Katrina Kaif
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| Katrina Kaif |

Katrina Kaif in 2012 |
| Born | 16 July 1984 (age 27)
Hong Kong |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | British[1] |
| Ethnicity | British Indian |
| Occupation | Model, Actress |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984
[2]) is a
British Indian actress and former
model who appears in
Indian films, mainly in the
Hindi-language film industry, also known as
Bollywood.
[3][4] 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.
[5][6] Being a
British citizen, she works in
India on an employment visa.
[1]
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.
The successful phase in Kaif's career started in the year of 2007 with
Vipul Shah's
Namastey London, which went on to becoming successful commercially and critically. This was followed with such films as
David Dhawan's
Partner (2007),
Anees Bazmee's
Welcome (2007),
Abbas-Mustan's
Race (2008),
Anees Bazmee's
Singh Is Kinng (2008) and
Kabir Khan's
New York (2009).
[7] She has since appeared in critically and commercially successful films like
Prakash Jha's
political thriller Rajneeti (2010) and
Zoya Akhtar's
dramedy Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).
[8] In 2010, Kaif was nominated for her first
Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Maya, a loving wife and friend in
New York, which was one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2009.
[9] She was nominated a second time in 2012, for her depiction of Dimple, a bubbly and vivacious girl in the highly successful
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.
[10] In addition to lead roles, Kaif has also garnered recognition for her
item numbers such as "Zara Zara Touch Me" from
Race (2008), "Sheila Ki Jawaani" from
Tees Maar Khan (2010) and "
Chikni Chameli" from
Agneepath (2012). Having done so, Kaif has thus established herself as a leading contemporary actress of Bollywood.
[11]