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Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif
Born	16 July 1984 (age 26) Hong Kong
Nationality	British[1]
Occupation	Model, Actress
Years active	2003 – present

Katrina Kaif (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.^[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] Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.^[1]

Early life

Kaif was born in Hong Kong^[7] to a Kashmiri father,^[8][9][10] Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte,^[11] both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif stated once, "my dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings.”^[12] Kaif has seven siblings. From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. Then from Japan (by boat) to France when she was 8, and also moved to Switzerland, Kraków, Berlin, Belgium, and many other East European countries where she and her family were there for a few months each.^[13] Then they moved to Hawaii, and eventually later moved to her mother’s home country, England. It is widely speculated that Kaif is from London, when in fact, she only lived there for three years before finally moving to Mumbai.^[13]

Career

Kaif began her modeling career at the age fourteen; her first job 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.^[7]

Kaif’s London modeling-work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi.^[14][15]

Kaif saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan‘s girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.

In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Her run of hit films continued with Apne, becoming a semi hit grosser while Partner and Welcome were huge hits, both receiving a blockbuster status.^[16]

In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan‘s hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan‘s secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). Kaif’s second release of the year was Anees Bazmee‘s production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was a big success at the box office. Kaif’s final release of the year, Subhash Ghai‘s Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure,^[17] but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.^[18][19]

Kaif’s first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham, was a critical and commercial success.^[20] Kaif’s performance was highly regarded. Wrote critic Taran Adarsh, "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.”^[21] Kaif received a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actress category for her performance.

She next played a bit role in a cameo as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India’s first underwater thriller,^[22] which was declared a below average by box office India.

At the year’s end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar. Both films were commercial successes.

Kaif’s first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status.^[23] She is also starred in Farah Khan‘s Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010.^[24] The film received mainly negative reviews, but was declared a semi hit according to Box Office India while Kaif’s item song Sheila Ki Jawani was one of the most appreciated songs of the year.

Aside from film acting, she has a number of endorsement deals.^[25]

Voice

It should be noted that due to her poor knowledge of Hindi (and other Indian languages), Katrina Kaif’s voice has often been dubbed over by another actress for many of her early films. With the exception of De Dana Dan, all her films since New York feature her real voice. Earlier films in which her real voice is also heard are Singh Is Kinng, Namastey London and Boom.

Awards

Winner

• 2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
• 2006: Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year ^[26]
• 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^[27]
• 2009: Golden Kela Awards, Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent
• 2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine ^[28]
• 2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence ^[29]
• 2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year ^[30]
• 2010: Stardust Awards, Best Actress – Popular Award for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ^[31]
• 2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)
• 2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader’s Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female) [1]

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 ^[32]
• 2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York^[33]
• 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) Rajneeti [2]
• 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade (Female) [3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Boom	Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli
2004	Malliswari	Princess Malliswari	Telugu film
2005	Sarkar	Pooja
2005	Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya	Sonia
2005	Allari Pidugu	Shwetha	Telugu film
2006	Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye	Jia A. Yashvardhan
2006	Balram vs. Taradas	Supriya	Malayalam film
2007	Namastey London	Jasmeet "Jazz” Malhotra
2007	Apne	Nandini Sarabhai
2007	Partner	Priya Jaisingh
2007	Welcome	Sanjana Shetty
2008	Race	Sophia
2008	Singh Is Kinng	Sonia
2008	Hello	Story-teller	Cameo
2008	Yuvvraaj	Anushka Banton
2009	New York	Maya Shaikh	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2009	Blue	Nikki	Cameo
2009	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Jennifer "Jenny” Pinto
2009	De Dana Dan	Anjali Kakkad
2010	Raajneeti	Indu Sakseria/Pratap
2010	Tees Maar Khan	Anya Khan
2011	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara		Releasing on June 24, 2011
2011	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan		Filming
2011	Main Krishna Hoon	Radha	Cameo[34]
2011	Dostana 2		Pre-production
2012	Ek Tha Tiger

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