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Birthdate 16 July 1984 
Profession British Indian Actress model
Nationality London, England, UK

Birth Place     Hong Kong
Height    5′ 9″
Mother Tongue     English
Family    

Father: Mohammad Kaif (Kashmiri)
Mother: Suzanne (British)  6 sisters and 1 brother

Debut     Hindi: Boom , Malayalam: ‘Balram Vs Taradas’
Hates    make-up
Dream man    Johnny Depp ,Salman Khan has an on and off relationship with him.
Favorites    Food: Dahi, Rice
Color  Pink
Perfume Gucci Rush
Movies Umrao Jaan, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan
Actresses  Kajol, Madhuri Dixit
Cricketer Irfan Pathan
Designers Armani, Versace, Miu Miu, Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky
Drawback    speaking Hindi
Name    Katrina is from the word Catherine. It means blessed by God
Discovered    When she was modeling in London, filmmaker Kaizad Gustad noticed her and gave her a role in his film ‘Boom’ (2003).
Ads    * She worked for photographer Atul Kasbekar and did commercials for Fevicol, Lakme and Veet among others. Also been the face of Estelle jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L’Oreal, Samsung, LG etc.
Claim To Fame    ‘Jasmeet Malhotra’  in ‘Namastey London’

Facts    
Feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life.

Refuses to speak about her personal life in the media.

Her father is a Kashmiri Muslim and her mother is a Christian.
Award    Best face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005).

Interesting to know ,

• Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, 6 girls and 1 bro , from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship.
• Born in Hong Kong on July 16, 1984 Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship.  She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain, She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.
• Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood movie ‘Boom’ offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.
• She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.
• Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.
• Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.
• Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.
• Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.
• Despite of her soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends who she can hang out with.
• Although her first movie ‘Boom’ was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies ‘Malliswari’ and ‘Pidugu’ did get her noticed. She grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for ‘Malliswari’ – making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.
• Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie ‘Bheema’ opposite National Award Winner Vikram.
• She has received decent reviews for her part in “Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya”, as well as a brief appearance in ‘Sarkar’.
• Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn’t mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number.