had 2 releases in 2011. Her first film that year was Shakti, where she essayed the lead female role. She gave a stage performance for this movie's audio release function along with Jr. NTR, as part as promotion of the film. The socio-fantasy film, the costliest Telugu film ever made at ₹ 250,000,000.[29] Her next release was Nenu Naa Rakshasi, which marked her second collaboration with Puri Jagannadh. Though the film was a failure, her performance was received positively by critics; an Indiaglitz reviewer described her as a "pleasant surprise in the film" as she "cried, smirked, looked hot, grabbed sympathy and made faces that were apt to the scenes",[30] while cinegoer's reviewer cited that the film had "one bright spot, Ileana, she looks stunning and also like an accomplished senior to the hero."[31] Despite her recent failures, D'Cruz continued to be the highest paid actress in South India.[32][33]
2012–2013 Edit
In early 2012, she starred in the Kollywood film Nanban, a remake of the 2009 Hindi film 3 Idiots directed by S. Shankar. The film opened to critical acclaim and became a major financial success.[3] Her next release was the Telugu film Julai. The film opened to positive reviews and became the third biggest hit in 2012 and biggest hit in Telugu.[34] She then starred in Puri Jagannadh's comedy Devudu Chesina Manushulu. In this film she played the role of a taxi driver.[35] The film received mixed reviews and eventually under-performed at the box office.[36]
D'Cruz made her Hindi debut with Anurag Basu's Barfi![37] In addition to playing the role of the narrator, she portrayed the character of Shruti Ghosh, a girl who leaves her true love for material comforts. The movie released on 14 September 2012,[38] to highly positive reviews from critics,[39] and was a major commercial success, earning ₹1.75 billion (US$27 million) worldwide.[40] D'Cruz's performance was well received, earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, as well as a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Rachit Gupta from Filmfare said "This is Ileana’s first film but her fantastic performance is just a testament why the Telugu audience consider her a superstar. Of course it also helps that she is the most visually appealing in Barfi! out shining even the scenic hills of Darjeeling".[41] Rajeev Masand stated "Ileana leaves a lasting impression in her Hindi film debut, conveying both love and pain through those beautiful, expressive eyes".[42] The film was screened at the Busan International Film Festival,[43] Marrakech International Film Festival[44] and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 85th Academy Awards.[45]
She next appeared in the Rajkumar Santoshi action comedy film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero opposite Shahid Kapoor. The film released on September 20, 2013 to mixed reviews, and the film was eventually declared an average grosser at the box office. However, D'Cruz received mixed to positive reviews for her performance, with the Times of India saying that she was "good with emotions but not so tuned into comedy yet."[46]
2014–present Edit
Her first release of 2014 was Main Tera Hero alongside Varun Dhawan and Nargis Fakhri, produced by Balaji Motion Pictures. The film was a semi hit. She then appeared in Saif Ali Khan's maiden production Happy Ending where she played lead along Saif Ali Khan, Govinda and Kalki Koechlin which released on November 21, 2014. The film met with negative reviews and was a box office flop.
After taking a sabbatical,[47] in February 2016 she started Akshay Kumar's Rustom which released in August 2016.[48]
As of March 2017, she completed her part of filming in Milan Luthria's Baadshaho starring opposite Ajay Devgn.[49][50] And is currently filming for Anees Bazmee's Mubarakan starring opposite Arjun Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.
২০০৬ সালে প্রথম তেলেগু ছবি দেভাদাসুতে অভিনয় করে এ পুরস্কার জিতে নিয়েছিলেন ইলিয়েনা। এরপর আরও ১৫টি তেলেগু, দুটি তামিল ও একটি কানাড়া ছবিতে অভিনয়ের অভিজ্ঞতা পুঁজি করে ক্যারিয়ারের প্রথম হিন্দি ছবি বরফিতে বাঙালি বধূ শ্রুতি ঘোষের চরিত্রে অভিনয় করেন ইলিয়েনা। জি সিনে অ্যাওয়ার্ড যৌথভাবে পেয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু স্ক্রিন, ফিল্ম ফেয়ার সবই একা পেয়েছেন ইলিয়েনা। ক্রুজ ২০০৫ সালেও ফিল্ম ফেয়ার থেকে শ্রেষ্ঠ নতুন অভিনেত্রীর পুরস্কার পেয়েছিলেন দক্ষিণী ছবির জন্য।