Katrina Kaif: Difference between revisions

Katrina Kaif was born in [[Hong Kong]] with her mother's surname Turquotte (also spelt Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.{{efn|name=A|Although Kaif has said that she was born in 1983, her birth year has been quoted (or inferred) in reliable sources as 1983 or 1984.<ref>{{cite video|date=12 July 2011 |title=Katrina, Hrithik Do A Jig at India TV Broadcast Centre |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maiuTjFv3-Y&t=14m27s |publisher=YouTube |quote=Event occurs at 14:27 |access-date=3 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lalwani|first=Vickey|title=Salman Khan's there for me: Katrina Kaif|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-29/news-interviews/29716644_1_yash-chopra-priyanka-film|access-date=4 October 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010512/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-29/news-interviews/29716644_1_yash-chopra-priyanka-film|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Katrina Kaif turns 30! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/katrina-kaif-turns-30_139135.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |access-date=28 February 2014 |date=18 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231152836/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/katrina-kaif-turns-30_139135.html |archive-date=31 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Katrina Kaif welcomes plans to target false claims in ad world |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/katrina-kaif-welcomes-plans-to-target-false-claims-in-ad-world_150321.html |publisher=Zee News |access-date=28 February 2014 |date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206020845/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/katrina-kaif-welcomes-plans-to-target-false-claims-in-ad-world_150321.html |archive-date= 6 February 2014 }}</ref>}}<ref name="cream">{{cite news|last=Bamzai |first=Kaveree |title=Kat who stole the cream |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-rise-of-bollywood-beauty-katrina-kaif/1/127282.html |work=India Today |access-date=21 September 2013 |date=28 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923081231/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-rise-of-bollywood-beauty-katrina-kaif/1/127282.html |archive-date=23 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Happy Birthday Katrina: Ranbir plans big bash for lady love at Barcelona |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/happy-birthday-katrina-kaif-turns-30/1/291546.html |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=5 July 2014 |date=16 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130255/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/happy-birthday-katrina-kaif-turns-30/1/291546.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Katrina Kaif: Lesser known facts |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Katrina-Kaif-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/33609536.cms |access-date=12 June 2014 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418050244/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Katrina-Kaif-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/33609536.cms |archive-date=18 April 2014 }}</ref> According to the actress, her father, Mohammed Kaif, is a British businessman of [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is an English lawyer and charity worker.<ref name="Bollywood Barbie">{{cite news|title=Tees Maar Khan: A British Bollywood Barbie!|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/224986/Tees-Maar-Khan-A-British-Bollywood-Barbie|access-date=1 March 2014|work=[[Daily Express]]|date=23 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305121704/http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/224986/Tees-Maar-Khan-A-British-Bollywood-Barbie|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rise">{{cite news|title=The rise and rise of Katrina Kaif |url=http://mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/The-rise-and-rise-of-Katrina-Kaif/articleshow/16169102.cms |access-date=12 October 2013 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074135/http://mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/The-rise-and-rise-of-Katrina-Kaif/articleshow/16169102.cms |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="hundred">{{cite news|last=Varma|first=Uttara|title=I am hundred per cent Indian ... my Hindi is pretty good|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-i-am-hundred-per-cent-indian-...-my-hindi-is-pretty-good-/487326/0|access-date=22 February 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=12 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628041507/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-i-am-hundred-per-cent-indian-...-my-hindi-is-pretty-good-/487326/0|archive-date=28 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She has seven siblings: three elder sisters named Stephanie, Christine and Natasha; three younger sisters named Melissa, Sonia, and Isabel; and an elder brother named Michael.<ref name="Bollywood Barbie" /><ref name="hundred" /> Isabelle Kaif is also a model and actress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Isabel Kaif: 10 facts you probably didn't know about Katrina Kaif's sister |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/isabel-kaif-10-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-katrina-kaifs-sister/453219-8-66.html |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |access-date=30 May 2014 |date=20 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302195032/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/isabel-kaif-10-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-katrina-kaifs-sister/453219-8-66.html |archive-date= 2 March 2014 }}</ref> Kaif's parents divorced when she was a child, and her father moved to the [[United States]]. She said her father had no influence on Kaif or her siblings while they were growing up, and they were raised by their mother.<ref name="cream" /><ref name="hundred" /><ref name="dumb">{{cite news|last=Chaturvedi |first=Anshul |title=I'm not dumb: Katrina |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Im-not-dumb-Katrina/articleshow/7162203.cms |access-date=1 March 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=26 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505123041/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Im-not-dumb-Katrina/articleshow/7162203.cms |archive-date= 5 May 2014 }}</ref> On her father's absence in her life, Kaif stated: "When I see friends who have wonderful fathers who are like pillars of support for their families, I say, if only I had that. But instead of complaining, I should be grateful for all the other things I have". In a 2009 interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]'', she said she was not in touch with her father.<ref name="hundred" />

After a string of films in which she was cast to add glamour, Kaif appeared in [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]'s terrorism drama ''New York'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|last=Harshikaa |first=Udasi |title=Kat's crown |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/03/stories/2009070350010100.htm |access-date=23 September 2013 |date=3 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928042938/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/03/stories/2009070350010100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=28 September 2013 }}</ref> Featuring [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] and [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]] in lead roles, the film tells the story of how three friends' lives are changed when the former is [[Post-9/11#Suspicion|wrongly detained]] after [[September 11 attacks|9/11]]. Kaif played Maya, a college student who later marries a terrorist. The actress said that she identified with Maya, since she experienced similar isolation because of her skin colour when she was growing up in London.<ref>{{cite news|title=I was conscious of my skin colour while growing up: Katrina |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-was-conscious-of-my-skin-colour-while-growing-up-katrina/480776/ |access-date=23 September 2013 |work=The Indian Express |date=24 June 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152209/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-was-conscious-of-my-skin-colour-while-growing-up-katrina/480776/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Kaif also remarked that she was tired of "arm candy" roles and was looking for more substantial parts.<ref name="arm candy">{{cite news|title=Kat is only Akshay's arm candy|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-07/news-interviews/28190362_1_akshay-kumar-katrina-kaif-s-homepage-film|access-date=23 September 2013|date=7 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928093920/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-07/news-interviews/28190362_1_akshay-kumar-katrina-kaif-s-homepage-film|archive-date=28 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''New York'' did well at the box office and received favourable reviews.<ref name="boxoffice2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ== |title=Box Office 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014131907/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I am not glamorous in real life: Katrina Kaif |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/I-am-not-glamorous-in-real-life-Katrina-Kaif/Article1-472226.aspx |access-date=25 June 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122213/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/I-am-not-glamorous-in-real-life-Katrina-Kaif/Article1-472226.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> According to [[Subhash K. Jha]], Kaif "comes into her own as an actress of substance&nbsp;... From the carefree effervescent campus girl to the anguished wife, Katrina makes the journey look plausible all the way".<ref>{{cite news|last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |title='New York', a remarkable effort |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/New-York-a-remarkable-effort/articleshow/4709214.cms?referral=PM |access-date=23 September 2013 |work=The Times of India |date=27 June 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215052638/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/New-York-a-remarkable-effort/articleshow/4709214.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=15 February 2016 }}</ref> A reviewer for ''The Times of India'' considered it to be the "best performance of her entire career."<ref>{{cite news|title=New York Movie Review|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/new-york/movie-review/4707568.cms|work=The Times of India|date=26 June 2009|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716185345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/New-York/movie-review/4707568.cms|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ''New York'' brought Kaif her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress#2010s|Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress]].<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/awards/id/3458 |title=Katrina Kaif &#124; Latest Celebrity Awards |access-date=12 November 2014 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112101550/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/awards/id/3458 |archive-date=12 November 2014 }}</ref> She then appeared in a cameo for India's first underwater thriller ''[[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|title=Katrina's guest performance in Blue lasts just 8 minutes|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/aug/190809-Bollywood-Katrina-Kaif-Blue-underwater-thriller-guest-performance.htm|access-date=23 September 2013|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=19 August 2009}}</ref> Kaif starred with [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s hit comedy, ''[[Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani]]'' (2009), as an orphan forced to marry a rich man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ== |title=Box Office 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=28 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014131907/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] wrote, "Katrina Kaif continues to surprise&nbsp;... She scores in both emotional and light scenes" and called her chemistry with Kapoor "electrifying".<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/510223 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=23 September 2013 |date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015042425/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/510223 |archive-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref> Her final film of the year was [[Priyadarshan]]'s comedy ''[[De Dana Dan]]''.<ref name="arm candy" /> She performed with [[Akon]] at the closing ceremony of the [[2009 Indian Premier League]] at the [[Wanderers Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Katrina-Akon bring curtains down on IPL 2009|url=http://www.sify.com/sports/katrina-akon-bring-curtains-down-on-ipl-2009-imagegallery-cricket-jfzjK9bdhgc.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208034538/http://www.sify.com/sports/katrina-akon-bring-curtains-down-on-ipl-2009-imagegallery-cricket-jfzjK9bdhgc.html|archive-date=8 December 2013|access-date=28 January 2013|publisher=Sify}}</ref>