Katrina Kaif

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.Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.

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.v


Personal life

Kaif was born to a 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 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." 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. 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.

In 2011, she confirmed she was single. 



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.

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 assignmnts, but filmmakers were hesitant to cast Kaif due to her poor command of Hindi




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 [40]
    * 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 [41]

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 [42]

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

    * 2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female)[43]

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 [44]
    * 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[45]
    * 2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine [46]
    * 2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence [47]

Nominated

    * 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) for Rajneeti [48]
    * 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade (Female) [48]

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     CameoYuvvraaj     Anushka Banton    
2009     New York     Maya Shaikh     Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best ActressBlue     Nikki     CameAjab 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     Mere Brother Ki Dulhan     TBA     Releasing on September 09, 2011Bodyguard         Item Number[49]Main Krishna Hoon     Radha     Cameo[50]
2012     Ek Tha Tiger     TBA     Pre-production