Katrina Kaif Revealed

Katrina Kaif ( 16 July 1984) is a Hong Kong-born Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.

Biography

Kaif was born in Hong Kong on 16 July 1984, a Kashmiri father (who acquired British citizenship) and a British mother. Kaif has eight siblings; seven sisters and one brother. At age 14 she was approached by an agent and began modeling; her first job was for a jewellery campaign. She continued modelling in London.

Career

Kaif's London model work led to her discovery by film-maker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modelling assignments. However, film-makers were at first hesitant to sign her because she wasn't able to speak Hindi.

Breakthrough (2005)

Katrina saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the brief role of Abhishek Bachchan's love interest. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2006), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her an award at the Stardust Award for breakthrough female performance.

Superstardom (2007-Present)

In 2007 Katrina appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. She then worked on a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome. 2008 saw her play a negative role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's super hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with him. She appeared next in Anees Bazmee's box office blockbuster Singh Is Kinng alongside Akshay Kumar for the fourth time. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a surprise disaster at the box office.

Katrina and current bollywood heartthrob Imran Khan are set to star in two films together: Sanjay Gadhvi’s romantic movie set in Paris and Dibakar Banerjee next, which also stars Abhay Deol.

Awards

• 2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
• 2008: British-Indian Actor award, Zee Cine Awards
• 2008: IIFA Awards: Best Female Style
• 2008: Voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll
• 2008: Voted Sexiest Asian Woman
• 2008: Most searched Indian celebrity on Google
• 2009: Ranked 48 on Most Desired Woman List

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2003	Boom	Rina Kaif / Popdi Chinchpokli
2004	Malliswari	Princess Malliswari	Telugu film
2005	Sarkar	Pooja
	Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya	Sonia
	Allari Pidugu	Shwetha	Telugu film
2006	Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye	Jia A. Yashvardhan
	Balram vs. Taradas	Supriya	Malayalam film
2007	Namastey London	Jasmeet Malhotra (Jazz)
	Apne	Nandini
	Partner	Priya Jaisingh
	Welcome	Sanjana Shetty
2008	Race	Sophia	First villain role
	Singh Is Kinng	Sonia
	Hello	The Storyteller/God	Special appearance
	Yuvvraaj	Anushka
2009	New York	Maya	Filming
	Blue	Lauren	Filming
	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Sonia / Lisa Singh Rathod	Filming
	De Dana Dan		Filming
2009	Padosan Remake	Bindhu	Pre- Production
2010	Rajniti		Filming
2010	Jewels of India (movie)		Pre-Production