Katrina Kaif - Beautiful Indian Actress | Biography, Personal Life

Katrina Kaif (born: 16 July 1983) is a British Indian actress and model who works predominantly in the Hindi film industry, although she has also worked in some Telugu and Malayalam films. Along with being one of India's most paid actresses, Katrina has been cited in the media as one of the most attractive celebrities.

After a successful modeling career, Katrina made her acting debut in 2003 with a role in the commercially unsuccessful film Boom. She then appeared in the romantic comedy Malliswari, a Telugu hit film. Kaif later went on to achieve commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and Namaste London, her performance being praised for 'Namaste London'. This was followed by some of her more successful films such as Partner, Welcome, Singh is King.

The 2009 film New York, for which she received a nomination for Best Actress Award at Filmfare, gave a new twist to her career. She later appeared in more prominent roles in hit films like Rajneeti, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Ek Tha Tiger. She appeared in a brief role in Dhoom 3, which was the highest-grossing Indian film. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics for her acting skills, she has established herself as a commercially successful actress in Hindi films.

In addition to acting, Katrina participates in stage shows and award shows. She is particularly known for being protected about her personal life, which has been the subject of widespread media scrutiny.

Start of modeling and film career (till 2003)

Katrina won a beauty pageant in Hawaii at the age of fourteen, since then she has been modeling. She later got her first job as a model, advertising a jewelry company. She then went on to do professional modeling in London where she worked for several independent model agencies. It was here that in a fashion show, filmmaker Kaizad Gustad looked at Katrina, who offered her a character in his film Boom, which fell flat on the ticket window.

When she started getting many other offers while shooting in India, she decided to stay in India. She soon became a successful model and advertised for several leading companies such as Coca Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung. But the filmmakers were hesitant to give her work due to linguistic deficiencies. After this, she started working on improving her Hindi through Hindi classes.

Private life

Katrina is known to be reluctant to talk about her personal life, saying "I am a very emotional person and for me relationships have been very private from the beginning, I don't like interfering with other people at all. In such a situation, I do not think it necessary to clarify to the media every time the relationship fluctuates."

Rumors of a relationship with Salman Khan first emerged in 2004, although it was only after their breakup in 2010 that Katrina spoke about the relationship that it was her first serious relationship. Despite the breakup, the two have maintained their friendship and Katrina credits Salman for giving her confidence and guiding her. "Salman was always present to guide me because I knew nothing about the film industry. Salman used to say from the beginning that I would be successful in this industry and that was always on my mind."

In the media

Katrina is considered one of the highest paid actresses in India. It is estimated that she takes 5.5-6 crores for a film and in 2013 she finished second among actresses in terms of earnings. Forbes magazine estimated Katrina's earnings at 65 crores in 2012, according to which she was ranked 12th among celebrities. She was the only woman among the top 10 in the 2013 list. She has been declared the highest-grossing actress in the world of 2014 by the magazine People with Money.

Katrina is considered one of the most beautiful celebrities in India. Her skin, hair and figure are often praised in the media. According to the reports released by Google, Katrina has been one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in India.

Katrina has been named the "sexiest woman in the world" by FHM magazine in the years 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and has been described as "the sexiest Asian woman in the world" four times in a row since 2008 by the British magazine Eastern Eye. She is the first Indian to be made a Barbie doll.