Unknown Facts
Katrina Kaif: 13 Unknown Facts!
Katrina Kaif, The Star! here are some lesser known facts about her
- Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong, and then moved to different countries, and finally moved to London.
- Katrina Kaif never went to school for studies. In fact she was home schooled by her mother Suzanne through correspondence course.
- With photographer Atul Kasbekar, Kaif started photo shooting, and later she got offers from different brands like Lakme, Coca Cola, Pantene etc.
- Though there was a rumor that “Boom” is the first movie of Katrina Kaif, she was first casted in “Saaya” by Mahesh Bhatt but couldn’t get the role because she couldn’t speak Hindi, and she made her debut in “Boom” in 2003.
- In spite of being modern, Kaif believes in superstition. She visits Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, Mount Mary Church in Mumbai, and Siddhivinayak Temple before her movie gets released.
- She had released her own music album called Rhymeskool along with A R Rahman in order to raise money for building a school in Madurai.
- Because she is not able to speak Hindi properly, most of her movies are voice dubbed by Mona Ghosh Shetty.
- Katrina Kaif is the only Indian actress on whom a Barbie doll is modelled.
- Katrina Kaif started as non dancer but learn the basics of dancing from Viru Krishna who is a famous Kathak guru.
- Kaif wakes up early in the morning at 6, and does swimming and yoga exercises.
- Before being famous actress, she worked everyday for three-and-a-half year, and even for 16 hours.
- The silver dress worn in Welcome (2007) worth Rs. 2 lac and it was gifted to her by noted Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci.
- Kaif loves to play chess and is also fond of paintings. Katrina is fond of Yorkshire pudding and loves English food.
Katrina Kaif
Biography
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. 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 failure Boom. She tasted success in 2007 with Vipul Shah’s Namastey London and Anees Bazmee’s Welcome. She has since appeared in films like New York (2009) and Rajneeti (2010). While the former earned Kaif her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination, the latter emerged as her biggest commercial success so far.
Year |
Title |
Role |
Director |
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2003 |
Boom |
Rina Kaif (Popdi Chinchpokli) |
Kaizad Gustad |
|
2004 |
Malliswari |
Malliswari |
K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
|
2005 |
Sarkar |
Pooja |
Ram Gopal Varma |
|
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? |
Sonia |
David Dhawan |
||
Allari Pidugu |
Swati |
Jayanth C. Paranjee |
||
2006 |
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye |
Jia S.Yashvardhan |
Raj Kanwar |
|
Balram vs. Tharadas |
Supriya Menon |
I.V. Sasi |
||
2007 |
Namastey London |
Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra Singh |
Vipul Amritlal Shah |
|
Apne |
Nandini |
Anil Sharma |
||
Partner |
Priya Jaisingh |
David Dhawan |
||
Welcome |
Sanjana Shankar Shetty |
Anees Bazmee |
||
2008 |
Race |
Sophia Singh |
Abbas-Mustan |
|
Singh Is Kinng |
Sonia Singh |
Anees Bazmee |
||
Hello |
Storyteller |
Atul Agnihotri |
||
Yuvvraaj |
Anushka Banton |
Subhash Ghai |
||
2009 |
New York |
Maya Shaikh |
Kabir Khan |
|
Blue |
Nikita "Nikki" Malhotra |
Anthony D'Souza |
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani |
Jennifer "Jenny" Pinto |
Rajkumar Santoshi |
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De Dana Dan |
Anjali Kakkad |
Priyadharshan |
||
2010 |
Raajneeti |
Indu Pratap |
Prakash Jha |
|
Tees Maar Khan |
Anya Khan |
Farah Khan |
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2011 |
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
Laila |
Zoya Akhtar |
|
Bodyguard |
Herself |
Siddique |
||
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan |
Dimple Dixit |
Ali Abbas Zafar |
||
2012 |
Agneepath |
Chikni Chameli |
Karan Malhotra |
|
Ek Tha Tiger |
Zoya "Zee" Humaini |
Kabir Khan |
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
Meera Thapar |
Yash Chopra |
||
2013 |
Main Krishna Hoon |
Herself |
Rajiv S. Ruia |
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