  Katrina Kaif born to a British parents, her father being of Kashmiri origin. Katrina Kaif Has had 8 sisters. Roots Katrina Kaif, a name now familiar to Indian movie-goers, was born on 16 July 1984 in Hong Kong. Her parents are both British citizens, while her father is a Kashmiri who later acquired British citizenship. She lived in Hawaii before moving to UK and is now setting up a home and career in India. Katrina has been Salman Khan's long term girlfriend. Despite several speculations about the couple's break-up, all seems well. On the Runway Kaif's first taste of modeling happened in Hawaii when she was 14 and was part of a jewelry campaign. Thereafter, she continued modeling in London. In India, there was no dearth of offers and she appeared in ads for Veet, Lakme, LG, Samsung to name a few. She was also the face of Lakme India Fashion Week 2005. She took the number one spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll and also won the Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards. Katrina was chosen to represent Barbie in India. On to the Big Screen Kaif, while in London, was spotted by Kaizad Gustad and was cast in his 2003 release Boom, which sank without a trace. Movie offers initially trickled in owing largely to her unfamiliarity with Indian languages. Trivia: Katrina Kaif was known as Salman Khan’s long term girlfriend. She was voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll. Katrina Kaif is the most searched Bollywood celebrity as per a search engine’s 2008 data. | Biography / Biodata
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Katrina saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan. She co-starred with Akshay Kumar in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, in 2006; the movie flopped but her pairing with Kumar became a super hit jodi. Five releases marked 2007 for Katrina. Namastey London with Akshay Kumar was one of the year’s top hits, for which Katrina did her own dubbing for the first time. The other three movies were Apne with the Deols, David Dhawan’s Partner and Welcome, all of which performed well at the box office. In 2008, we caught her in two blockbusters- Race and Singh Is Kinng, both of which did well. Her first release for 2009, New York, was also a commercial success. At the year’s end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and in De Dana Dan. Both films were did well at the box-office. Katrina’s first film of 2010 was the Prakash Jha directed political thriller, Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office. Katrina also starred in Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar and although the film was not successful, her item song, Sheila Ki Jawani, was a huge hit. List of Movies of Katrina Kaif
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