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==Career==
==Career==
At the age of fourteen she was approached by an agent and she began modeling; her first job 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]].<ref name=hong>{{cite news |title='I'm not involved with Salman Khan' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40363538.cms |publisher=''[[Times of India]]'' |author=Pathiyan, Priya |accessdate=2003-03-16}}</ref>
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Kaif's London modeling-work led her to discover by London-based filmmaker [[Kaizad Gustad]], who gave her a part in his film ''[[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]]'' (2003). She moved to [[Mumbai]] and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak [[Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14488878&page=3|title=Katrina Kaif Profile - Sify.com|publisher=''[[Sify]]'' |author= Krishna, Kaavya |accessdate=2009-07-07}}</ref>
Kaif's London modeling-work led her to discover by London-based filmmaker [[Kaizad Gustad]], who gave her a part in his film ''[[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]]'' (2003). She moved to [[Mumbai]] and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak [[Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14488878&page=3|title=Katrina Kaif Profile - Sify.com|publisher=''[[Sify]]'' |author= Krishna, Kaavya |accessdate=2009-07-07}}</ref>

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Katrina Kaif
Born
Katrina Turquotte
Occupation(s)Model, Actress
Years active2002 – present

Katrina Kaif (Hindi: कैटरीना कैफ Urdu: كترينا كيف, ़) (born Katrina Turquotte[1] on 16 July 1984) is a half Indian, half English actress and model who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Malayalam films.

Early life

Kaif was born in Hong Kong[2] to a Kashmiri father,[3] Mohammed Kaif, and a British mother, Suzzane Turquotte.[4] Her mother, a Harvard graduate, was a lawyer but later became involved in charity work. Her parents separated when Kaif was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother's home country, England.

Personal life

She has been dating Salman Khan since 2003.[citation needed]

Career

At the age of fourteen she was approached by an agent and she began ghmghmvhmvbm modeling; her first job 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.[2]

Kaif's London modeling-work led her to discover by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi.[5]

Kaif saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award.

In 2007, Kaif appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British-Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Since then, she had appeared in a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome.[6]

2008 saw her play a negative role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother played by Akshay Khanna.

Kaif's second release of the year was Anees Bazmee's production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. Upon release the film was a big success at the box office. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure[7], but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance and the film as a whole.[1],[2]

Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham was a critical and commercial success.[8] Kaif's performance was highly appreciated with critic Taran Adarsh writing, "Katrina gives you the biggest surprise. Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She's outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this time."[9] She next appeared in a bit role as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller,[10] which was also a hit, but crashed in the end, but still appears in the top 10 list of 2009.[11]

In the media

She has been dating actor Salman Khan since 2003.ref>Menon, Sita (July 21, 2003). "Katrina's beautiful, and she knows it". Retrieved 2008-01-26. {{cite web}}: Text "Rediff.com" ignored (help)</ref>. Kaif was voted Asia's Sexiest woman in 2008 and 2009[3] by the UK-based publication Eastern Eye and was also the most searched celebrity of 2008 and 2009 [4]on Google India.[12] Kaif has also appeared twice on the Reality Show 10 Ka Dum, along with Akshay Kumar to promote her film Singh Is Kinng in August 2008[5], and with Neil Nitin Mukesh for the promotion of her film New York in June 2009.[13] Kaif appeared on the singing talent show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa with Salman Khan to promote her film Yuvvraaj.[14] Kaif is the model for Mattel's Bollywood Barbie, which has been released in September 2009.[15]

Awards

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Boom Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli
2004 Malliswari Princess Malliswari Telugu film
2005 Sarkar Pooja
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Sonia
Allari Pidugu Shwetha Telugu film
2006 Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye Jia A. Yashvardhan
Balram vs. Taradas Supriya Malayalam film
2007 Namastey London Jasmeet Malhotra (Jazz)
Apne Nandini
Partner Priya Jaisingh
Welcome Sanjana Shetty
2008 Race Sophia
Singh Is Kinng Sonia
Hello The Storyteller/God Special appearance
Yuvvraaj Anushka Banton
2009 New York Maya
Blue Nikki Special appearance
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Jennifer (Jenny)
De Dana Dan Anjali Kakkad
2010 Rajneeti Filming

References

  1. ^ "Actors who changed their names". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2009-09-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Pathiyan, Priya. "'I'm not involved with Salman Khan'". Times of India. Retrieved 2003-03-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ ""I can speak Hindi fluently but my accent is not that perfect. But in time I can achieve it"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2009-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Katrina misses her dad badly". OneIndia. Retrieved 2009-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Krishna, Kaavya. "Katrina Kaif Profile - Sify.com". Sify. Retrieved 2009-07-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Box Office 2007". BoxOffice India.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Box Office 2008". BoxOfficeIndia.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Tuteja, Joginder. ""New York's super-success has surprised me" - Kabir Khan". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2009-07-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Adarsh, Taran. "Bollywood Hungama Review: New York". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2009-06-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ IANS. "Gear up for India's first underwater thriller in 'Blue'". Thaindian News. Retrieved 2009-10-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Blue Has Good First Week All The Best Steady". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 2009-10-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network. "Katrina voted Sexiest Asian Woman; also most searched person on Google". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2008-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network. "Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh on 10 Ka Dum". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2009-06-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network. "Salman & Katrina burn the dance floor at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2008-11-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Van Deven, Mandy. "Bollywood Barbie". Bitch Magazine. Retrieved 2009-05-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Shahid Kapoor, Katrina Kaif among Rajiv Gandhi Awards winners". New Kerala. Retrieved 2009-08-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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