Katrina Kaif

Date of Birth:

16 July,1984

Height: 

5′ 8½” (1.74 m)

Hobbies:

 Watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to the gym

Favorite food:

Dahi and rice.

Favorite Color:

Pink

Personal life:
Kaif was born to a Kashmiri Indian father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif once stated, "My dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings." Kaif has seven siblings. From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. From there she went (by boat) to France when she was 8, and thereafter lived for a few months at a time in Switzerland, Kraków, Berlin, Belgium, and many other East European countries. Then she moved with her family to Hawaii, and eventually to her mother's home country of England. Although it is often assumed that Kaif is from London, she lived there only for three years before finally moving to Mumbai.
In 2011, she confirmed she was single.


Career:
Modeling and early film career (1998-2004)
Kaif began her modeling career at age fourteen; her first assignment 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 modeling work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). The film, which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Gulshan Grover, failed to make an impact. She then moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments, but filmmakers were hesitant to cast Kaif due to her poor command of Hindi.


Breakthrough:
In 2005, Kaif made a cameo in Ram Gopal Verma's drama Sarkar, as Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend. The same year, she landed her first major role in David Dhawan's adaptation of Cactus Flower, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, where she was paired opposite Salman Khan. The film also featured Sushmita Sen, Arshad Warsi, Isha Koppikar and Sohail Khan in lead roles. Upon release, the film became a moderate success with Taran Adarsh, a prominent film critic, praising Kaif as a "complete revelation". The following year, she was paired opposite Akshay Kumar for the first time in Raj Kanwar's box-office flop Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. However, for her portrayal of Jia A. Yashvardhan, Adarsh wrote, "Taking giant strides as an actor, Katrina is, without doubt, the star of the show. It's her magnetic presence and dependable performance that you carry home once the show has ended."
Success:
In 2007, Kaif appeared in Vipul Shah's romantic-comedy Namastey London, portraying a British Indian girl named Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra, alongside Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Clive Standen. Upon its release, the film became a major hit, with Nikhat Kazmi, of the The Times Of India praising the chemistry between the leading couple. She next played a supporting role in Anil Sharma's melodrama Apne. Featuring Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kirron Kher and Shilpa Shetty, the film was a box-office hit.

Voice:

It should be noted that due to her poor knowledge of Hindi (and other Indian languages), Kaif's voice was often dubbed by another actress. However, with the exception of De Dana Dan she has used her own voice for all of her films since New York. Earlier, she had dubbed for films like Namastey London and Apne.

Awards:
Filmfare Awards:
Nominated:
2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York

Star Screen Awards:

Winner:
2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year


2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice) for Raajneeti and Tees Maar Khan

Zee Cine Awards:

Winner:
2008: Zee Cine Awards, British Indian Actor Award


Nominated:
2005: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut for Sarkar


2011: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for Raajneeti

IIFA Awards:

Winner:
2008: Style Diva of the Year


Nominated:
2008: IIFA Best Actress Award for Namastey London


2009: IIFA Best Actress Award for Singh Is Kinng


2011: IIFA Best Actress Award for Raajneeti


Stardust Awards:
Winner:
2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya


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


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


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


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


Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards:
Winner:
2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female)

Nominated:

2009: Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role for Race
Other awards

Winner:

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


2008: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine for Singh Is Kinng


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


2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award


2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine


2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence

Nominated:

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


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