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Nickname : Kat
DOB/birthday: July 16, 1984
Age: 28 years
Birth location : Hong Kong
Nationality : British
Religion : Islam
Height : 5' 8.5"
Profession : Actress, Model
Years active : 2002 - present
Claim To Fame : Her role as 'Jasmeet Malhotra' (Jazz) in 'Namastey London' (2007)
Debut Movie: Boom (2003)
Marriages: None
Most Remembered For Jasmeet Singh- Namaste London
Litigations: None
Jail Term: None
Famous Pairing: Akshay Kumar
Favourite Designers: Vikram Phadnis, Gucci, Valentino, Versace
Causes associated with: None
Endorsements: Veet, Dyna
Kaif was born in Hong Kong,[9] to an Indian Kashmiri father,[10][11][12][13][14] Mohammed Kaif,[15][16][17][18] and an English mother, Susanna Turcotte,[19][20] who is a British citizen. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif once stated, "My dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings."[21] When she came to India, she changed her surname to that of her father's, Kaif, because it was Indian in origin.[12][22][23] Furthermore, Ayesha Shroff has maintained that the actress' original name is Katrina Turquotte. She also claims that they gave her the Indian father and also the surname Kaif after cricketer Mohammad Kaif as he was on top at that time. She adds that they also had thought her naming Katrina Kazi.[22][24] From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. From there she went to France when she was 8, and thereafter lived for a few months at a time in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, and other European countries.[25] Then she moved with her family to Hawaii, and eventually to her mother's home country of England. Although it is often assumed that Kaif is from London, she lived there only for three years before finally moving to Mumbai.[25] Kaif's personal life, including her romantic relationships, has been a great subject to the media. After years of speculations Katrina Kaif admitted in an 2011 interview for a magazine that she was in a serious relationship with actor Salman Khan for several years, which ended in 2010.[26]
Though born to a Muslim father and Christian mother, Kaif's religion is unknown. However she visit various religious places mosques, temples, churches and Sufi Shrines. Kaif once stated in an online interview that she always wear a Taweez.
Katrina Kaif Personal Life:
Despite of her positive attitude, she had been stereotyped as "Indian" by extreme right-wingers in Britain who made it clear that she did not quite fit-in with their Caucasian culture; while on the other hand in India itself she had been treated as an 'outsider' for quite a long time.
Although being linguistically challenged, Katrina Kaif states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is not different. Katrina Kaif has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture.
Katrina Kaif is very emotional, sensitive, and concerned about her privacy, Almost an incurable romantic, she always prefers to wear comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, and above all dislikes make-up. Katrina Kaif admits that she was lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends.
Although being linguistically challenged, Katrina Kaif states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is not different. Katrina Kaif has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture.
Katrina Kaif is very emotional, sensitive, and concerned about her privacy, Almost an incurable romantic, she always prefers to wear comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, and above all dislikes make-up. Katrina Kaif admits that she was lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends.
