Pakistani Cricket Players: Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif Biography

Katrina Kaif in 2008
Born 16 July 1984 (age 26)
Hong Kong
Nationality British Indian[1]
Ethnicity British Indian
Occupation Model, Actress
Years active 2003 – present
Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984[2]) is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry.[3][4] She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[5][6] Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.[1]
Kaif made her acting debut with Kaizad Gustad's box office failure Boom. She tasted success in 2007 with Vipul Shah's Namastey London and Anees Bazmee's Welcome. She has since appeared in films like New York (2009) and Rajneeti (2010). While the former earned Kaif her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination, the latter emerged as her biggest commercial success so far.[7][8]
Contents [hide]
1 Personal life
2 Career
2.1 Modeling and early film career (1998-2004)
2.2 Breakthrough (2005-2006)
2.3 Success (2007- present)
3 Voice
4 Awards
4.1 Filmfare Awards
4.2 Star Screen Awards
4.3 Zee Cine Awards
4.4 IIFA Awards
4.5 Stardust Awards
4.6 Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards
4.7 Other awards
5 Filmography
6 References
7 External links
Personal life

Kaif was born to a Kashmiri indian father,[9][10][11] Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte,[12] 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."[13] 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.[14] 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.[14]
In 2011, she confirmed she was single. [15]
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.[16]
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.[17][18]

Katrina Kaif at Feltham 2007
Breakthrough (2005-2006)
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".[19] 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." [20]
Success (2007- present)
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.[21] 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.[22]
Her next release was David Dhawan's unofficial remake of Hitch, Partner, where she starred alongside Salman Khan, Govinda, and Lara Dutta. This too was box-office success. Her final film of 2007, Welcome, directed by Anees Bazmee and co-starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Anil Kapoor, was declared a blockbuster in India.[22]
Her first release of 2008 was Abbas-Mustan's hit action-thriller Race; she played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, Sophia, who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). The film also featured Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Sameera Reddy in leading roles. Despite its success, Kazmi wrote, "Katrina is too pale as the blousy secretary who comes into her own only when she gets seductive with a Touch me, kiss me tenor. " [23]
Kaif was next seen in Anees Bazmee's action comedy Singh Is Kinng, portraying Akshay Kumar's love interest and Ranvir Shorey's fiancée. After its release, the film was declared a blockbuster and emerged as the third highest grossing film of 2008.[24] Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure,[25] but its script made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merit, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.[26][27]
Kaif's first release for 2009 was Kabir Khan's terrorism drama New York, with John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh. It was a critical and commercial success in both India and overseas.[28] Kaif's performance was highly praised: Taran Adarsh wrote, "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."[29] For her performance, Kaif received her first nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actress category.[7]
She next had a cameo in the star-studded action-thriller Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller, with Akshay Kumar and Zayed Khan.[30] However, it was declared a flop.
In November 2009, she appeared along with Ranbir Kapoor, in Rajkumar Santoshi's blockbuster comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, as Jennifer Pinto. Critics mostly praised her fresh chemistry with Kapoor rather than her own performance.[31] Her final release that year was Priyadarshan's star-studded De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Neha Dhupia. Despite a good opening, the film failed to do well at the box office.[32]
Kaif's first film of 2010 was Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. The film is a modern-day adaptation of The Mahabharata set against the political backdrop of Delhi. Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai and Shruti Seth also played starring roles. Upon release, the film performed extremely well at the box office, and earned Kaif favourable reviews for her portrayal of the dynamic Indu Sakseria.[33]
Her last release was Farah Khan's brainless comedy Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010.[34] The film received mainly negative reviews and was declared a flop. However, Kaif's item number Sheila Ki Jawani became a major chartbuster.[35]
On 15 July 2011, she will be seen alongside Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin in Zoya Akhtar's road adventure Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.[36] She will also be featured in Yash Raj Films's Mere Brother Ki Dulhan opposite Imran Khan and Ali Zafar.[37]
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.[38]
Awards

Filmfare Awards
Nominated
2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York[7]
Star Screen Awards
Winner
2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year [39]
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 [40]
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 [41]
Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards
Winner
2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female)[42]
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 [43]
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[44]
2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine [45]
2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence [46]
Nominated
2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) for Rajneeti [47]
2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade (Female) [47]
Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Boom Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli
2004 Malliswari Princess Malliswari Telugu film
2005 Sarkar Pooja
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Sonia
Allari Pidugu Shwetha Telugu film
2006 Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye Jia A. Yashvardhan
Balram vs. Taradas Supriya Malayalam film
2007 Namastey London Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra
Apne Nandini Sarabhai
Partner Priya Jaisingh
Welcome Sanjana Shetty
2008 Race Sophia
Singh Is Kinng Sonia Singh
Hello Story-teller Cameo
Yuvvraaj Anushka Banton
2009 New York Maya Shaikh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Blue Nikki Cameo
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Jennifer "Jenny" Pinto
De Dana Dan Anjali Kakkad
2010 Raajneeti Indu Sakseria/Pratap
Tees Maar Khan Anya Khan
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Laila Releasing on July 15, 2011
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan TBA Releasing on September 09, 2011
Main Krishna Hoon Radha Cameo[48]
2012 Ek Tha Tiger TBA Pre-production
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