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Who is Ileana D'Cruz?
Ileana D’Cruz, the sizzling south Indian actress is now also the highest paid in her industry after she signed on to feature opposite Allu Arjun in an upcoming movie for Rs 2 crore. By Durba Ghosh

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The southern sensation, started her career as a model and appeared in an advertisement endorsing the brand 'Fair and Lovely'. She was recognised by Y V Choudhary and made her debut in a Telegu film, 'Devadasa'. She won a Filmfare award for her portrayal of Bhanumati's role.

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Ileana went on to appear in commercially successful ventures including 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa' and 'Kick', establishing herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses.

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Ileana also made her debut in Tamil films in 2006. She featured in a Tamil film, 'Kedi' opposite Ravi Krishna, son of mega producer AM Ratnam of Sri Surya movies banner. The film did not do well at the box-office but it gave her exposure in the Tamil industry.

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Ileana's first film, 'Devadasu' was an instant hit. Her next film, 'Pokkiri' opposite Tollywood heartthrob Mahesh Babu broke all box office records and went on to become the biggest hit in Tollywood with a gross income of over Rs 66 crore.