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" />