Katrina Kaif (Hindi: कैटरीना कैफ, Urdu: كترينا كيف) (born Katrina Turquotte on 16 July 1984) is a British Indian actress and model who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Malayalam films.
Early life
Kaif was born in Hong Kong to a Muslim Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and a British mother, Suzzane Turquotte. Her mother, a Harvard graduate, was a lawyer but later became involved in charity work. Her parents separated when Kaif was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother's home country, England.
Personal life
She has been dating Salman Khan since 2003.
Career
At the age of fourteen she was approached by an agent and she began modeling; 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.
Kaif's London modeling-work led her to discover 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.
Kaif saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award.
In 2007, Kaif appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British-Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Since then, she had appeared in 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 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. Upon release 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, 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.,
Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham was a critical and commercial success. Kaif's performance was highly appreciated with the critic Taran Adarsh writing, "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." She next appeared in a bit role as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller, which was also a hit, but crashed in the end, but still appears in the top 10 list of 2009.
In the media
She has been dating actor Salman Khan since 2003. . Kaif was voted Asia's Sexiest woman in 2008 and 2009 by the UK-based publication Eastern Eye and was also the most searched celebrity of 2008 and 2009 on Google India. Kaif has also appeared twice on the Reality Show 10 Ka Dum, along with Akshay Kumar to promote her film Singh Is Kinng in August 2008, and with Neil Nitin Mukesh for the promotion of her film New York in June 2009. Kaif appeared on the singing talent show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa with Salman Khan to promote her film Yuvvraaj. Kaif is the model for Mattel's Bollywood Barbie, which has been released in September 2009.
Awards
- 2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
- 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
- 2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award
- 2009: Indian Television Awards (Best Entertainers Award), jointly with Ranbir Kapoor.
Filmography
Year
Film
Role
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
Singh Is Kinng
Sonia
Hello
The Storyteller/God
Special appearance
Yuvvraaj
Anushka Banton
2009
New York
Maya
Blue
Nikki
Special appearance
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Jennifer (Jenny)
De Dana Dan
Anjali Kakkad
2010
Rajneeti
Post-Production
References
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^ Pathiyan, Priya. . Times of India. . Retrieved 2003-03-16.
^ . Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2009-11-02.
^ . OneIndia. . Retrieved 2009-11-02.
^ Krishna, Kaavya. . Sify. . Retrieved 2009-07-07.
^ . BoxOffice India.com. .
^ . BoxOfficeIndia.com. .
^ Tuteja, Joginder. . Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ Adarsh, Taran. . Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2009-06-26.
^ IANS. . Thaindian News. . Retrieved 2009-10-15.
^ . Boxofficeindia.Com. . Retrieved 2009-10-24.
^ Menon, Sita (July 21, 2003). . . Retrieved 2008-01-26.
^ Bollywood Hungama News Network. . Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2008-12-11.
^ Bollywood Hungama News Network. . Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2009-06-16.
^ Bollywood Hungama News Network. . Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2008-11-06.
^ Van Deven, Mandy. . Bitch Magazine. . Retrieved 2009-05-05.
^ . New Kerala. . Retrieved 2009-08-19.
External links
- at the Internet Movie Database
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