Biography / Biodata
Name:Katrina Kaif
Nick Name:Kat
Date of Birth:July 16, 1984
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Height:5′ 8½” (1.74 m)
Father:Was Kashmiri,Indian (Now British citizen)
Early life
Kaif was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif stated once, "my dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings." Kaif has seven siblings. From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. Then from Japan (by boat) to France when she was 8, and also moved to Switzerland, Kraków, Berlin, Belgium, and many other East European countries where she and her family were there for a few months each.Then they moved to Hawaii, and finally later moved to her mother's home country, England. It is widely speculated that Kaif is from London, when in fact, she only lived there for three years before moving to Mumbai.
Hot facts in Biography
# Initially critics were very harsh on Katrina for her poor Hindi. Despite of that she was flooded with offers.
# Katrina Kaif’s famous commercials include LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet.
# The hot actress took Hindi and dancing lessons to retain her demand in Bollywood.
# She learnt Kathak dance, by working 7 hours a day non-stop.
# Initially other artists dubbed for her movies because of her poor Hindi.
# After dubbing for “Namastey London” and “Apne” she insistsher own dubbing for her movies.
# Her favorite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky S.
# Her favorite international designers are Armani, Versace, Miu Miu.
# The hot actress‘ hobbies include dancing, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends.
# After the success of “Namastey London” Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif are considered to be one among hit jodis. They are compared to Raj Kapoor-Nargis, Guru Dutt-Waheeda Rehman, Dharmendra-Hema Malini, Aamir Khan-Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol. Their chemistry on screen is undeniable.
# Katrina kaif is half Indian and half British. Her father is NRI and her mother is a English.
# Her father is from Kashmir, India, later he has acquired British citizenship.
# The actress is one of the eight siblings.
# Katrina kaif started modelling at the age of 14. Her first commercial as a model was for a jewelry campaign.
# She grew up in Hawaii, later moved to London and now settled in Mumbai.
# She admits that she is very emotional.
# This actress wears comfortable non-revealing clothes at home.
# She dislikes make-up..!!
# Salman Khan is her closest friend, right now. [2007]
# Katrina kaif doesn’t want her privacy to be invaded by the media.
Katrina Kaif quotes
# “When you are in love, the person you are involved with should mean everything to you…”
# “It’s not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always”
# “I am Moody… and a Cancerian to the boot. Even a small thing can change the entire mood, but I’m working on that. Besides, I’m also loyal and possessive”
# “I hate wearing make-up. When I leave my hair loose, I don’t wear any make-up. I feel a lot more comfortable that way. I wish we didn’t have to wear make-up.”
# “I enjoy modelling. Don’t forget that I was a model before I joined movies, I began my career as a model, and this will always be my first love. “
# “I want to do better than what I have already done. In fact, people have noticed the change as well. And, a change for good is always welcome. It is quite motivating,”
# “It’s so much fun to be on the sets with actors like Saif and Bipasha. They don’t make me feel unwelcome for even a second.”
# “When I look back at the movies where someone else dubbed for me I go, ‘No no no! That’s not me!’ But in ‘Namastey London’ and now ‘Apne’ I felt I was watching and hearing myself,”
# “I am suspicious pf people trying to create unnecessary controversies. I cannot allow other people to stand in judgment of my life. If I did, I would be a miserable person. Just because I am in the glamour industry people tend to make assumptions about how I live.”
# “I’m not involved with Salman Khan. I’m just a close friend of his sister Alvira’s, I don’t have a love interest in my life, I’m just so busy, travelling every single day with my work. I’m content to hang out with my friends.”
# “Salman Khan is a senior actor and I have learnt a lot from him during the making of the film. He is very focussed and dedicated.”
# “Although I haven’t met Madhuri Dixit in person, I find her very beautiful on screen. I also find Manisha Koirala beautiful.”
# “Some reviewer in Mumbai commented that I pronounced words wrongly. Hello! This is probably some guy who has spent his life in Mumbai. I lived in London and know how to speak like young Indians out there. I’ve a good mind to dash off a letter to him.”
# “I can read and speak Hindi quite well now and that’s quite an achievement considering I didn’t know the language at all when I came down here”
# “I have no complaints. I think I’m especially lucky. As you said, I’ve come from outside and I’m not even anywhere closely connected. But I have absolutely no problem here. People have been more than welcoming, even before I was ready.”
# “I’ve been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it… mmm… lucky to get at this stage what I have. It’s not like I’ve come from acting school and done work at an academy or something. I feel I’ve been given a very huge chance and opportunity.”
