About Katrina Kaif
Born in Hong Kong on July 16, 1984 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. Her mother is now
re-settled in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the
Capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
She spent
subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London,
Britain, 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.
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.
Despite of her positive attitude, she had been
stereotyped as "Indian" by extreme right-wingers in
Britain who made it clear that she did not quite fit-in
with their "Blonde" Caucasian culture; while on the
other hand in India itself she had been ranked as an
'outsider' very much like Sonia Gandhi.
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 has taken 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.
Adorned with soft gorgeous looks, she is not
easily intimidated, but admits that she is very
emotional, sensitive, and concerned about her privacy,
Almost an incurable romantic, she prefers to wear
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 friends who she can hang out with.
Although
her first movie 'Boom' was panned by the critics and
shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies
'Malliswari' and 'Pidugu' did get her noticed. She
grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for 'Malliswari' - making her
top the list of the highest paid actresses during a
South Indian movie debut.
Not done with South Indian
movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie 'Bheema'
opposite National Award Winner Vikram.
She has
received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar
Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief appearance in
'Sarkar'.
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.
Biography
Date of Birth
16th Jul 1984
Interviews
Filimography
Profession
Film Actress
