Giselli Monteiro is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian model and Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 actress. She made her film-debut playing the role of "Harleen Kaur" in the 2009 Bollywood film Love Aaj Kal

Love Aaj Kal

Love Aaj Kal is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles with Rahul Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles. The film is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan...

, directed by Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz Ali (director)

Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director, actor and writer. His 2007 film Jab We Met was a huge success in India. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal was a bigger success and was declared a super-hit by Box Office India.His recent movie Rockstar has been declared successful at the box office.- Early life...

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Early life and career

Monteiro was born in São Mateus, Espírito Santo

São Mateus, Espírito Santo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. She came to Mumbai, India

India

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 in 2008. She started her modeling career at the age of seventeen and has travelled to Italy

Italy

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, Germany

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, France

France

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, Greece

Greece

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, Singapore

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, Thailand

Thailand

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 and Philippines

Philippines

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. She began her acting career in Bollywood, portraying the role of the old-fashioned Punjabi

Punjabi people

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 girl, Harleen Kaur, in Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz Ali (director)

Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director, actor and writer. His 2007 film Jab We Met was a huge success in India. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal was a bigger success and was declared a super-hit by Box Office India.His recent movie Rockstar has been declared successful at the box office.- Early life...

's Love Aaj Kal

Love Aaj Kal

Love Aaj Kal is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles with Rahul Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles. The film is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan...

(2009). She was purposely kept under wraps during the film's promotion. Following the film's release, her identity was revealed, and it was also revealed that she had approached Ali through designer Anaita Shroff Adajania

Anaita Shroff Adajania

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 to audition for the role of Jo, Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....

's Caucasian girlfriend in the second-half of the film, but, on his wife's suggestion Ali took her for Harleen's part, especially since he had not been able to cast for that role despite auditioning girls from all over India

India

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She has featured on the covers of Indian edition of Harpers Bazaar, ELLE, Marie Clarie and Femina.

In addition to movie acting, Giselli is the brand ambassador of Wills Lifestyle, Movil Mobiles and PC Jewellers in India

India

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. She has walked the ramp for Rohit Bal, Ritu Kumar and Ranna Gill.

On 23 May 2010 Giselli appeared on the Fantástico

Fantástico

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 broadcast by Rede Globo

Rede Globo

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 in her home country, Brazil

Brazil

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 speaking about Mumbai

Mumbai

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She next appeared in Always Kabhi Kabhi

Always Kabhi Kabhi

Always Kabhi Kabhi is a 2011 Hindi romance film directed by Roshan Abbas, and produced by Shahrukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It introduces Ali Fazal, along with Giselli Monteiro while Zoa Morani, Satish Shah, Lilette Dubey, Vijay Raaz, Mukesh Tiwari and Manoj Joshi play supporting...

, a film under the Red Chillies Entertainment

Red Chillies Entertainment

Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based in Mumbai. The company was founded in 2002 by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan...

 banner that released on 17 June 2011.

Lately she appeared on Westside, the chain of Fashion

Fashion

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 retail stores' new brand campaign Advertisement starting September 2011.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Love Aaj Kal Love Aaj Kal Love Aaj Kal is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles with Rahul Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles. The film is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan...	Harleen Kaur	Nominated: Star Screen Awards (Most Promising Newcomer) Nominated: Stardust Awards (Exciting New Face) Nominated: IIFA Awards 2010
2011	Always Kabhi Kabhi Always Kabhi Kabhi Always Kabhi Kabhi is a 2011 Hindi romance film directed by Roshan Abbas, and produced by Shahrukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It introduces Ali Fazal, along with Giselli Monteiro while Zoa Morani, Satish Shah, Lilette Dubey, Vijay Raaz, Mukesh Tiwari and Manoj Joshi play supporting...	Aishwarya Dhawan

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