Katrina Kaif
Bio-data of Katrina KaifDate 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.
