Born on July 16, 1984
Born: Hong Kong, China
Parents: Mohammed Kaif, Suzanne Turquotte
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 jewelery 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 Gustad.
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.
| Year | Film Name | Cast |
| 2013 | Dhoom 3 | Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff |
| 2013 | Bombay Talkies | Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Katrina Kaif |
| 2012 | Main Krishna Hoon | Rajniesh Duggall, Juhi Chawla, Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Misti Mukherjee |
| 2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh |
| 2012 | Ek Tha Tiger | Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad, Roshan Seth |
| 2012 | Agneepath | Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif |
| 2011 | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafar, John Abraham, Tara D Souza |
| 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin |
| 2010 | Tees Maar Khan | Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Raghu Ram, Rajiv Laxman |
| 2010 | Raajneeti | Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif |
| 2009 | De Dana Dan | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Shetty, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy |
| 2009 | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel, Asrani, Lalit Parashar |
| 2009 | New York | John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| 2008 | Yuvvraaj | Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani |
| 2008 | Hello | Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Isha Koppikar, Gul Panag, Dalip Tahil |
| 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | Akshay Kumar, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Kamal Chopra, Manoj Pahwa, Katrina Kaif |
| 2008 | Race | Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Sameera Reddy, Katrina Kaif |
| 2007 | Welcome | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor, Malaika Arora |
| 2007 | Nanhe Jaisalmer | Bobby Deol, Katrina Kaif, Dwij Yadav, Prateeksha Lonkar, Sharat Saxena |
| 2007 | Partner | Govinda, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Dalip Tahil |
| 2007 | Apne | Aryan Vaid, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra, Katrina Kaif, Shilpa Shetty |
| 2007 | Namastey London | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor, Upen Patel, Javed Shaikh |
| 2006 | Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Vivek Shauq, Manoj Joshi |
| 2005 | Sarkar | Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Supriya Pathak, Rukhsar, Katrina Kaif |
| 2005 | Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya | Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan, Arshad Warsi |
| 2003 | Boom | Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Javed Jaffrey, Zeenat Aman, Gulshan Grover, Katrina Kaif |
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