Bio-data of Katrina Kaif Indian Actress

Katrina Kaif

Bio-data of Katrina Kaif
Date of Birth: 16 July 1984 , Hong Kong

Nickname: Kat

Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was previously from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British residency. Her mother is now re-settled in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the assets of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

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 not any 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 ongoing off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being established, 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 everybody wants to be loved, valued, and cared for.

In spite of of her positive attitude, she had been stereotyped as "Indian" by extreme right-wingers in Britain who made it obvious that she did not quite fit-in with their "Blonde" Caucasian culture; while on the other hand in India itself she had been ranked as an 'outsider' very much like Sonia Gandhi.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not knowledge any difficulties neither in receiving 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 society. She likes to show a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she worn to dance 7 hours a day uncontrollably.

Adorned with soft gorgeous looks, she is not with no trouble frightened, but admits that she is very moving, sensitive, and worried about her solitude, Almost an incurable romantic, she prefers to wear at ease non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the start, but now has several friends who she can go around 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' opposed National Award Winner Vikram.

She has received polite reviews for her fraction in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief look in 'Sarkar'.

Katrina had made Mumbai her pedestal, didn't mind singing and dancing approximately 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 at whatever time she makes an facade for a live song and dance number.