Katrina Kaif

Born:         16 July 1984 (age 27),Hong Kong
Residence: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality: British
Ethnicity:         British Indian
Occupation: Model, Actress
Years active: 2003 – present

Katrina Kaif or Katrina Turquotte (born 16 July 1984) is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry, also known as Bollywood. 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 and 2010. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.
Kaif made her acting debut with Kaizad Gustad's box office bomb Boom (2003). Later, Kaif made appearances in moderately successful films such as Sarkar (2005) and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), from which she garnered recognition from in the industry and outside the industry. In 2006, Kaif was largely appreciated for her role as Jia A. Yashvardhan from the film Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. Although, despite Kaif's appreciation for her portrayal and role, the film failed to do well at the box office and for the film as a whole, it only received mixed reviews from top critics.

Kaif was born in Hong Kong,to an English mother, Susanna Turquotte,who is a British citizen. 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." When she came to India, she changed her surname to Kaif, because it was Indian in origin. Furthermore, Ayesha Shroff has maintained that the actress' original name is Katrina Turquotte.Kaif has seven siblings; a brother and six sisters.From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. From there she went to France when she was 8, and thereafter lived for a few months at a time in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, and other 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.

Religious views:
Kaif is known to have secular religious views, and has been to various religious places in India, including Hindu, Sikh and Islamic places of worship.She has been seen worshipping at Siddhivinayak temple, Hindu temples in Haridwar, Shirdi, Amritsar's Golden temple and Ajmer Sharif dargah.
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 assignments, but filmmakers were hesitant to cast Kaif due to her poor command of Hindi.



Filmography

Year Film Role                                               Notes
2003 Boom                                        Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli
2004 Malliswari Princess                           Malliswari Telugu film
2005 Sarkar                                        Pooja
2005 Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya                Sonia
2005 Allari Pidugu                                Shwetha Telugu film
2006 Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye        Jia A. Yashvardhan
2006 Balram vs. Taradas                        Supriya Malayalam film
2007 Namastey London                        Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra
2007 Apne                                        Nandini Sarabhai
2007 Partner                                        Priya Jaisingh
2007 Welcome                                        Sanjana Shetty
2008 Race                                                Sophia
2008 Singh Is Kinng                                Sonia Singh
2008 Hello                                        Story-teller  Cameo
2008 Yuvvraaj                                        Anushka Banton
2009 New York                                Maya Shaikh
2009 Blue                                                Nikki   Cameo
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani        Jennifer "Jenny" Pinto
2009 De Dana Dan                                Anjali Kakkad
2010 Raajneeti                                        Indu Sakseria/Pratap
2010 Tees Maar Khan                        Anya Khan
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara          Laila
2011 Bodyguard                                Herself Special appearance in song "Bodyguard"
2011 Mere Brother Ki Dulhan                Dimple Dixit
2012 Agneepath                                Chikni Chameli appearance in song "Chikni Chameli"
2012 Main Krishna Hoon                        Radha Cameo
2012 Ek Tha Tiger                                Zoya
2012 Yash Chopra's Untitled Project        Filming
2013 Dhoom 3: Back in Action                Radhika Spider Filming
2013 Dostana 2                                Pre-production
2013 Namak                               Announced
2013 Raajneeti 2                       Announced