Katrina Kaif is a British-Indian actress who has appeared as a leading
lady in a number of Bollywood films. A foreigner, she had to suffer a
lot of hardships to achieve fame. While she could hardly speak Hindi
when she debuted, she dedicated herself to the task of refining her
accent and now she not only memorizes her own lines, but also of her
co-actors. No one who has ever worked with her can deny that she is one
of the few hard-working people in the industry. Debuting with the
multi-starrer crime thriller 'Boom', she went on to create successful
on-screen pairs with co-actors Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ranbir
Kapoor, with whom she has worked on multiple films over the years. She
has also worked with many of the other Bollywood megastars including
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan. While
she still does not own a house in India and works on a visa, she has
earned a permanent place in the hearts of Indian movie fans for her
charming appearance as well as strong performances.
Katrina was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father,
Mohammed Kaif and English mother, Suzanne Turquotte. Her parents got
divorced when she was very young. She has seven siblings. From Hong
Kong, they moved to China and then Japan. Then from Japan to France when
she was 8 and then moved to Switzerland, Kraków, Berlin, Belgium and
many other East European countries where she and her family lived for a
few months each time. Then they moved to Hawaii, then to her mother's
home country, England. She only lived in London for three years before
finally moving to Mumbai.
She also appeared in
Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the
world by Eastern Eye in the year 2008, 2009 and 2010. Being a British
citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Katrina Kaif
- Does Katrina Kaif smoke?: No
- Does Katrina Kaif drink alcohol?: Yes
- Katrina was born to a Kashmiri father and British mother, which makes her half Indian and half British.
- Since her childhood, she did a lot of travelling through different continents as after her birth in Hong Kong her family moved to China, Japan, France, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, and other European countries. Afterwards, her family moved to Hawaii and eventually to her mother’s home country England when she was 14, where she lived for 3 years before shifting to India.
- She never went to any school because of frequent relocation.
- When she was 14 years old, she won a beauty contest in Hawaii, after which she received modelling assignments and subsequently she modelled professionally in London.
- She came to Mumbai for a modelling assignment when she was a teenager.
- She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut with the film Saaya, opposite John Abraham, but later she was dropped because she couldn’t speak Hindi at that time. Same year, she made her Bollywood debut with erotic film Boom.
- Ayesha Shroff, wife of Jackie Shroff and the producer of her debut film Boom changed her second name from Turquotte to Kaif, as she thought that it was not catchy and is difficult to pronounce.
- She struggled in Bollywood at the beginning but got breakthrough with the film Namastey London opposite Akshay Kumar in 2007.
- The silver dress that she wore in the film Welcome (2007) was worth 2 lakh (INR) ($4,814), which was gifted to her by an Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci.
- She was the most Googled Indian celebrity in 2008, 2009 & 2010.
Her Ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor gave her the nickname Sambo (Rambo’s sister Sambo) after she successfully did a scene in the film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) were she had to climb a ladder placed at a height of 200 feet.
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Katrina Turquotte |
| Nickname | Kat, Katy, Katz and Sambo |
| Profession | Actress and Model |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 174 cm in meters- 1.74 m in Feet Inches- 5' 8½” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 56 kg in Pounds- 123 lbs |
| Figure Measurements | 34-26-34 |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 16 July 1983 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 35 Years |
| Birth Place | Hong Kong |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | British |
| Hometown | London, United Kingdom |
| School | Home schooling (Taught at home by her mother, tutors and also did correspondence courses) |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Debut | Film Debut: Boom (2003) |
| Family | Father- Mohammed Kaif Mother- Suzanne Turquotte  Brother- Michael Kaif (Elder) Sisters- Stephanie, Christine and Natasha (Elder sisters) Melissa, Sonia and Isabel (Younger sisters)  |
| Religion | Islam |
| Address | B-09 & G-10 Ground Floor Mourya House Next to V.I.P. Plaza New Link Road Andheri West Mumbai, Maharashtra 400053 India |
| Hobbies | Travelling, playing chess, painting and reading |
| Likes & Dislikes | Likes: Partying Dislikes: Insects, Darkness |
| Controversies | • Her personal photos with Ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor were leaked on internet during their trip to Ibiza. • During the shooting of the film Namastey London, Katrina went to Ajmer Sharif dargah in short skirt that hurt people's religious sentiments.  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Yorkshire pudding, cheesecake, kheer, cinnamon rolls, steamed fish, lamb chops with salad & baby potatoes, grilled vegetables |
| Favourite Actors | Hrithik Roshan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson |
| Favourite Actresses | Penelope Cruz, Madhuri Dixit and Kajol |
| Favourite Films | Bollywood Films: Umrao Jaan, Dil Dhadakne Do, Tanu Weds Manu Returns Hollywood Films: Casablanca, Gone with the Wind |
| Favourite Cricketer | Rahul Dravid |
| Favourite Books | All books by Sidney Sheldon |
| Favourite Colours | Pink, White, Mauve |
| Favourite Sport | Cricket, Chess |
| Favourite Song | Moon by Poolside |
| Favourite Musicians | Radiohead, Muse, Coldplay |
| Favourite Perfume | Narciso Rodriguez For Her |
| Favourite Restaurants | Mainland China, and Wasabi by Morimoto at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, Hakkasan, Harrods Georgian Restaurant, Alloro, Aqua Kyoto in London |
| Favourite Destinations | London, Italy, Spain, Dubai and Havana |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Salman Khan (Actor) Ranbir Kapoor (Actor)  |
| Husband | N/A |
| Style Quotient |
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| Cars Collection | Audi Q7, Audi Q3 |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | 6-7 Crore/film (INR) |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $6 million |
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