Katrina Kaif Biography • Indian Actress & Model

Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress & former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She made her acting debut with Kaizad Gustad‘s box office failure erotic heist film Boom in 2003. She then played the titular princess in the Telugu film Malliswari (2004). Kaif had her first success in Bollywood when she appeared opposite Salman Khan in David Dhawan‘s romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?.

Katrina Kaif was born on July 16, 1984, in British Hong Kong. She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain. Katrina Kaif (कैटरीना कैफ) is one of eight siblings (a brother and six sisters), 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.

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. KAT was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011. Katrina Kaif 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. Being a British citizen, Katrina Kaif works in India on an employment visa.

The 2006 musical romance Humko Deewana Kar Gaye saw Kaif pair opposite Akshay Kumar for the first of many films, though the film was a critical and financial failure.

In 2008, the actress had three releases –
Race: Directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring: Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Sameera Reddy.
Singh Is Kinng: Directed by Anees Bazmee, starring: Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Sonu Sood, Sudhanshu Pandey.
Yuvvraaj: Directed and produced by Subhash Ghai, starring Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan.

Kaif has starred in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara in 2011, alongside with Hrithik Roshan. Her other blockbuster films include Raajneeti (with Ranbir Kapoor) and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.

Profile

Full Name: Katrina Kaif
Nick Name: Kat, कैटरीना कैफ
Born: July 16, 1984 (Hong Kong)
Star Sign: Cancer
Height: 5 feet 8½ inches (1.74 m)
Profession: Actress & Model
Nationality: British
Ethnicity: British Indian

Family

Parents: Mohammed Kaif (Father) Susanna Turcotte (Mother)
Siblings: Isabel Kaif, Natasha Kaif, Sonia Kaif, Christine Kaif, Melissa Kaif, Stephanie Kaif, Michael Kaif