Katrina Kaif - Indian actress and model. One of the highest-paid actresses in India. Considered one of the most attractive celebrities in India from a media perspective.
Born in Hong Kong, she lived with her family in several countries before moving to London. She got her first job as a model in her teens and later continued her career as a fashion model. At a fashion show in London, she was noticed by director Kaizad Gustad and invited to the film " Boom " (2003), which failed at the box office.
Katrina Kaif  | |
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| Born | Katrina Turquotte 16 July 1983 Victoria, British Hong Kong (present-day Hong Kong) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vicky Kaushal (married 2021) |
She then starred in the Telugu film Princess Mallishwari (2004). She gained fame as an actress after the release of the films How I Loved (2005) with Salman Khan and Namaste London (2007) with Akshay Kumar. They were followed by a series of box office hits, although the actress was criticized for her acting, repetitive roles, and penchant for male-dominated films.
In 2009, she starred in the terrorism-related drama New York, which earned her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress. The actress received the second nomination for this award for her role in the film "Mere Brother ki Dulhan" (2011).
In the following years, she took part in such box-office hits as “Ek the Tiger” (2012) and “Dhoom 3” (2013). Despite mixed reviews from critics of her acting skills, she has established herself as a commercially successful Hindi film actress
Biography
Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong on July 16, 1983. According to the actress, her father (Mohammed Kaif) is a British businessman from Kashmir, and her mother (Suzanne Turcott) is an English lawyer and philanthropist. The actress has three older sisters (Stephanie, Christina, and Natasha), three younger sisters (Melissa, Sonya, and Isabelle), and an older brother (Michael).
Isabelle Kaif is also a model and actress. Katrina's parents divorced when she was a child and her father moved to the United States. She said that her father did not influence her sisters when they were growing up and they were raised by their mother. Regarding the absence of a father in her life, Kaif said:
“When I see friends who have wonderful fathers, who, like pillars, support their families, I say if I only had one. But instead of complaining, I should be grateful for all the other things that I have ”.
Kaif says her mother
decided to “devote her life to social work,” which led to the family staying in
several countries for different periods:
During my growing up, we constantly moved: from Hong Kong, where I was born, to China then to Japan, and from Japan by ship to France ... after France - Switzerland, and I don't count many Eastern European countries, where we were only a few months, then Krakow in Poland ... after that, we went to Belgium then to Hawaii, where we stayed for a short time, and then moved to London.
Due to their frequent
travels, Katrina and her siblings were homeschooled. Although many people
think that she grew up in London, she lived there for only three years before
moving to India
Career
Model career and early years in cinema
At the age of fourteen, Kaif won a beauty pageant in Hawaii and got her first modeling job in a jewelry campaign. She went into modeling professionally already in London, working for independent agencies, and regularly appeared at London Fashion Week.
At the show, Kaif caught the attention of London-based director Kaizad Gustad. He chose her for her role in the Anglo-Indian erotic film Boom (2003), which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Gulshan Grover, Jackie Shroff, Madhu Sapre, and Padma Lakshmi. ... While filming in India, Kaif received other offers and decided to stay in the country.
In
2003, she began a successful modeling career in India, advertising brands such
as Coca-Cola, LG Group Fevicol, and Samsung.
After the failure of her first project in Bollywood Kaif starred in the Telugu film Princess Mallishwari (2004) starring Venkatesh. The actress was paid ₹ 7.5 million ($ 120,000), the highest salary for a South Indian actress at the time. Despite negative reviews for its acting, Princess Malliswary became a lucrative film. Then Kaif appeared with Abhishek Bachchan in the political thriller Ram Gopal Varma in the film "In the footsteps of his father" (2005).
Her next film
was " How I Loved ", where she starred with Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, and Sohail Khan, who she
considers her “first real step into Bollywood”. The film
became a success. For her role in this film, she received the Stardust
Award for Breakthrough of the Year.
In 2006, she paired up
with Akshay
Kumar in
Premonition of Love, the story of two strangers who fall in love despite being
engaged to others. The film flopped at the box office. Katrina Kaif
also starred in another Telugu film and a Malayalam film.
Commercial success
Kaif's career prospects
emerged in 2007 when she starred in four Bollywood hits.
In Namaste London, she paired up with Akshay Kumar. After that, she got a minor role as a doctor in the sports drama "Native People". The film was highly anticipated as it marked the first appearance of the actor Dharmendra in a film with his sons, Sunny and Bobby.
After "Family People" she took part in David Dhawan's comedy " Partner " along with Salman Khn, Lara Dutta, and Govinda. The film was a major financial success. The actress also took part in the film "Welcome" along with Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat, and Anil Kapoor.
Although the
film received mostly negative reviews, it turned out to be the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2007.
In 2008, the actress released three releases, the first of which was a thriller about two stepbrothers who are fighting for the inheritance of their father, where Kaif played the secretary of the older brother played by Saif Ali Khan, who is also the lover of the younger brother played by Akshay Khanna.
Film
critic Nihat Kazmi praised the film, praising it for "super cool looks and
testosterone-high action scenes." After Race, Katrina starred in King
Singh, which grossed ₹ 1.25 billion (the US $ 19 million) worldwide, making it
Katrina's sixth successful film.
Her next film, The Descendants, was a major box office flop. In preparation for her role as a cellist, she practiced playing with members of the orchestra. Sonya Chopra of the Sify website noted in her review: "Katrina is wonderful, plays the cello convincingly, and looks unearthly."
Despite the mixed reaction of film critics, the
film's script was added to the library of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences for its artistic merit.
In 2009, Katrina starred in New York with John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh. In it, she played Maya, a college student who marries a terrorist. The actress said that she identifies with Maya as she experienced similar isolation due to her skin color when she lived in London. The film was successful and received positive reviews. New York earned her her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.
In the same year, she co-starred with Ranbir Kapoor in the hit movie "An Amazing Story of Strange Love ".
In 2010, the actress took part in the film "Politics", the cast of which included Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, and Manoj Bajpayee, and Sarah Thompson. The plot of the film is inspired by Mahabharata and Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather (1969).
Katrina Kaif then appeared with Akshay Kumar in the failed comedy "King of Deception", but received a positive rating for her acting and her performance on the song " Sheila Ki Jawani ".
The following year, Kaif
was paired with Hrithik Roshan in Life Can't Be Boring. The film was
a critical and commercial success and was one of the most award-winning films
of the year, receiving many awards for best film. She then starred in My
Brother's Bride opposite Imran Khan and Ali Zafar, for which she was
nominated for a second Filmfare Award.
Present time
In 2012, Kaif appeared in the dance number "Chikni Chameli" in the film " Path of Fire ". According to the actress, “It was hard work. It was very fast, and this is not the style that I am used to, but I took it as a challenge ”.
In
her next project, Kabir Khan's spy thriller There Was One Tiger, she acted as a
Pakistani intelligence agent who falls in love with an Indian agent. The
film earned 3.1 billion rupees (48 million dollars), becoming the highest-grossing
film of the year in India.
In the same year, Kaif co-starred with Annushka Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan in Yash Chopra's film " While I'm Alive ". On working with Chopra, she says he “is undoubtedly the king of romance, and I have always admired the way he presents his heroines.
It was always a
dream to work with him, and the reality turned out to be even better ”. From
a commercial point of view, the film turned out to be a box-office hit with an income of 2.1 billion rupees ($ 33 million) in the world.
In 2013, she played the
role of a circus performer in the action movie " Bikers 3 " with Aamir Khan in the title
role. To prepare for filming, she took a one-year course in Pilates, functional
training, and overhead belts. The film received mixed reviews,
and the role of Katrina has been criticized for it is insignificance however the URI was able to earn 5.42 billion rupees (th4 million) Anand became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time
until this record was surpassed by the media "PK" in
2014.
In the next film, “That
Day,” Katrina played the role of a bank administrator, who unwittingly finds
herself involved in the theft of a large diamond along with a secret agent
( Hrithik
Roshan ). Although
the film was a commercial success, financial analysts have noted that it did
not meet expectations at the box office.
In 2015, Katrina starred
in Phantom opposite Saif Ali Khan.
The following year, she
appeared in two films. In "Obsession" by Abhishek Kapoor, the
actress starred opposite Aditya Roy Kapoor and Tabu, dyeing her hair
scarlet for filming. Later that year, she starred in Nitya Mehra's love story,
See Again and Again, alongside Sidharth Malhotra. Both films
came out as critical and commercial flops.
In 2017, the film "Detective Jagga" was released, where she again played alongside Ranbir Kapoor However, despite the positive reviews from critics, it flopped at the box office.
In the same year, the film "The Tiger Lives " with Salman Khan was released, which became a sequel to " Once upon a time there was a tiger ", and, like the prequel, was a commercial success. 2018 turned out to be a disaster in her career, the reason for that is the small roles. This year the film "Gangs of the Hindostan" was released with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, and Fatima Sana Shaikh in the lead roles.
Even though her character Suraya was announced as the main character, Katrina only appeared on the screen in two songs and a few more scenes, although during the pre-production of the film it was announced that she would play an English girl named Elizabeth. A month later, she appeared in the film Zero, starring Shah Rukh Khan.
Her character in the film is an alcoholic actress, but her appearance on the screen was limited to 25 minutes. Both films flopped at the box office.
In addition, the actress
filming Bharat, inch placed Priyanka Chopra.
Personal life
Katrina has been in a relationship with Salman Khan since 2002, calling them her first serious relationship.
In 2010, they parted as friends.
He played a huge role in my career. There is no doubt that I appreciate his opinion. But as a person, Salman has had the greatest impact on my life. I became friends with him when I was young and his personality made a strong impression on me. If I look back, I see its impact on my life, and it's amazing.
In 2009, while filming The Amazing Story of Strange Love, she became close to actor Ranbir Kapoor.
In 2010, they started dating. The actors initially denied their relationship, telling the media that they were just friends.
In 2013, Stardust magazine released paparazzi photos of Ranbir and Katrina relaxing on a beach in Ibiza. Although Ranbir has never officially confirmed this relationship, he calls Katrina “a special person in his life,” 2015 hIn e admitted that he has been in a serious relationship for several years.
From February 2015
to January 2016, Ranbir and Katrina were living together in a residential
complex Silversands on Carter Road in Mumbai. They parted in
February 2016.
In November 2021, Katrina
married actor Vicky Kaushal.
Filmography
|
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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2003 |
Boom |
Rina Kaif |
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2004 |
Malliswari |
Malliswari |
Telugu film |
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2005 |
Sarkar |
Pooja |
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Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? |
Sonia Bharadwaj |
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Allari Pidugu |
Swathi |
Telugu film |
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2006 |
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye |
Jia Yashvardhan |
|
|
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Balram vs. Tharadas |
Supriya Menon |
Malayalam film |
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2007 |
Namastey
London |
Jasmeet "Jazz"
Malhotra |
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Apne |
Nandini |
|
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Partner |
Priya |
|
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Welcome |
Sanjana |
|
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2008 |
Race |
Sophia |
|
|
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Singh Is Kinng |
Sonia Singh |
|
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Hello |
Mysterious Story Teller-Angel
of God |
Cameo appearance |
|
|
|
Yuvvraaj |
Anushka |
|
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2009 |
New York |
Maya Sheikh |
|
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Blue |
Nikita/Nikki |
Cameo |
|
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani |
Jennifer "Jenny"
Pinto |
|
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De Dana Dan |
Anjali Kakkar |
|
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2010 |
Raajneeti |
Indu Pratap |
|
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|
Tees Maar Khan |
Aanya |
|
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2011 |
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
Laila |
|
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Bodyguard |
Herself |
Special appearance in the
song "Bodyguard" |
|
|
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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan |
Dimple Dixit |
|
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2012 |
Agneepath |
Herself |
Special appearance in the
song "Chikni Chameli" |
|
|
Ek Tha Tiger |
Zoya Humaini |
|
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Jab Tak Hai
Jaan |
Meera Thapar |
|
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2013 |
Main Krishna Hoon |
Herself |
Cameo |
|
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Bombay Talkies |
Herself |
Special appearance in the
segment "Sheila Ki Jawani" |
|
|
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Dhoom 3 |
Aaliya |
|
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2014 |
Bang Bang! |
Harleen Sahni |
|
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2015 |
Phantom |
Nawaz Mistry |
|
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2016 |
Fitoor |
Firdaus |
|
|
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Baar Baar
Dekho |
Diya Kapoor |
|
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2017 |
Jagga Jasoos |
Shruti Sengupta |
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Tiger Zinda
Hai |
Zoya Humaini |
|
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2018 |
Welcome to New York |
Herself |
Cameo |
|
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Thugs of Hindostan |
Suraiyya Jaan |
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Zero |
Babita Kumari |
|
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2019 |
Bharat |
Kumud Raina |
|
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2021 |
Sooryavanshi |
Dr. Ria Gupta |
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2022 |
Phone Bhoot |
Sonali |
Completed |
|
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Merry Christmas |
TBA |
Filming |
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2023 |
Tiger 3 |
Zoya Humaini |
Filming |
Awards
- 2006 - Stardust Awards - Breakthrough (actress)
- 2008 - IIFA Awards - Glamorous Diva
- 2008 - Star Guild Awards - Style Icon
- 2008 - Zee Cine Awards - British-Indian Actor
- 2010 - Screen Awards - Artist of the Year
- 2010 - Stardust Awards - Best Actress (public choice) - " New York " and " The amazing story of the strange love "
- 2011 - Screen Award - Best Actress (public choice) - " Politics " and " King of deception "
- 2011 - Star Guild Award - Artist of the Year ( Hindustan Times Readers' Choice )
- 2011 - Stardust Awards - Best Actress, Comedy or Melodrama - "King of Deception"
- 2012 - BIG Star Entertainment's Awards - The most entertaining actress in a romantic movie - " As long as I'm alive,"
- 2012 - BIG Star Entertainment Award - Best On-Screen Couple - While I'm Alive (with Shah Rukh Khan )
- 2012 - Zee Cine Award - International Icon
- 2013 - Screen Award - Best Actress (Audience Choice) - Once Upon a Time There Was a Tiger and While I Live
- 2013 - Zee Cine Award - International Icon
