Opposite John Abraham, Genelia played Maya, a girlfriend of an undercover cop. While the film was action-heavy, her emotional breakdown in the second half gave the film its heart.

Aamir Khan’s production launched Imran Khan, but it was Genelia as Aditi “Meow” Mahant who became the nation’s heartthrob.

Genelia took over Instagram with a simple video of her eating gaathiya (a Gujarati snack) while crying emotionally about missing home. The raw, unscripted video got 50M+ views across Instagram and YouTube Shorts within 72 hours. It spawned thousands of memes and reaction videos, proving her “filmy” expressions are even better in real life.