KATRINA KAIF BIOGRAPHY

Katrina Kaif born on 16 July, 1984 is an actress and model from India who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Malayalam movies. Being a British citizen, Katrina Kaif works in India on an employment visa.

Katrina Kaif childhood and family:

Katrina Kaif was born in Hongkong, her father was a Kashmiri named Mohammed Kaif and mother was a British named Suzzane Turquotte. His mother, a graduate of Harvard , was a lawyer, but later became involved in charity work. Her parents separated when Katrina Kaif was very young. Katrina Kaif has seven siblings. She grew up in Hawaii and later moved to the country of origin of its parent, India.
Katrina Kaif has been considered the sexiest woman in India by women’s magazines FHM and Maxim. Mattel, the toy store, has said a new Barbie doll has been modeled after her.

At the age of fourteen she was approached by an agent and began modeling. Her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London, with a contract with Models agency.

The modeling work in London led her to discovery by filmmaker Kaizad taste, which gave her a role in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a series of modeling tasks. However, the filmmakers were initially reluctant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi.

Kaif had success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the supporting role of Abhishek Bachchan’s girlfriend. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), in which she teamed up with Salman Khan, won the Stardust Breakthrough Award.
In 2007, Kaif appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, where she served as British girl of Indian origin alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after box office flop Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Since then she has appeared in a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome.
In 2008 she played a negative role for the first time in the action film Race by Abbas-Mustan. She played the role of the secretary of Saif Ali Khan who is secretly in love with his hostile brother played by Akshay Khanna.
Her second release of the year was the production of Anees Bazmee’s Singh Is Kinng with Akshay Kumar, which was a blockbuster. Kaif’s latest work of the year, Subhash Ghai’s Yuvvraaj which was a commercial failure , but the script made its way into the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for artistic, original screenplay for the film substance as a whole.
Kaif’s first release for 2009, New York with John Abraham was a critical and commercial success. Kaif’s performance was appreciated by the critic Taran Adarsh ​ who said “Katrina gives you the greatest surprise. Known for her glamorous roles, Katrina shows that she can deliver if the director and writer offer a paper substance. She is amazing. In fact, people will see a different Katrina this time.” She later appeared in a small role as a biker girl in action film Blue, which was also a failure.

Katrina Kaif Filmography:

Year	Film	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 Singh
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	Laila
2011	Bodyguard	Herself	Special appearance in song “Bodyguard”
2011	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan	Dimple Dixit
2011	Main Krishna Hoon	Radha	Cameo
2012	Ek Tha Tiger	Zoya	Filming