Katrina Kaif - the reigning queen of bollywood17/02/2013
Katrina Kaif born Katrina Turquotte; on 16 July 1984, is a British Indian actress. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa. Kaif made her acting debut in 2003 with Kaizad Gustad's Boom. In 2007, she earned commercial success with Vipul Shah's Namastey London and later earned public recognition for playing glamorous roles in such male-centric films as Partner, Race and Singh Is Kinng. Kaif subsequently played more prominent roles in such films as New York, Rajneeti, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, and Ek Tha Tiger. Despite earning mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess, Kaif has emerged as a commercially successful actress of Hindi cinema.
Kaif was born in Hong Kong, to an Kashmiri Indian father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Susanna Turquotte, who is a British citizen. Her parents divorced when she was very young. When she came to India, she changed her surname to that of her father's, Kaif, because it was Indian in origin. Kaif has seven siblings; a brother and six sisters. Although it is often assumed that Kaif is from London, she lived there only for three years before finally moving to Mumbai. 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 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). Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn't mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number. Katrina Kaif has transformed herself from a non hindi speaking model to one of the busiest actress today. She's certainly worked hard, from dubbing for Namaste London herself, to learning Kathak and practicing the dance everyday for 7 hours nonstop - the actress has been working very hard at her Bollywood career! In her relatively short career in the film industry, Katrina is already working with some of the biggest banners and filmmakers in the industry. 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. 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, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are Kajol and Madhuri Dixit. Favorite movies are Umrao Jaan, Casablanca, and Gone with the Wind. She enjoys modeling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching movies, painting, and getting together with friends. The famous Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) worth silver dress she flaunts in the movie Welcome was gifted to her by Emilio Pucci. Katrina Kaif is the most photographed woman in India. She is the most searched Bollywood celebrity as per Google's 2008, 2009, and 2010 data. She is active in various charities and often visits orphanages and hospitals. The unit of De Dana Dan was shooting in the Sentosa Nature Park in Singapore when a 10-year-old spotted Kaif. The boy didn't realize that there were some production vehicles moving around the set and started running towards the actress. While running across, he was accidentally hit by a unit van. The boy was bruised but there was no major injury. When Kaif found out about the incident, she immediately asked him to be brought on the sets. She then met him, spent a lot of time and even gave him some chocolates. |
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