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Katrina Kaif
Actress- Kay Beauty (Nykaa)
Katrina Kaif’s Journey so far ...
- Before becoming an actress, Katrina Kaif had a successful career as a model. She was 14 and in Hawaii when she got her first modelling assignment, for a jewellery campaign. She later continued her modelling career in London and then in India
- She debuted as a Hindi films actress in the 2003 movie Boom, which, among others, also had Amitabh Bachchan in one of the leading roles
- After her first movie failed to do much for her career, Kaif moved to the South Indian film industry and did successful films like Malliswari (2004), and Allari Pidugu(2005)
- In 2005, she was cast in the political drama Sarkar and the romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and her acting in both films was appreciated by the audience
- Kaif soon began gaining prominence in the Hindi film industry and in 2007, appeared in successful movies such as Namaste London and Welcome, alongside Akshay Kumar, and Partner, in which she was paired opposite Salman Khan
- She was next seen in movies like Race and Singh Is Kinng, in 2008, which were both well received at the box-office
- Kaif got her first Filmfare nomination in the best actress category for her role in the critically acclaimed 2009 movie New York
- She played the role of a political leader in the 2010 movie Rajneeti which was also widely appreciated by the audience
- In 2011, she appeared in box-office hits such as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which also had Hritik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar in pivotal roles, and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, with the latter getting her a best actress Filmfare nomination
- Kaif, so far, has played various kinds of roles in successful movies such as Agneepath, Ek Tha Tiger and Jab Tak Hai Jaan in 2012, Dhoom: 3 in 2013, Bang Bang in 2014, Tiger Zinda Hai in 2017, Zero in 2018 and Bharat in 2019
Before you go ...
- Her wax statue was installed at London’s Madame Tussauds museum in 2015
- In 2019, Kaif launched her own makeup brand — Kay Beauty — in partnership with the online beauty and fashion retailer Nykaa
- She has six siblings, five sisters and one brother
- She changed her last name, Turquotte, and adopted her father’s last name, Kaif, during the release of her first film, to make it easy to pronounce for the Indian audience
- In 2009, she joined the league of international stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Shakira when she was chosen to have a Barbie doll modelled after her. She is the first actress from India to have achieved this feat