Sunday, July 5, 2009

Katrina Kai




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Katrina Kaif (Hindi/Kashmiri: ??????? ????; born 16 July 1984) is a Hong Kong-born British-Indian actress and model who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. Since 2007 she has starred in several commercially successful films, making her one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood.

Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri Muslim father, Mohammed Kaif, and a British Christian mother, Suzzane. Her mother, a Harvard graduate, was a lawyer but later became involved in charity work. Her parents separated when Kaif was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother's home country, England. At age fourteen she was approached by an agent and began modeling; her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London.

Career

Kaif's London modeling work led to her discovery by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were at first hesitant to sign her because she was not able to speak Hindi.[1]

Katrina saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the brief role of Abhishek Bachchan's. Her next release,Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her an award at the Stardust Award for breakthrough female performance.

In 2007 Katrina appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. She then worked on a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome.

2008 saw her play a negative role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother played by Akshay Khanna. She appeared next in Anees Bazmee's box office super-hit Singh Is Kinng alongside Akshay Kumar for the fourth time. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a surprise critical and commercial failure. Kaif is the model for Mattel's Bollywood Barbie, which will be released in September 2009.[2]

Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham was a critical and commercial success.[3]

Awards

* 2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
* 2008: British Actor award, Zee Cine Awards
* 2008: IIFA Awards: Best Female Style Icon
* 2008: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Best actress award, Singh Is Kinng

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 Malhotra (Jazz)
Apne Nandini
Partner Priya Jaisingh
Welcome Sanjana Shetty
2008 Race Sophia First villain role
Singh Is Kinng Sonia
Hello The Storyteller/God Special appearance
Yuvvraaj Anushka Banton
2009 New York Maya
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Sonia / Lisa Singh Rathod Releasing on September 18, 2009
Blue Lauren Releasing on October 10, 2009
De Dana Dan Not releasing due to mutiplex strike
Padosan Remake Pre-production
7 Days In Paris Pre-production
2010 Rajneeti Filming