Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif was born in  16 July 1984 in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif stated once, "my dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings."  Kaif has seven siblings. From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. Then from Japan by boat to France when she was 8, and also moved to Switzerland, Krakow, Berlin, Belgium, and many other East European countries where she and her family were there for a few months each. Then they moved to Hawaii, and eventually later moved to her mother's home country, England. It is widely speculated that Kaif is from London, when in fact, she only lived there for three years before finally moving to Mumbai. Katrina Kaif is a  British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry.  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 and 2010.  Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.

Katrina Kaif

It should be noted that due to her poor knowledge of Hindi and other Indian languages, Katrina Kaif's voice has often been dubbed over by another actress for many of her early films. With the exception of De Dana Dan, all her films since New York feature her real voice. Earlier films in which her real voice is also heard are Singh Is Kinng, Namastey London and Boom.

However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi. In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mus tan's hit action thriller Race. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status. She is also starred in Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010. Although the film was not successful, Kaif's item song Sheila Ki Jawani was a hit.

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

Awards

Winner

2006:  Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun   Kiya.

2006:  Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year. 

2008:  Zee Cine Awards, British Indian Actor Award.

2008:  IIFA Awards, Style Diva of the Year.

2008:  Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine, Singh Is Kinng.

2008:  Apsara Film Producers Guild of India Awards, Style Diva of the Year.

2009:  Rajiv Gandhi Award ^.

2009:  Golden Kela Awards, Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent.

2009:  Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine 2009: ASSOCHAM  Award, Performing Excellence ^.

2010:  Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year .

2010:  Stardust Awards, Best Actress - Popular Award for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani .

2011:  Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice).

2011:  Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year  

          Award ( Female). 

Nominated

2005:  Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut, Sarkar.

2008:  IIFA Award for Best Actress, Race.

2009:  Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role, Race.

2009:  IIFA Award for Best Actress, Singh Is Kinng.

2009:  Stardust Award for Star Of The Year, Singh Is Kinng.

2009:  Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Negative Role, Race.

2010:  Screen Award for Best Actor In Popular Category, New York.

2010:  Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.

 2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York

2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) Rajneeti.

2010:  Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade (Female).