16 July 1984,
London, England, UKNickname
Kat
Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Mini Biography
Born on July 16, 1984 Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British nationality.Katrina grow up in Hawaii, but was brought up in London, UK. She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the demonstrative age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelery campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.Continuing to model was the basis she got her break in a Bollywood movie "Boom" offered by not any other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.She was inundated with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her above suspicion expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being acknowledged, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme viable that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserve.Moving to dissimilar culture and country was not much of a culture surprise for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, esteemed, and cared for.Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting did it extend in India.Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artiste like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no dissimilar. She is taking Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood background. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.Regardless of of her soft attractive looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several nice friends who she can hang out with.Although her first movie "Boom" was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telegu movies "Malliswari" and "Pidugu" did get her noticed. She grossed Rs.70 lakhs for Malliswari - making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie
debut.Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie "Bheema" opposite National
Award Winner Vikram.She has customary decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief external shell in "Sarrkar".Katrina has now made Bombay her base, and doesn't mind singing and dancing around trees while she's at it, and is determined to make it big in Bollywood.
Mini Biography By:
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Is half British and half Indian.
Indian supermodel
Has 7 sisters.
Was born in Hong Kong and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. currently, she lives in Mumbai.
Unlike other artistes from overseas lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulty in getting a visa nor of getting did it make bigger in India.
She was exposed at age 14 as a model for a jewelry campaign.
When moving to India, she worked for photographer
Atul Kasbekar and did commercials for Fevicol, Lakme and Veet among others.
She is very exacting about her clothes which she wears a bold outfit on screen or for ads, but she feels happier in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And the one thing she hates is make up.
She refuse to converse about her personal life in the media.
Besides on foot the ramp for several top designer and being on magazine covers, Katrina has also been the eye-catching face of Estelle jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L'Oreal, Samsung, LG etc.
She doesn't do ramp shows any longer.
She was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005).
Her favorite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, And Rocky S.
Her favorite international designers are Armani, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace.
Favorite actor is
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Johnny Depp,
Shahrukh Khan,
Hrithik Roshan,
Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are
Kajol and
Madhuri Dixit.
Favorite cricketer is
Irfan Pathan.
Favorite Indian food is dahi and rice.
Favorite movies are
Umrao Jaan (1981),
Casablanca (1942), and
Gone with the Wind (1939).
Favorite perfume is Gucci Rush.
Prefers acting over modeling.
She enjoy modeling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends.
The famous Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) worth silver dress she flaunts in the movie
Welcome (2007/I) was gifted to her by
Emilio Pucci.
Voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.
Won Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards.
Won Sabsay Favourite Heroine Award (2008).
Won the British-Indian Actor award for the Zee Cine Awards (2008).
Won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) (2006).
Is the most photographed woman in India.
Is the most searched Bollywood celebrity as per Google's 2008 data.
Is active in various charities and often visits orphanages and hospitals.
Personal Quotes:It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip or to even be relaxed with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work in its place of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small point, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to admit. The exposure has to be relevant to the film and its typescript and not forced for the sake of titillation. On the contrary, some of the greatest Indian films have been devoid of all these sexual trappings. I know my soothe zone in today's Indian civilization and society.
Her thoughts on Bollywood long-suffering her, being an outsider British girl, into Indian cinema: "I have no complaints. I think I'm particularly lucky. As you said, I've come from outside and I'm not even anywhere personally connected. But I have completely no problem here. People have been additional than welcoming, even before I was ready. There was a time when I felt that I need to take time to understand more about the business, the workings of it. I was doing my modeling, which I really wanted to do at the time. So that's why even my entry into films was later than people expected." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)
"I've been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it... mmm... lucky to get at this stage what I have. It's not like I've come from acting school and done work at an academy or great. I feel I've been given a very huge chance and opportunity." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)
My Hindi was bad about three years ago. I required achieving a certain status in model. Through that I got confidence to get into movies.
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) came at the right time. I had done kathak preparation which apart from instruction you about dancing also teaches you about emotion. After that experience, I feel this year will be a much better year for me.
I think I have been very lucky so far. I have done a lot of ads and also some films down south. People have liked me. I guess I have found a sense of balance.
Wait and watch. Jee Karda should be on air later this month. We shot at 4am every day to imprison the light and it was scorching. To keep cool we would stay in shades and sip fruit juice or mint tea.
Egypt is among the most beautiful countries I have visited - the pyramids, the temples and the landscape are absolutely unusual. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the Nile. We shot in a figure of places and I've come back with fond memories of my trip.
I unwind myself by taking off the outfit and make-up as soon as the shoot is over! And get a spa treatment. It is extremely relaxing. Unfortunately, the kind of lifestyle and schedule we have, we scarcely get time. Not only actors, but I have seen a lot of directors and journalists with skin problems and believe me, all that can be cure by a spa behavior.
Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What garbage! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the example of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one's talent only and not on any recommendation.
My relationship with
Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job and what I do in my personal life is no one's business. I'd rather let my work do all the talking.
Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a ideal life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn't love, it happens. As far as I am concerned, I love a boy who is linked with the film industry. However, I shall not name him. You never know what may happen in prospect.
