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Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is an attractive model and well-known actress of Indian film industry. She was born on July 16, 1984 to an NRI father,originally from Kashmir and a British Mother. She grew up in Hawaii and London. She started her modeling career with a jewelery campaign at the age of 14.

While working on an modeling assignment in London, Katrina Kaif was noticed by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad and offered a sizzling role in his film 'Boom'. She started her modeling career with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and this gorgeous model was featured in the advertisements of LG,Coca Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. Blending herself with a different culture and country was not difficult for her as she says that she has received immense love and respect in India. She has been working hard and taking Hindi and Kathak lessons to establish herself as a Bollywood actress.

Katrina Kaif has been praised for her role in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya"with Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen and acted with eminent Bollywood directors like Ram Gopal Varma in Sarkar. In 2006 Katrina Kaif has given a spectacular performance in "Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye" opposite Akshay Khanna. She acted in two Telugu movies - Malliswari(2004) and Allari Pidugu(2005). In 2006, she performed in a Malayalam Cinema with the well-known actor Mammootty in Balram v/s Tharadas. Her recent movie Namaste London(2007), was well acclaimed by critics. She plays the role of Jasmeet aka Jazz a modern girl born and brought up in London.

Satyajit Ray Shabana Azmi Abhishek Bachchan Deepa Mehta Mahesh Bhatt Yash Chopra Raj Kapoor Aishwarya Rai Mira Nair Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Mammootty Javed Akhtar A.R. Rahman Gulzar Asha Bhonsle Remo Fernandes M.S. Subbulakshmi Dr. Bhupen Hazarika