Published 21:42 IST, September 25th 2019
Katrina Kaif: Here's what you may not know about the star actress
Think you know all about your favourite celebrity Katrina Kaif? Read on to know some interesting facts about her childhood which we are sure you did not know!
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Everybody kws Katrina Kaif, but does everybody kw everything about her? She indeed has British citizenship but that is t end of story. She h a wholly different life before Bollywood happened to her. For all Katrina Kaif fans, here are some lesser-kwn facts about actor.
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Early Life of Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri far, Mohammed Kaif and British mor, Suzanne Turquotte. Mohammed is a British businessman while Suzanne is an English lawyer and charity worker. Katrina’s birth name is Katrina Turquotte which she changed to ‘Kaif’ for easier pronunciation among Indian audiences. She has six sisters and one elder bror. Her younger sister, Isabel Kaif is also a model and aspiring actor.
She moved to France when she was eight years old. She has lived at many places after that including Switzerland, Poland, Hawaii followed by London. Katrina and her siblings never went to school because of frequent relocating. y were home-schooled by private tutors. Having moved so much, Katrina never h problem of 'culture shock'. She chanced upon modelling at tender of 14 when she was approached for a jewellery campaign in Hawaii. She continued modelling after coming to London.
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Career graph
Katrina Kaif me her Bollywood debut with 2003 release Boom which tanked at box office. She n sought vice of Salman Khan, Sajid Niwala and David Dhawan. But her struggle h begun in 2000 when she arrived in Mumbai. A photographer, Farrokh Chothia, acquainted her with right modelling ncies. After her portfolio was me by ace photographer, Daboo Ratnani, modelling assignments began to come her way. Slowly Katrina edged into acting and confirms in an interview with a leing portal, that being bored of modelling Katrina h turned to Bollywood. She was clueless about acting when she worked in 2003 release, Boom.
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In 2004 Katrina Kaif starred in Telugu blockbuster Malliswari paired opposite South superstar Venkatesh. n she came to Mumbai and h to struggle. Katrina hired a Hindi tutor and also took Kathak lessons from guru who also taught Priyanka Chopra. She h starred in a few more South films like Allari Piduguand Balram vs. Taras. After a few failed attempts in Bollywood, she finally found success in Vipul Saha’s Namastey London in 2007 paired opposite Akshay Kumar. Since n she has delivered some blockbuster movies like Rajneeti, Ek Tha Tiger, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Bharat and many more.
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19:22 IST, September 25th 2019