Katrina Kaif: The most versatile roles the actor has ever played

Katrina Kaif has mand to keep cinema halls well-populated more often than t in her 16-year-long career. Some believe that she owes her success to her 'Barbie doll' looks, ors consider effort she has put into her roles. From playing a ditzy girl-next-door to a spy, Katrina has done it all. Some of her most memorable roles have been opposite her mentor and co-star Salman Khan.

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Even though actor's first film, Boom, is a 2003 release, she was actually launched in 2005 hit film Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (MPKK), opposite Salman himself. She played his obsessive lover.  role was hardly challenging, yet an actress of British origin pulling off role of an Indian woman really worked for audience. From MPKK, re was looking back for Katrina. 

Katrina established herself as a versatile actor

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Katrina Kaif's main strength is her ability to pair opposite top male stars of film industry exceptionally well. In 2007, she was cast alongside Akshay Kumar in Namastey London. Her performance as Jazz/Jasmeet, a Punjabi girl who stays in London and is more British than Indian until she meets Arjun (Akshay's character), is still unforgettable for many of her fans. ir sizzling on-screen chemistry in Vipul Shah directorial paved way for Katrina to become a superstar within just two years of her joining industry.

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Katrina went on to break her own box office records through a variety of roles, be it girl-next-door in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), an item girl in Agneepath (2012), or an action heroine in Yash Raj Films such as Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Dhoom 3 (2013). Despite a lot of criticism for her acting talent, Katrina's choice of films has often been good eugh to keep her relevant and one of most sought-after actors in industry. Some of her most memorable films include Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), in which she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan for first time, and Jagga Jasoos (2017). Though Katrina might t be Indian by origin, her heart will always belong to country's cinema and she is here to stay for a long period of time.

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