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Date of Birth: 16 July 1984, London, England, UK
Nickname: Kat
Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Small Introduction
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 citizenship.
Katrina grew up in Hawaii, but was brought up in London, UK. She
started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender
age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign.
Thereafter she continued modeling in London.
Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood
movie "Boom" offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gusted.
She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her
foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face,
hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.
Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul
Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG,
Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got
her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on
her behalf and at the price she deserved.
Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture
shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the
bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared
for.
Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience
any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in
India.
Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and
states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know
Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no
different. She is taking Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with
the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her
learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day
non-stop.
Despite of her soft gorgeous 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 received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon
Kiya", as well as a brief appearance 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.
Little More about Katrina Kaif
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. Presently, she lives in Mumbai.
Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience
any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in
India.
She was discovered 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 particular about her clothes which she wears a bold
outfit on screen or for ads, but she feels more comfortable in
not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And the one thing she
hates is make up.
She refuses to speak about her personal life in the media.
Besides walking the ramp for several top designers and being on
magazine covers, Katrina has also been the stunning face of Estelle
jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L'Oreal, Samsung, LG
etc.
She doesn't do ramp shows anymore.
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, 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 enjoys 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.
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Personal
It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip
or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just
want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless
tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this
is what filmmakers have to accept. The exposure has to be
relevant to the film and its characters 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 comfort zone in today's Indian culture
and society.
Her thoughts on Bollywood accepting her, being an outsider
British girl, into Indian cinema: "I have no complaints. I
think I'm especially lucky. As you said, I've come from
outside and I'm not even anywhere closely connected. But I
have absolutely no problem here. People have been more 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
industry, the workings of it. I was doing my modelling,
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
something. 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 wanted to achieve
a certain status in modelling. Through that I got confidence
to get into movies. Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) came at the
right time. I had done kathak training which apart from
teaching you about dancing also teaches you about emotions.
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 balance.
Wait and watch. Jee Karda should be on air later this month.
We shot at 4am every day to capture 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
exotic. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the
Nile. We shot in a number of places and I've come back with
fond memories of my trip.
I unwind myself by taking off the costume 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 hardly 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 cured by a spa
treatment.
Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish!
Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the
instance 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 perfect 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 future. |
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