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Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif at the launch of 'Ek Tha Tiger's first song 'Mashallah', July 2012.
Born16 July 1984 (age 27)
Hong Kong
ResidenceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityBritish[1]
EthnicityBritish Indian
OccupationModel, Actress
Years active2003 – present
Katrina Kaif or Katrina Turquotte (born 16 July 1984[2]) is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry, also known as Bollywood.[3][4] She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.[5][6] Katrina Kaif has been voted as the sexiest woman in the world yet again by the Fashion Magazine FHM. She has been honoured with this title for the fourth time.[7]Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.[1]
Kaif made her acting debut with Kaizad Gustad's box office bomb Boom (2003). Later, Kaif made appearances in moderately successful films such as Sarkar (2005) and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), for which she garnered recognition in the industry and outside the industry. In 2006, Kaif was largely appreciated for her role as Jia A. Yashvardhan in the film Humko Deewana Kar Gaye.
The successful phase in Kaif's career started in the year of 2007 with Vipul Shah's Namastey London, which went on to becoming successful commercially and critically. This was followed with such films as David Dhawan's Partner (2007), Anees Bazmee's Welcome (2007), Abbas-Mustan's Race (2008), Anees Bazmee's Singh Is Kinng (2008) and Kabir Khan's New York (2009).[8] She has since appeared in critically and commercially successful films like Prakash Jha's political thriller Rajneeti (2010) and Zoya Akhtar's dramedy Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).[9] In 2010, Kaif was nominated for her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Maya, a loving wife and friend in New York, which was one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2009.[10] She was nominated a second time in 2012, for her depiction of Dimple, a bubbly and vivacious girl in the highly successful Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.[11] In addition to lead roles, Kaif has also garnered recognition for her item numbers such as "Zara Zara Touch Me" from Race (2008), "Sheila Ki Jawani" from Tees Maar Khan (2010) and "Chikni Chameli" from Agneepath (2012). Having done so, Kaif has thus established herself as a leading contemporary actress in Bollywood.[12]
 

Early years and personal life

Kaif was born in Hong Kong,[13] , to an English mother, Susanna Turquotte,[14][15] who is a British citizen. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif once stated, "My dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings."[16] When she came to India, she changed her surname to Kaif, because it was Indian in origin.[17][18] Furthermore, Ayesha Shroff has maintained that the actress' original name is Katrina Turquotte.[17] Kaif has seven siblings; a brother and six sisters.[19] From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. From there she went to France when she was 8, and thereafter lived for a few months at a time in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, and other European countries.[20] Then she moved with her family to Hawaii, and eventually to her mother's home country of England. Although it is often assumed that Kaif is from London, she lived there only for three years before finally moving to Mumbai.[20]

Religious views

Kaif is known to have secular religious views, and has been to various religious places in India,[21] including Hindu, Sikh and Islamic places of worship.[22] She has been seen worshipping at Siddhivinayak temple, Hindu temples in Haridwar, Shirdi, Amritsar's Golden temple and Ajmer Sharif dargah.[22][23][24]

Career

Modeling and early film career (1998–2004)

Kaif began her modeling career at age fourteen; her first assignment was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week.[25]
Kaif's modeling work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). The film, which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Gulshan Grover, failed to make an impact. She then moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments, but filmmakers were hesitant to cast Kaif due to her poor command of Hindi.[26][27]

Breakthrough (2005–2006)

In 2005, Kaif made a cameo in Ram Gopal Verma's drama Sarkar, as Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend. The same year, she landed her first major role in David Dhawan's adaptation of Cactus Flower, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, where she was paired opposite Salman Khan. The film also featured Sushmita Sen, Arshad Warsi, Isha Koppikar and Sohail Khan in leading roles. Upon release, the film became a moderate success with Taran Adarsh, a prominent film critic, mentioning Kaif as a "complete revelation".[28] The following year, she was paired opposite Akshay Kumar for the first time in Raj Kanwar's box-office flop Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. However, for her portrayal of Jia A. Yashvardhan, Adarsh wrote, "Taking giant strides as an actor, Katrina is, without doubt, the star of the show. It's her magnetic presence and dependable performance that you carry home once the show has ended." [29]

Success (2007–present)

Katrina Kaif at Book launch of 'Raajneeti - The Film & Beyond, 2012

In 2007, Kaif appeared in four films, all of which were successful at the box office. Her first release was Vipul Shah's romantic-comedy Namastey London. Kaif portrayed the character of a British Indian girl named Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra, alongside Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Clive Standen. Upon its release, the film became a major hit, with Nikhat Kazmi, of the The Times Of India praising the chemistry between the leading couple.[30] She next played a supporting role in Anil Sharma's melodrama Apne. Featuring Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kirron Kher and Shilpa Shetty, the film was a box-office hit.[31] Her next release was David Dhawan's unofficial remake of Hitch, Partner, where she starred alongside Salman Khan, Govinda, and Lara Dutta. Her final film of 2007, Welcome, directed by Anees Bazmee and co-starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Anil Kapoor, was declared a blockbuster in India,[31] despite negative reviews from critics.
Her first release of 2008 was Abbas-Mustan's action-thriller Race; she played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, Sophia, who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). The film also featured Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Sameera Reddy in leading roles. Despite its success, Kazmi wrote, "Katrina is too pale as the blousy secretary who comes into her own only when she gets seductive with a Touch me, kiss me tenor. " [32]
Kaif was next seen in Anees Bazmee's action comedy Singh Is Kinng, portraying Akshay Kumar's love interest and Ranvir Shorey's fiancée. After its release, the film was declared a blockbuster, making it Kaif's sixth consecutive success at the box office. The movie also emerged as the third highest grossing film of 2008.[33] Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure,[34] but its script made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merit, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.[35][36]
In 2009, she featured in Kabir Khan's terrorism drama New York, with John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh. It was a critical and commercial success in both India and overseas.[37] Kaif's performance was highly praised: Taran Adarsh wrote, "Katrina gives you the biggest surprise. Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She's outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this time."[38] For her performance, Kaif received her first Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category.[8] She next had a cameo in the star-studded action-thriller Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller, with Akshay Kumar and Zayed Khan.[39] However, it was declared a flop. In November 2009, she appeared along with Ranbir Kapoor, in Rajkumar Santoshi's blockbuster comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, as Jennifer Pinto. Critics mostly praised her fresh chemistry with Kapoor rather than her performance as a whole.[40] Her final release that year was Priyadarshan's star-studded De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Neha Dhupia. The film had a promising opening,[41] although dropped in collections throughout the following days. Despite this, the film was a moderate commercial success, receiving an "above average" status at the domestic box office by Box Office India.[42]
Kaif's first release of 2010 was Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. The film was a modern-day adaptation of The Mahabharata set against the political backdrop of Delhi. Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai and Shruti Seth also played starring roles. Upon release, the film performed extremely well at the box office, and earned Kaif favourable reviews for her portrayal of the dynamic Indu Sakseria.[43].A sequel of Rajneeti is expected to show Katrina Kaif as the queen sized politician.However Ranbir Kapoor would not be a part of the sequel.[44]
Her final release that year was Farah Khan's brainless comedy Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar.[45] Despite receiving unanimous negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, the film was a moderate success at the box office, receiving "Semi Hit" status by Box Office India.[46] However, Kaif's item number Sheila Ki Jawani became a major chartbuster.[47]
Kaif (second from left) promoting ZNMD in Chandigarh with the cast of the film
In 2011, she was seen alongside Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin in Zoya Akhtar's dramedy Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,[48] which emerged as a major critical and commercial success. Kaif was praised for her portrayal of a fun-loving diving instructor Laila. Taran Adarsh wrote, "Katrina is a revelation...the actress continues to surprise you with her performances in film after film."[49] She next featured in Yash Raj Films' comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan opposite Imran Khan and Ali Zafar.[50] The film was successful at the box office, and earned Kaif positive notice for her portrayal of vivacious punk-rock girl Dimple Dixit, with Rahul Gangwani saying "the film ultimately belongs to Katrina Kaif. She sparkles, sizzles and infuses energy into the film."[51] Consequently, she received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category.
As of June 2012, Kaif is set to appear in three high-profile productions under the Yash Raj Films banner such as Kabir Khan's spy thriller Ek Tha Tiger opposite Salman Khan, Yash Chopra's Untitled Project alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma and Vijay Krishna Acharya's adventure film Dhoom 3 alongside Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Rimi Sen. Kaif is also expected to appear alongside actor Shahid Kapoor for the first time in Prabhu Deva's Namak.[52] Katrina Kaif's to feature in Imtiaz Ali's film 22 Tango which is a remake of Korean film My Girlfriend is an Agent .[53]

Voice dubbing

It should be noted that due to her poor knowledge of Hindi (and other Indian languages), Kaif's voice was often dubbed by another actress. However, with the exception of De Dana Dan she has used her own voice for all of her films since New York. Earlier, she had dubbed for films like Namastey London and Singh Is Kinng.[54]

Brand endorsements

In the year 2002, Katrina Kaif was chosen as Coca-Cola's brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu along with Tamil leading actor Vijay. The Coca-Cola advertisement was popular in Tamil Nadu, with Katrina Kaif and Vijay dancing to a Tamil song called "Gullu Gullu".[55] She has also worked for several skin products companies, particularly Veet, as well as several multi-national brands, such as Panasonic.[56] Katrina is now the brand ambassador of the national airline of the United Arab Emirates – Etihad Airways.[57]

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Katrina Kaif

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003BoomRina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli 
2004MalliswariPrincess MalliswariTelugu film
2005SarkarPooja 
2005Maine Pyaar Kyun KiyaSonia 
2005Allari PiduguShwethaTelugu film
2006Hum Ko Deewana Kar GayeJia A. Yashvardhan 
2006Balram vs. TaradasSupriyaMalayalam film
2007Namastey LondonJasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra 
2007ApneNandini Sarabhai 
2007PartnerPriya Jaisingh 
2007WelcomeSanjana Shetty 
2008RaceSophia 
2008Singh Is KinngSonia Singh 
2008HelloStory-tellerCameo
2008YuvvraajAnushka Banton 
2009New YorkMaya ShaikhNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2009BlueNikkiCameo
2009Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab KahaniJennifer "Jenny" Pinto 
2009De Dana DanAnjali Kakkad 
2010RaajneetiIndu Sakseria/Pratap 
2010Tees Maar KhanAnya Khan 
2011Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraLaila 
2011BodyguardHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Bodyguard"
2011Mere Brother Ki DulhanDimple DixitNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2012AgneepathChikni ChameliSpecial appearance in song "Chikni Chameli"
2012Main Krishna HoonRadhaCameo
2012Ek Tha TigerZoyaPost-production (Releasing on August 15, 2012)
2012Yash Chopra's Untitled Project Filming
2013Dhoom 3: Back in ActionRadhika SpiderFilming
2013Dostana 2 Pre-production
2013Namak Announced[58]
2013Raajneeti 2 Announced[59]

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Despite of her soft gorgeous looks, Katrina Kaif is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-u
Father : Kashmiri,Indian (Now British Citizen)
Mother : British National
Hobbies : Watching movies, Painting, going to the gym
Dancing : Learnt Kathak
School Days : London, UK
Favourite Actors : Leonardo Dicaprio, Jhonny Depp, Sharukh Khan, Amir Khan
Favourite Actress : Kajol, Maduri Dixit
Favourite Criketer : Irfan Pathan
Favourite Movies : Umaro Jaan(1981), Casabalanca(1942), Gone with the Wind(1939)
Favourite Food : Curd and Rice
Dream Roll : “I Would love to do a movie set in times of war or conflict.”
Profession : Modeling & Acting
Debut Film : Boom (2003), Hindi
Katrina Kaif is a celebrated model of international acclaim and a talented Indian actress.
Katrina Kaif born on July 16th, 1984 in Hong Kong was brought up in Hawaii and London. Born to a Kashmiri father and an English mother, Katrina Kaif is half-British and half-Indian. She grew up into a sensuous teen with sharp features and soon got noticed by the bigwigs in the showbiz world and subsequently landed number of modeling assignments at the tender age of fourteen.
She did ad campaigns for Lakme, Veet, Kodak, Cola, LG, Pantene, Fevicol, L?Oreal, Slice and several others products. Her beautiful face was chosen as the Face of the Year at Lakme India Fashion Week 2005.
Katrinas filmy career began with Kaizad Gustads “Boom” (2003), in which she played the principal character, a model caught in the web of underworld complexities. Though the film failed at the box office, she got widespread attention for her innocent looks and contrasting provocative body. Added to her beauty her cool acting abilities too were well received by critics and cine-goers.
Having discovered her “Boom”ing histrionic talents, Katrina Kaif shifted her base to Mumbai. In spite of having trouble speaking Hindi and other Indian languages, she soon got movie offers. She acted in a couple of Telugu movies, “Malliswari” (2004) and “Allari Pidugu” (2005). After the success of these two movies, she began her Bollywood journey with “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya” (2005), “Sarkar” (2005) starring along side Amitabh and Abhiskeh Bachchan and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Then this unstoppable actress went on to act in several movies.
Her seriousness to climb to the top position in Bollywood is seen in the very fact that she took her Hindi classes and dancing lessons very seriously. She quickly learnt the art of dubbing and finally rendered her own lines with ease in “Namaste London” (2007) in which she acted opposite Akshay Kumar.
The promising actress is banking on her yet to be released movies, “Welcome”, “Nanhe”, “Race”, and “Main Yuvraj” hoping that these movies will
Do well at the Box Office and take her career to new heights.
Displaying thorough professionalism, Katrina drew a line separating her personal life from that of professional life, wherein she flatly refused to speak to the media about her romance with co-star Salman Khan.
Katrina is the hottest actress in Bollywood movie industry and with her gorgeous looks and a sexy body many believe that this girl will surely go places in years to come.
Awards:
Nominated
2005: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut, Sarkar
2008: IIFA Award for Best Actress, Race
2009: Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role, Race
2009: IIFA Award for Best Actress, Singh Is Kinng
2009: Stardust Award for Star Of The Year, Singh Is Kinng
2009: Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Negative Role, Race
2010: Screen Award for Best Actor In Popular Category, New York
2010: Stardust Star of the Year Award   Female for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York
Winner
2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
2006: Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year
2008: Zee Cine Awards, British Indian Actor Award
2008: IIFA Awards, Style Diva of the Year
2008: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine, Singh Is Kinng
2008: Apsara Film Producers Guild of India Awards, Style Diva of the Year
2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award
2009: Golden Kela Awards, Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent
2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine
2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence
2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year
2010: Stardust Awards, Best Actress – Popular Award for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

Kat was born on July 16, 1984 Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship......

Kat grew up in Hawaii, but was brought up in London, UK. She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelery campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.....

Continuing to model was the reason Kat got her break in a Bollywood movie "Boom" offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad......

Kat was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks......

Professionally Kat started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.....

Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for Kat, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.....

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Kat did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India....

Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She is taking Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.....

Despite of Kat's soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several nice friends who she can hang out with.....

Although Kat's first movie "Boom" was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telegu movies "Malliswari" and "Pidugu" did get her noticed. She grossed Rs.70 lakhs for Malliswari - making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.....

Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie "Bheema" opposite National Award Winner Vikram.....

Katrina has received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief appearance in "Sarrkar".....

Kat has now made Bombay her base, and doesn't mind singing and dancing around trees while she's at it, and is determined to make it big in Bollywood.....

Katrina Kaif's Beauty

Katrina kaif born in Hong Kong on July 16,1984 and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. Presently, Katrina Kaif lives in Mumbai
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Katrina kaif born in Hong Kong on July 16,1984 and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. Presently, Katrina Kaif lives in Mumbai
Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and Katrina Kaif is no different
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Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and Katrina Kaif is no different
Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for Katrina Kaif, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for
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Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for Katrina Kaif, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for
Katrina Kaif is taking Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. Katrina Kaif likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop
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Katrina Kaif is taking Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. Katrina Kaif likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop
Despite of her soft gorgeous looks, Katrina Kaif is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-u
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  

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