Goan girl Ileana D’Cruz took her time and got back to shape. The actress is keen to make her comeback and she has a couple of Bollywood projects lined up. Ileana who looks perfect in a two-piece bikini sizzled in style in a colorful bikini. She is spotted relaxing showing off her toned look. She hasn’t signed any project after Ravi Teja’s Amar Akbar Anthony and is waiting to sign Telugu movies. Ileana rejected a couple of offers after the makers asked her to shake her leg in item numbers. Ileana is keen to play the role of female lead and is waiting for the big break.
Ileana D’cruz flaunts tan in yellow bikini
Actress Ileana Dcruz is spending her day at the beach, going by the post she has shared on social media.
Ileana posted a picture on her Instagram story, where she is seen flaunting her perfect tan in a stunning bright yellow bikini. She completed her look with a golden chain, flaunting a no-makeup look.
For the caption, she wrote: “Tan (tick mark emoji)”.
Ileana’s latest release was the digital film “The Big Bull” starring Abhishek Bachchan. The film was loosely based on the securities scam of 1992.
She will next be seen in “Unfair N Lovely”, a comic take on India’s obsession with fair skin. The film is set against the backdrop of Haryana and features Ileana opposite Randeep Hooda.
Ileana’s talk show for Amazon
There is huge demand for talk shows and top actresses hosting these talk shows turned out to be the latest trend of the country. Top actress Samantha hosted a talk show for Aha and Tamannaah is now following her footsteps. The latest update coming says that Goan beauty Ileana D’Cruz is all set to turn a host for Amazon Prime. The project is finalized and Ileana is charging huge for the talk show. Amazon is in plans to continue the project basing on the response for the first season.
Ileana has enough fanbase down South and she is currently busy with a couple of Bollywood films. The actress also returned back fit in the recent times and she aimed a strong comeback. With Ileana a familiar face across the country, Amazon locked the actress and offered a hefty paycheque. A talented South Indian director will direct this talk show and Amazon will announce the details officially very soon.
Scorching hot Ileana in White Bikini
Goan beauty Ileana D’Cruz is making her comeback to Telugu cinema with Ravi Teja’s Amar Akbar Anthony. With not many happenings in Bollywood, the actress decided to shift focus towards Tollywood. Her instagram posts turned out to be a treat for her fans as she has been posting some sizzling hot pictures of her foreign holidays. Ileana looked scorching hot in a white bikini and this picture is breaking the internet. Ileana has been spotted showing off her curves and looked perfect in a white bikini. This picture is an absolute treat for her fans and Ileana revealed that this picture was clicked during a photo shoot.
I still don’t want to become pregnant yet – Ileana
She was all of 18 when her acting career took off, landing her in the cobweb of celebrityhood.
But actress Ileana D’Cruz has managed to escape it her way — by prioritising family over work, maintaining a slow pace, conquering depression that stemmed from superficial judgments by faceless people, and ignoring constant rumours about her marriage and pregnancy.
“I’m not pregnant. In fact, I would have been super happy if I was. It’s something I have always wanted. But there’s still time. I still don’t want to become pregnant yet,” Ileana told IANS during her Fiji sojourn as brand ambassador, laughing off rumours.
There was a hullabaloo when she used “hubby” for her Australian photographer beau Andrew Kneebone on social media, leaving fans and the media playing the guessing game on her marital status.
“It’s not important for me (to tell the world if I’m married or not). I do tell the world about my equation in a way, and let the world a little bit into my life. But I like it that way because I hate the negativity that comes with it. I’ve learnt to live with it as it has been a little over 12 years for me in the industry now. But it’s really not fair on the so many other people, the families involved,” said the 31-year-old actress with Goan roots.
Ileana says a relationship is about restraint and respect.
“There’s respect there,” Ileana said, adding: “I had a different perception of what a relationship or love is like. I was all giddy-headed and fairytale about it in my head, but it’s so different. There’s a lot of restraint that you’ve got to have, compromising in certain situations — and you’ve got to have a lot of respect.”
Respect, in her checklist for a relationship, precedes trust and love.
“I feel we’ve sort of evolved into that,” asserted Ileana, who mostly avoids opening up on her personal life to keep it away from being “frivolised”.
It was Andrew, in fact, who egged on Ileana to see a therapist when depression struck her.
“Things had got so bad that I was pushing people away. I didn’t realise how much I was alienating people. I would constantly refuse to go out when friends would call. At one point, I didn’t realise I was at home for a week… After that, I got an ultimatum from him,” shared Ileana.
She is calmer today.
“Now I don’t look at life where I’d say: ‘Oh gosh, my life’s over if I don’t have films any more’. My approach is that there’s so much more for me to do… It (depression) really was in a way godsent… That depression and that phase in my life, as horrible as it was, was needed in a way to switch things back and change who I was as a person.”
Now she enjoys balancing her personal and professional life at a pace she controls.
Having started her career with Telugu film “Devadasu”, Ileana also did Tamil movies and forayed into Bollywood with “Barfi!”. Her roles in subsequent movies like “Rustom”, “Mubarakan”, “Baadshaho” and “Raid” gave her a further push in Hindi cinema.
“I’m happy I’m doing films at a slow pace rather than doing anything and everything… I do love my work, but for me, my priority is definitely family, and then work. More often than not, this industry expects you to put work before family. They are like ‘The show must go on’ irrespective of whatever happens. That’s something I like to twist and tweak to my way as much as I can,” she said.
“The good thing is I have managed to do it all these years. I don’t want to look back, say 20 years from now, and feel I have missed out on family and memories,” said Ileana, for whom the switch from southern films to Bollywood changed life for the “better”.
Her choice of cinema has undergone a change too.
“When I first started out in Telugu cinema, I signed anything and everything that came my way. I was 18, was immature and it felt like a good idea that ‘Oh, they are paying me a good amount of money’. I was young, naive, I had zero ambition and, honestly, it wasn’t my calling,” she said.
“I fell in love with films only two years after working in films. So, my choice really changed with time because there was this seriousness and respect for my work. I felt I owed it to my work to not do a very crap film and to think about what I am doing,” she added.
“When I was 21, I had this thought that when I am a grandma, I don’t want the kids to look at it and say, ‘What’s that? Why did you do that?’ So, I thought I should really think about it properly and do good films,” Ileana said.
Ileana confirms about her marital status!
The goan beauty Ileana D Cruz has been keeping her personal life much a private affair and there were some rumors that she has already married her longtime boyfriend Andrew Nebone. This Australian based photographer took some amazing photos of the actress ever since they were dating.
Now, the actress confirmed that she married Andrew over her Instagram account by posting Christmas wishes to her fans.
She also mentioned that Christmas is the favourite time of the year with quality time along with friends and family. She addressed Andrew as her husband and it cleared off the mystery!
Will do television if it’s challenging, different: Ileana
Actress Ileana D’Cruz says she will work on the small screen provided the content is challenging and different.
Asked if she would like to try the small screen, Ileana told IANS over phone from Mumbai: “I’ve always been someone who has worked with good content and I like to do so, hence it doesn’t matter to me. If TV gives me good content, I’ll do it. If it’s challenging and pushing me to do something different then why not?”
Ileana’s film “Mubarakan” will be premiering on Sony MAX on Saturday. She says she is looking forward to people watching it.
Asked if she feels TV helps in connecting with a wider audience, she said: “I’m really not sure about that but I do know that sometimes watching a film in the theatre is a different experience and sometimes we just want to sit back and watch the movie…”
What is she expecting out of the television premier of the film?
“I think it will be just as good, if not better because it’s a film which you can keep watching over and over again. I love the fact that it’s coming on TV, for everyone who has not watched it yet,” she added.
Directed by Anees Bazmee, “Mubarakan” also stars Athiya Shetty, Arjun Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.
Ileana D’Cruz had ‘suicidal thoughts’
Actress Ileana D’Cruz, who suffered depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, says at one point in her life she felt suicidal. But once she accepted herself, she started feeling better.
At the 21st World Congress of Mental Health here on Sunday, Ileana had a tete-a-tete with Organising Chairman Sunil Mittal on her struggle with depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Ileana was also awarded the Woman of Substance Award for her efforts towards raising awareness about mental health, read a statement.
She said: “I was always a very self-conscious person and was picked on for my body type. I used to feel low and sad all the time but didn’t know I was suffering from depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder till I got help. All I wanted to do was to be accepted by everyone.
“At one point, I even had suicidal thoughts and wanted to end things. However, all of it changed when I accepted myself and what I was going through. I think that is the first step towards fighting depression.”
The “Barfi!” and “Rustom” actress said depression is “real” and people shouldn’t shy away from seeking help.
“It is a chemical imbalance in your brain, and needs to be treated. Don’t sit back and think it will get okay but go get help. Like you have a sprain and go get yourself checked, if you have depression, seek help,” she said, urging people to be like Winnie the pooh. “He wore a crop top, ate his favourite food all day and loved himself, you can too.”
Ileana, whose mother was her biggest pillar of strength throughout, also said imperfections are a part of life.
“I am not saying that I had this miraculous recovery, every day is a process, every day is a step towards healing yourself and getting better. You are a human being and are allowed to be imperfect, and you are allowed to be flawed. There is a lot of beauty in your imperfections, in your uniqueness.
“You may look at us actors and think that ‘Oh my God, they are so pretty, so perfect’. But that’s not how it is. It takes two hours to get ready and look like this. Love yourself for who you are and trust me if you are happy from within, you are the most beautiful person and your smile is your best asset.”
She said she decided to open up about her struggle because “as someone people look up to, even if I can help a handful of people cope, it is worth talking about it”.
The World Congress was organised by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), a global alliance of mental health professionals, national health associations, NGOs, policy experts and other institutions.
Ileana D’Cruz slams fan for misbehaving with her
ctress Ileana D’Cruz, who is currently busy promoting her upcoming film “Baadshaho”, took to social media to lash out at a fan for misbehaving with her.
“It’s a pretty shitty world we live in. I’m a public figure. I understand that I don’t have the luxury of a private and an anonymous life.
“But that doesn’t give any man the right to misbehave with me. Don’t confuse ‘fan antics’ with that. I am a woman at the end of the day,” Ileana posted on Twitter on August 20.
She did not mention any further details about the incident she went through.
The film, which also stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Vidyut Jammwal, is directed by Milan Luthria. It is releasing on September 1.