Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984) is a British Indian
actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the
Hindi-language film industry, also known as Bollywood. 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. Being a British citizen, she
works in India on an employment visa.
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), from which she
garnered recognition from in the industry and outside the industry. In 2006,
Kaif was largely appreciated for her role as Jia A. Yashvardhan from the film
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. Although, despite Kaif's appreciation for her portrayal
and role, the film failed to do well at the box office and for the film as a
whole, it only received mixed reviews from top critics.
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). 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). 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. 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.[10] 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 Jawaani"
from Tees Maar Khan (2010) and "Chikni Chameli" from Agneepath
(2012). Having done so, Kaif has thus established herself as a leading contemporary
actress of Bollywood. | |
Early years and personal life
Kaif was born in Hong Kong, to an Indian Kashmiri
father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Susanna Turquotte, both of whom
are British citizens. 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." When she came to India, she changed her surname to Kaif, because
it was Indian in origin. Furthermore, Ayesha Shroff has maintained that the
actress' original name is Katrina Turquotte. Kaif has seven siblings; a brother
and six sisters. 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. 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
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Katrina Kaif hot in white dress
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