Bollywood Superstar Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif born 16 July 1984 is an actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the "Hottest Woman in the World" by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

                         

Born	16 July 1984 (age 26) Hong Kong
Nationality	British Indian
Occupation	Model , Actress
Years active	2003 – present

        

Early life

Kaif was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte,both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother's home country, England.

Career

Kaif began her modeling career at the age fourteen; 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 to her discovery 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 moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.

In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Her run of hit films continued with Apne, Partner, and Welcome.

In 2008, she played the villain 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. 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 regarded. Wrote critic Taran Adarsh, "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 played a bit role as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller,which performed decently at the box office.The film was not successful.

At the year's end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar. Both films were commercial successes.

Kaif's first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status.She is also starred in Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010.Although the film was not successful, Kaif's item song Sheila Ki Jawani was a hit.

Awards

Winner

2005: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut, Sarkar

2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

2006: Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year

2008: IIFA Award for Best Actress, Race

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

2008: Apsara Film Producers Guild of India Awards, Style Diva of the Year

2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award

2009: Golden Kela Awards, Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent

2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine

2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence

2009: Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role, Race

2009: IIFA Award for Best Actress, Singh Is Kinng

2009: Stardust Award for Star Of The Year, Singh Is Kinng

2009: Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Negative Role, Race

2010: Screen Award for Best Actor In Popular Category, New York

2010: Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York

2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) Rajneeti

2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade (Female)

2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year

2010: Stardust Awards, Best Actress - Popular Award for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)

2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female

Nominated)

Filmography

Year    Film                   Role               

2003 ...... Boom ...... Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli

2004 ...... Malliswari Princess ...... Malliswari

2005 ...... Sarkar .....  Pooja

                 Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya ..... Sonia

                 Allari Pidugu ...... Shwetha

2006 ..... Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye ..... Jia A. Yashvardhan

                Balram vs. Taradas ..... Supriya

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

                Yuvvraaj ....... Anushka Banton

2009 ......New York ...... Maya

                Blue ..... Nikki

                Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ....... Jennifer (Jenny)

                De Dana Dan ....... Anjali Kakkad

2010 ......Raajneeti ....... Indu Pratap

                Tees Maar Khan ..... Anya

2011 ..... Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

                 Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

                 Dostana 2