The duo met in 2002 during the test shoots for their debut Hindi film, Tujhe Meri Kasam .
Starting around the late 2000s and early 2010s, several unnamed individuals or small websites began posting misleading titles claiming to have an "MMS leak" of Genelia. These were almost always:
Jayam Ravi Romantic trope: Rich girl-poor boy / Parental opposition
Directed by K.S. Ravikumar, this film stars Ajith Kumar and Genelia. The movie features a unique storyline with Genelia playing a cop.