Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema and Bollywood. In 2005, D'Cruz was called for an audition by director Teja, but the project was cancelled. She instead made her feature film debut in the Telugu language romance film Devadasu in 2006. She has appeared in hits such as Pokiri, Jalsa, Kick and Julayi, establishing herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses. D'Cruz made her Kollywood debut with Kedi and made a comeback in Shankar's Nanban.