March 12th, 2020 | Updated on June 19th, 2023
A British actress Katrina is an Indian actress who has starred in some hugely successful movies. For her performances, Katrina has received four Star screen awards and nominations for Zee Cine awards.
Katrina first appeared in the movie Boom, which flopped badly. But then she acted in some Hindi movies like Namastey London and Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya, which got her the fame she wanted,
Then came to the movie New York, and Katrina was praised for her performance. This was followed by films like Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani, Raajneeti, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, and Bang Bang. Her pairing with Salman Khan in Tiger Zinda Hai and Ek Tha Tiger has been very successful.
Katrina married actor Vicky Kaushal this year. Read on to learn more about Katrina Kaif and her life so far.
Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Katrina Turquotte |
| Nickname(s) | Kat, Katy, Katz, Sambo |
| Profession | Actress |
| Debut | Film: Film Debut: Boom (2003) |
Personal Life |
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| Date of Birth | 16 July 1983 |
| Age (as in 2019) | 36 Years |
| Birthplace | Hong Kong |
| Katrina Kaif Height | 1.68 M |
| Nationality | British |
| Hometown | London, United Kingdom |
| School | Homeschooling (Taught at home by her mother, tutors and also did correspondence courses) |
| College | Left her college in London to pursue acting career in Bollywood |
| Educational Qualification | High School |
| Religion | Islam |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Playing Chess, Painting, Reading |
Relationships & More |
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| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Salman Khan (Actor)
Ranbir Kapoor (Actor) |
Family |
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| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Father- Mohammed Kaif (British businessman of Kashmiri descent)
Mother- Suzanne Turquotte (Harvard Graduate, English Teacher and a Lawyer) |
| Siblings | Brother- Michael Kaif (Elder, A professional skier and a rock climber) Sister- 3 Elder: Stephanie, Christine and Natasha, 3 Younger: Melissa, Sonia and Isabel |
Favourite Things |
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| Favourite Food | Yorkshire pudding, cheesecake, kheer, cinnamon rolls, steamed fish, lamb chops with salad & baby potatoes, grilled vegetables |
| Favourite Indian Food | Dosa |
| Favourite Cheat Meal Food | Pancake |
| Favourite Actors | Hrithik Roshan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson |
| Favourite Actress | Penelope Cruz, Madhuri Dixit and Kajol |
| Favourite Films | Bollywood Fmsil: Umrao Jaan, Dil Dhadakne Do, Tanu Weds Manu Returns Hollywood Films: Casablanca, Gone with the Wind |
| Favourite Cricketer | Rahul Dravid, Irrfan Pathan |
| Favourite Books | All books by Sidney Sheldon |
| Favourite Colours | Pink, White, Mauve |
| Favourite Sports | Cricket, Chess |
| Favourite Song | Moon by Poolside |
| Favourite Musicians/Bands | Radiohead, Muse, Coldplay |
| Favourite Perfume | Narciso Rodriguez For Her |
| Favourite Musicians/Bands | in Mumbai: Mainland China, and Wasabi by Morimoto at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in London: Hakkasan, Harrods Georgian Restaurant, Alloro, Aqua Kyoto |
| Favourite Destinations | London, Italy, Spain, Dubai and Havana |
Money Factor |
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| Salary (approx.) | Rs. 6-7 Crores per film |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $6 Million |
Debut Film Of : Katrina Kaif
Some Little Known Facts About Katrina Kaif
1. Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong in 16th July, 1983. A British nationality, she is half British and half –Indian.[1]
2. She started her career as a model at a very young age of 14 for a jewellery campaign in London.(2)
3. Katrina left her college in London to pursue her career in Bollywood.(3)
4. Her real name is Katrina Turquotte which was changed by Boom’s producer Ayesha Shroff to Katrina Kaif, to make it easier to pronounce. (4)
5. In the year 2003, Katrina gave her debut in Bollywood for a multi starer movie Boom, which was not commercially successful in the box office.(5)
6. Besides doing Bollywood movies, Katrina did a few Telegu and Malayalam movies. Some of them are: Malliswari in 2004, Allari Pidugu in 2005, Balram vs. Tharadas in 2006(6)
7. Her success in Bollywood came with Salman Khan starrer movie Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya in 2005. With the success of the movie she was the talk of the tinsel town with her affair with Salman Khan.(7)
8. In the year 2005, Katrina appeared in Ram Gopal Verma’s political thriller Sarkar which was a box office hit.(8)
9. In 2006, she appeared with Akshay Kumar in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, which was a failure in box office.(9)
10. Katrina gave her big hits in 2007-08 from her movies Namastey London, Welcome, Partner, Apne, Race and Singh is Kinng.(10)
11. In 2010, Katrina changed her typical Barbie doll image to a more matured role. We saw her playing a role of a politician in Prakash Jha’s film Rajneeti.()
12. She is one of the actress who has worked with all the 3 Khans of the Bollywood. Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3, Shah Rukh Khan in Jab Tak Hain Jaan and Salman Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, Ek Tha Tiger and Yuvvraaj. Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3, Shah Rukh Khan in Jab Tak Hain Jaan and Salman Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, Ek Tha Tiger and Yuvvraaj.(12)
13. Not only with her beauty, but with the passing years Katrin’s acting and dancing skills have increased her fan following list. We can see her superb Lavni dance steps from the movie Agneepath from the item number Chikni Chameli in 2012.(13)
14. With each year passing Katrina Kaif has got many awards and accolades, whether its IIFA awards, ITA awards, Screen Awards, etc. the list is endless.(14)
15. The beautiful actress had her first Cannes Film Festival debut in 2015 and was the brand ambassador of the leading cosmetic brand L’Oreal Paris.(15)
16. She was voted as the sexiest Asian woman in the world of Eastern Eye in the year 2008, 2009 and 2010 consecutively. Having a British nationality, Katrina works in India on an employment visa.(16)
17. Katrina Kaif is one of the actresses who have her own three wax statues at Madam Tussauds. They are in London, New Delhi and New York.(17)
18. Like her success in bollywood,, Katrina Kaif’s love life is not so lucky one. She had her love relationship with Salman Khan for almost 4 years. In 2009, she decided to part way with him.(18)
19. Later the actress had an affair with the most happening Kapoor Grandson, Ranbir Kapoor. But the relationship lasted till 2016.(19)
20. The beautiful actress is little bit superstitious as she visits the Siddhivinayak Temple and Mount Mary Church in Mumbai and Dargah Sharif in Ajmer before her film release.(20)
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Popular Movies Of Katrina Kaif:
1. Sarkar (2005)
2. Welcome (I) (2007)
3. Namastey London (2007)
4. Race (I) (2008)
5. Singh Is King (2008)
6. Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
7. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
8. Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
9. Bang Bang (I) (2014)
10. Tiger Zinda Hai (2107)
Filmography
Title |
Year |
Role |
Director(s) |
Notes |
| Boom | 2003 | Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli | Kaizad Gustad | |
| Malliswari | 2004 | Malliswari | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | Telugu film |
| Sarkar | 2005 | Pooja | Ram Gopal Varma | |
| Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? | 2005 | Sonia | David Dhawan | |
| Allari Pidugu | 2005 | Swati | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Telugu film |
| Humko Deewana Kar Gaye | 2006 | Jia S.Yashvardhan | Raj Kanwar | |
| Balram vs. Tharadas | 2006 | Supriya Menon | I. V. Sasi | Malayalam film |
| Namastey London | 2007 | Jasmeet “Jazz” Malhotra Singh | Vipul Amrutlal Shah | |
| Apne | 2007 | Nandini | Anil Sharma | |
| Partner | 2007 | Priya Jaisingh | David Dhawan | |
| Welcome | 2007 | Sanjana Shankar Shetty | Anees Bazmee | |
| Race | 2008 | Sophia | Abbas-Mustan | |
| Singh Is Kinng | 2008 | Sonia Singh | Anees Bazmee | |
| Hello | 2008 | Storyteller | Atul Agnihotri | Cameo appearance |
| Yuvvraaj | 2008 | Anushka Banton | Subhash Ghai | |
| New York | 2009 | Maya Shaikh | Kabir Khan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Blue | 2009 | Nikita “Nikki” Malhotra | Anthony D’Souza | Cameo appearance |
| Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | 2009 | Jennifer “Jenny” Pinto | Rajkumar Santoshi | |
| De Dana Dan | 2009 | Anjali Kakkad | Priyadarshan | |
| Raajneeti | 2010 | Indu Pratap | Prakash Jha | |
| Tees Maar Khan | 2010 | Anya Khan | Farah Khan | |
| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | 2011 | Laila | Zoya Akhtar | |
| Bodyguard | 2011 | Herself | Siddique | Special appearance in the song “Bodyguard” |
| Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | 2011 | Dimple Dixit | Ali Abbas Zafar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Agneepath | 2012 | Chikni Chameli | Karan Malhotra | Special appearance in the song “Chikni Chameli” |
| Ek Tha Tiger | 2012 | Zoya “Zee” Humaini | Kabir Khan | |
| Jab Tak Hai Jaan | 2012 | Meera Thapar | Yash Chopra | |
| Main Krishna Hoon | 2013 | Herself | Rajiv S. Ruia | Cameo appearance |
| Bombay Talkies | 2013 | Herself | Zoya Akhtar | Special appearance in segment “Sheila Ki Jawani” |
| Dhoom 3 | 2013 | Aaliya | Vijay Krishna Acharya | |
| Bang Bang! | 2014 | Harleen Sahni | Siddharth Anand | |
| Phantom | 2015 | Nawaz Mistry | Kabir Khan | |
| Fitoor | 2016 | Firdaus Jaan Naqvi | Abhishek Kapoor | |
| Baar Baar Dekho | 2016 | Diya Kapoor/Diya Varma/Diya Khanna | Nitya Mehra | |
| Jagga Jasoos | 2017 | Shruti Sengupta | Anurag Basu | |
| Tiger Zinda Hai | 2017 | Zoya | Ali Abbas Zafar | |
| Welcome to New York | 2018 | Katrina Kaif | Chakri Toleti | Cameo Appearance |
| Thugs of Hindostan | 2018 | Suraiyya Jaan | Vijay Krishna Acharya | |
| Zero | 2018 | Babita Kumari | Anand L. Rai | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Bharat | 2019 | Kumud Raina | Ali Abbas Zafar | |
| Angrezi Medium | 2020 | Herself | Homi Adajania | Special appearance in song “Kudi Nu Nachne De” |
Awards
Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Category |
Result. |
| 2008 | FHM | World’s Sexiest Woman | Won | |
| Eastern Eye | Sexiest Asian Woman | Won | ||
| Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards | Sabsey Favourite Heroine | Won | ||
| 2009 | FHM | World’s Sexiest Woman | Won | |
| Eastern Eye | Sexiest Asian Woman | Won | ||
| Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards | Sabsey Favourite Heroine | Won | ||
| GQ Men Of The Year | Women Of The Year | Won | ||
| 2009 | Best Actress | Rajiv Gandhi Awards | Won | |
| 2010 | Eastern Eye | world’s sexiest Asian | Won | |
| The Times of India | Most Desirable Woman | Won | ||
| 2011 | People | Most Beautiful Woman (India) | Won | |
| FHM | World’s Sexiest Woman | Won | ||
| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | NDTV Indian of the Year | Entertainer of the Year (shared with the team of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) | Won | |
| 2012 | Katrina Kaif | FHM | World’s Sexiest Woman | Won |
| 2012 | Ek Tha Tiger & Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Hello! Hall Of Fame Awards | Entertainer of the Year | Won |
| 2013 | Katrina Kaif | FHM | World’s Sexiest Woman | Won |
| Eastern Eye | Sexiest Asian Woman | Won | ||
| Ek Tha Tiger | People’s Choice Awards India | Favorite Movie Actress | Won | |
| 2016 | katrina kaif | Fimfare Glamour & Style Awards | Most Stylish Star (Female) | Won |
| 2019 | Katrina kaif | Entrepreneur of the Year | Business | Won |
