Katrina Kaif has been a popular name in the film industry since her debut. She has worked in a lot of movies and endorsements till now. But many believe that the actor had to work hard to get where she is right now and that her Bollywood journey was not all fairy-tale. Here is what seems to have helped the Bollywood diva make her foothold strong in Bollywood.

Katrina Kaif's Bollywood journey

Before her debut in Bollywood Katrina Kaif reportedly worked as a model. As per what she stated in an interview with a daily portal, Katrina was approached for a jewellery campaign at the age of 14 while living in Hawaii. After this, she took up modelling and continued her career after moving to London. It was in here, while working on a modelling assignment, that Katrina Kaif was reportedly noticed by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad. He offered her the role in his upcoming film Boom. But the movie failed miserably at the box office. Katrina Kaif then sought the advice of Salman Khan, David Dhawan and Sajid Nadiadwala. After her portfolio was made by Daboo Ratnani, modelling assignments started pouring in for the actor. She reportedly began to work with photographer Atul Kasbekar and featured in several advertisements of big brands.

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Katrina Kaif's career graph

Katrina Kaif’s next film was the 2004 Telegu blockbuster, Malliswari opposite South Indian superstar, Venkatesh. She then returned to Bollywood and starred in the 2005 release Maine Pyar Kyu Kiya alongside Salman Khan and Susmita Sen. She was also part of director Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar. Katrina was quoted in an interview with a daily portal as saying that she had also appointed a Hindi tutor and took Kathak lessons from the guru who also taught Priyanka Chopra. Her performance was critically acclaimed in the 2006 release Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye opposite Akshay Kumar. But even this movie did not make money at the box-office. Katrina’s big break reportedly came with Vipul Shah’s 2007 release, Namastey London which again starred her opposite Akshay Kumar.

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Katrina Kaif has worked in several movies since then which went on to become box-office hits. She has starred opposite Salman Khan in a lot of movies like Partner, Yuvvraj, Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai and the recent blockbuster, Bharat. She has also worked with Akshay Kumar in a lot of films like Welcome, Singh Is King, Blue, De Dana Dan, Tees Mar Khan. Katrina has also acted in other big hits like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara among others. Katrina Kaif will be next seen in Sooryavanshi alongside Akshay Kumar once again and in the sequels of Bang Bang and the Tiger franchise.

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