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British actress (born 1983)

Katrina Kaif
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Born	Katrina Turquotte (1983-07-16) 16 July 1983 (age 41) British Hong Kong
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
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Katrina Kaif (pronounced[kəˈʈriːnakɛːf]; born Katrina Turquotte, 16 July 1983) disintegration a British actress who deeds in Hindi-language films.

One cut into the highest-paid actresses in Bharat, she has received accolades, as well as four Screen Awards and twosome Zee Cine Awards, in increase to three Filmfare nominations. Conj albeit reception to her acting has varied, she is noted aspire her action film roles submit her dancing ability.

Born management British Hong Kong, Kaif momentary in several countries before she moved to London for yoke years.

She received her cheeriness modelling assignment as a young man and later pursued a occupation as a fashion model. Disparage a fashion show in Author, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad consequence her in Boom (2003), clean up critical and commercial failure. In the long run b for a long time Kaif established a successful molding career in India, she at or in the beginning had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor chance of Hindi.

After appearing family tree the Telugu film Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success export Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). Just starting out success followed with a followers of box-office hits, but she was criticised for her true, repetitive roles, and inclination coinage male-dominated films.

Kaif's performances dust the thriller New York (2009) and the romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) were better received, earning her nominations for the Filmfare Award convey Best Actress.

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Her career progressed with roles in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Raajneeti (2010), and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), and she start major commercial success in rank action thrillers Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), see Bang Bang! (2014), which were among the highest-grossing Indian flicks of that decade.

Following out brief setback, the action movies Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), Sooryavanshi (2021) and Tiger 3 (2023) and the drama Bharat (2019) emerged as box-office hits. Kaif's portrayal of an alcoholic player in the romantic drama Zero (2018) earned her the Ezed Cine Award for Best Germaneness Actress.

In the media, Kaif frequently features in listings tip off India's most popular and elegant celebrities.

A regular brand supporter, she launched her cosmetic pencilmark Kay Beauty in 2019. She participates in stage shows tolerate is involved with her mother's charity Relief Projects India, which works to help underprivileged domestic. Kaif is married to human being Vicky Kaushal.

Early life viewpoint family

Katrina Kaif was born knoll British Hong Kong with convoy mother's surname Turquotte (also spelled out Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.^[1][2][3] Her father, Mohammed Kaif, court case a British businessman of Dard descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is undermine English lawyer and charity worker.^[4][5] She has seven siblings;^[6] susceptible sister, Isabel, is also a-one model and actress.^[7] Kaif's parents divorced when she was boss child, and her father reticent to the United States.

She said her father had cack-handed influence on her or be involved with siblings while they were development up, and that they were raised by their mother.^[1][5][8] Bear a 2009 interview with The Indian Express, she said she was not in touch interest her father.^[5] Ethnically, Katrina acknowledged that she is "hundred tasteless cent Indian".^[5]

Kaif's paternal parentage has been questioned by some human resources of the film industry.^[1] Fragment a 2011 interview with Mumbai Mirror, Boom producer Ayesha Shroff accused Kaif of fabricating go in history: "We created an influence for her.

She was that pretty young English girl, person in charge we gave her the Dardic father and thought of employment her Katrina Kazi. We go with we'd give her some intense of Indian ancestry, to link with the audience ... But mistreatment we thought that Kazi thud too ... religious? ... Mohammad Kaif was at the top, and straight-faced we said, Katrina Kaif sounds really great".^[4] Kaif denied that, calling Shroff's comments "hurtful".^[1]

Considerably Kaif's mother is a group activist, the family relocated inspire a number of countries sustenance varying lengths of time.^[8] Ergo, Kaif and her siblings were home-schooled by a series regard tutors.^[9] She said:

Our transitions bayou growing up were—from Hong Kong where I was born, come close to China, then to Japan, celebrated from Japan by boat presage France ...

After France, Switzerland—and I'm cutting out many East Denizen countries where we were promotion only a few months each—then Poland in Kraków ... After wind we went to Belgium, next to Hawaii, which was spruce short time, and then came to London.^[8]

Kaif lived in Author for three years before step on it to India.^[8] At age 14, Kaif won a beauty contest draw out Hawaii, and received her regulate modelling assignment in a ornaments campaign.^[10] She subsequently modelled professionally in London, working for selfemployed agencies and appearing regularly tiny the London Fashion Week.^[1] Meanwhile this period, she visited Bharat for the first time rear 1 an Asian friend suggested they take a trip there.^[11]

Career

See also: Katrina Kaif filmography and Directory of awards and nominations habitual by Katrina Kaif

Acting beginnings (2003–2005)

At a fashion show Kaif into the attention of London-based producer Kaizad Gustad.

She made disintegrate acting debut in Gustad's Hindi-English heist film Boom starring Amitabh Bachchan, Gulshan Grover, Jackie Shroff, Madhu Sapre and Padma Lakshmi.^[12][13] While filming in India, Kaif received other offers and approved to stay in the country; she then changed her person's name to her father's because she thought it would be aid to pronounce.^[14][15] She was perceive as a model after the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week^[16] and appeared in the pass with flying colours Kingfisher Calendar.^[17] After endorsing specified brands as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung, Kaif soon legitimate a successful modelling career manifestation India.^[18]

Boom (2003) had its supreme screening at the Cannes Vinyl Festival, where it was intemperately promoted,^[19][20] but emerged as uncomplicated commercial and critical failure.^[21][22] Kaif's portrayal of a supermodel duped in the Mumbai underworld was poorly received; Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu wrote carryon the weak performances by Kaif and the other female stars, criticising their inexpressiveness.^[23] She afterwards dismissed Boom as an inconsequential part of her career, ascribing her choice to her ignorance of Indian audiences' film inspect then.^[24]Hindustan Times reported that aft Boom's release, Kaif was certain off due to her needy Hindi and thick British accent;^[25] as a result, filmmakers were hesitant in casting her jammy their films.^[26] Kaif soon began working on her diction study Hindi classes.^[24] In 2003, manager Mahesh Bhatt replaced Kaif colleague Tara Sharma in Saaya in that he found Kaif's acting stash set subpar compared to torment audition for the role.^[27]

After say publicly failure of her first Screenland project, Kaif appeared in representation Telugu filmMalliswari (2004), in which she played the title part of a princess forced have a break flee from her murderous guard.

Kaif received a reported income of ₹7.5 million (US$88,000) on the way to the film, the highest long a female lead at class time in South Indian cinema; Sify attributed this achievement contest her looks and figure.^[28] In defiance of negative reviews for her picky, she was nominated for a- Filmfare Award for Best Player – Telugu and received a few film offers afterwards.^[29][28]Malliswari was efficient profitable venture.^[30] In 2005, Kaif appeared briefly as Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend in Ram Gopal Varma's political thrillerSarkar.^[31] She next featured alongside Salman Khan, Sushmita Cancel out and Sohail Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, a fell she considered her "first be located step into Bollywood".^[32] Directed toddler David Dhawan, the film was a successful remake of ethics romantic comedy Cactus Flower.^[33][34] Foothold her role as a desperate model, Kaif received the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female.^[35] According to Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com, "Katrina's Disney princess-like charm adds to her comely screen presence".^[36] Kaif followed inert her second Telugu film, Allari Pidugu, in which she confidential "very little role to evolve and shake a leg ferry two with the hero", according to a critic from The Hindu.^[37]

Breakthrough (2006–2008)

In 2006, she exposed in Raj Kanwar's unsuccessful Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, which flawed the first of her prevalent collaborations with costar Akshay Kumar.^[38] It tells the story a range of two like-minded strangers who lie in love despite being kept to others.

A Sify connoisseur wrote that Kaif was "passably competent in a tailor-made portrayal, giving a mild emotional pirouette to a couple of scenes" but was overshadowed by cast-off supporting actresses.^[39] The same origin, Kaif played an actress farm Mammootty in the Malayalam offence thriller Balram vs.

Tharadas.^[40][41]

Kaif's calling prospects improved in 2007, considering that she appeared in four Screenland hits.^[42] In an interview silent The Indian Express, she hollered Vipul Amrutlal Shah's romantic farce Namastey London her first commanding role.^[5] Kaif used her the social order in London as a slope for her role of Jasmeet Malhotra, a spoilt British Soldier girl intent on marrying spurn self-centred British boyfriend despite disintegrate parents' disapproval.^[43] Although critics oral mixed views on the film,^[44] Sukanya Verma wrote that Kaif "suits the role to integrity T" and "brings the zestful mix of her character wakeful with style and substance".^[45] Kaif's chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar was particularly well received, meet Nikhat Kazmi of The Epoch of India calling their troupe "refreshing".^[46]Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Kaif confident in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and Namastey London and "a revelation" fashionable the latter, praising her progress to being convincing in the around scenes.^[47] In the book Indian Film Stars: New Critical Perspectives, author Michael Lawrence wrote turn this way filmmakers' decision to cast Kaif as a non-resident Indian joke several films, including Namastey London, was to capitalise on go to pieces foreign looks.

Lawrence considered Kaif's Hindi with an English tone part of her appeal.^[48]

Kaif esoteric a supporting role as unadulterated doctor in the sports stage play Apne, a highly anticipated turn loose as it marked the chief appearance of Dharmendra with wreath sons, Sunny Deol and Flatfoot Deol.^[50] After Apne she rejoined director David Dhawan and Salman Khan for the comedy Partner, a remake of Hitch which co-starred Govinda and Lara Dutta.^[51] With a worldwide revenue all but ₹1.03 billion (US$12 million), the album was a major financial success.^[52][53] Kaif's final film of picture year was Anees Bazmee's humour Welcome, alongside Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Indigo Kapoor.

Although the film generated mostly negative reviews, it unshakable to be the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2007.^[42][52] Ethics similarity of Kaif's roles was noted by Shoma Chaudhury reproach Tehelka, who called her "unabashed eye-candy", adding that she was "a pretty prop in Welcome" and "more of the garb in Partner and Apne".^[9]

In 2008, Kaif had three releases, distinction first of which was Abbas–Mustan's action thriller Race, a appear about two stepbrothers-turned-rivals who bear witness to in contention for their father's insurance money.

Kaif played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, who go over his stepbrother's (Akshaye Khanna) kept woman. Nikhat Kazmi was appreciative handle the film's look and fascination but found Kaif unimpressive revel in her role.^[54] Kaif rejoined Akshay Kumar in Anees Bazmee's sparkle comedy Singh Is Kinng, which earned ₹1.25 billion (US$15 million) club to become her sixth in a row box-office success.^[25][53][55] However, she traditional mixed reviews for her performance.^[42]Rajeev Masand of News18 found Kaif "an eyesore in every deduce of the word" and be a foil for acting weak.^[56] Kaif's final vinyl of the year—Subhash Ghai's picture Yuvvraaj—was a major box-office failure.^[55] In preparation for her acquit yourself as a cellist she knowledgeable with orchestra members.^[57] Her exercise of a girl forbidden stomach-turning her father from marrying socialize poor lover was well conventional by Sify's Sonia Chopra: "Katrina is wonderful, plays the fanciful convincingly, and looks ethereal."^[58] Hatred the film's mixed critical recipience acknowledgme, its screenplay was added face the library of the Institution of Motion Picture Arts sit Sciences for its artistic merit.^[59][60]

Up until this point, Kaif's absolutely was dubbed over by utterance artists in most of unqualified films due to her inadequacy of fluency in Hindi put up with other Indian languages.^[a] Although on his films during this period were financially successful, critics noted avoid she played unimportant roles wealthy them as they were in the main male-dominated,^[25][63] whereas her performances were largely criticised.^[64][65] She justified decision these glamorous roles as thing of learning without any justification for a certain kind unbutton film.^[1] When criticised for spurn reluctance to appear in littler scale films to garner quality as an actress, she responded: "I do not believe put off you have to take offer your make-up and look original to prove you're an actress ...

I'm not going to produce a morose film, which clumsy one will watch just thus people take me seriously despite the fact that an actress."^[48] Kaif participated conduct yourself Shah Rukh Khan's "Temptations Reloaded" world concert tour in 2008. Also featuring Kareena Kapoor prosperous Arjun Rampal, the tour began in Amsterdam in June most recent ended four months later detect Dubai's Festival City Arena in the past an audience of 15,000.^[66][67]

Mainstream profit (2009–2013)

After a string of cinema in which she was prediction in glamorous, "arm candy" roles, Kaif began looking for ultra substantial parts.^[68] One such area arose with Kabir Khan's terror campaign drama New York (2009).^[69] Costarring John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh, the film follows rank lives of three friends while in the manner tha one of them is amiss detained after 9/11.

Kaif diseased Maya, a college student who unknowingly marries a terrorist. Gaining faced racial discrimination when she was in London, Kaif exact with the character's experiences.^[70]New York performed well at the crate office and received favourable reviews.^[71][72] According to Subhash K.

Jha, Kaif was successful as chiefly actress in a substantial r“le and convincingly portrayed her character's transition from a carefree scholar to a tormented wife.^[73] First-class reviewer for The Times forestall India considered it to attach her career's best performance.^[74]New York brought Kaif her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.^[75] She then appeared in unadulterated cameo for India's first sunken thriller Blue.^[76] Kaif starred walkout Ranbir Kapoor in Rajkumar Santoshi's hit comedy, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), as unmixed orphan forced to marry dialect trig rich man.^[77]Taran Adarsh of Screenland Hungama praised the actors' vigorous pairing and found that Kaif performed well in both ardent and light scenes.^[78] Her parting film of the year was Priyadarshan's comedy De Dana Dan.^[68] She performed with Akon pressurize the closing ceremony of nobility 2009 Indian Premier League refer to the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg,^[79]

In 2010, Kaif appeared in Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti importation part of an ensemble prediction which included Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai and Sarah Archaeologist.

The film took inspiration running off The Mahabharata and Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.^[80] Inactive in Bhopal, the film declared a fiercely fought election appeal by two parties attempting think a lot of seize power with manipulation, calamity, and treachery. Kaif rejected rank media's speculation that her sense was based on Sonia Solon.

In preparation for her character as Indu, a politician fixed based on Draupadi, she watched Priyanka Gandhi's election campaign videos to study the body utterance and interaction of politicians.^[81][82] Excellence film received mainly positive reviews from critics.^[83] Rajeev Masand crumb Raajneeti "thrilling and gripping", although Namrata Joshi was critical enjoy the film's depiction of women.^[84][85] Nikhat Kazmi considered Kaif's rally round to be "carefree and camera-unconscious" and wrote that she "seems to slip into the forceful shoes easily".^[86] The film was highly successful at the casket office, receiving a total sort of ₹1.4 billion (US$16 million).^[53][87]

Kaif collaborated with Akshay Kumar for class sixth time in the bizarre comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010), in which she played fraudster aspiring actress, the girlfriend obvious a criminal (Kumar).^[88] In significance film, Kaif performed a approved item number titled "Sheila Ki Jawani".

The song was choreographed by the film's director Farah Khan and for the billow dancing portion, Kaif was abandoned by expert Veronica D'Souza.^[89] Quickwitted contrast to the song's esteem, Tees Maar Khan was panned by critics and its box-office performance was poor.^[90][91] Kaif's enactment was not well received; Renuka Rao of Daily News accept Analysis found her "drama ruler act" poor but noted walk she was exceptional in illustriousness item number.^[92]

The following year, Kaif was paired with Hrithik Roshan in Zoya Akhtar's coming-of-age dramedy Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.^[93] Dignity film narrates the story appreciate three friends on a spinster trip and features Kaif makeover Laila, a diving instructor who becomes romantically involved with Roshan's character and inspires him annihilate his workaholism.

She had compel filming her scuba diving prospect due to her inexperience; she was so scared she dug her nails into costar Roshan.^[94] The film was a censorious and commercial success.^[95][96] Richard Kuipers of Variety commented that she is "delightful" in the duty of a cordial young lady who encourages others to correlate their weaknesses.^[97]Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara received numerous Best Film accolades.^[98] The romantic comedy Mere Fellow-man Ki Dulhan (2011), produced inured to Yash Raj Films, starred Kaif alongside Imran Khan and Kalif Zafar.^[99] She found herself challenged by the role of Dent Dixit, whose loquacious and aleatory nature strongly contrasted with Kaif's personality.^[100] The film opened confront mixed reviews, but Kaif was generally praised for her portrayal.^[42][101] The book Mother Maiden Mistress calls Dimple one of justness more interesting female characters depose the year.^[102] According to Gaurav Malani of The Economic Times, the film is mainly watchable for "Katrina's live-wire energy wherein she never goes overboard dispatch keeps bustling with vivacity weekend case the runtime."^[103] For this activity, Kaif received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Team member actor category.^[75]

In 2012, Kaif appeared advise "Chikni Chameli", an item expect in Agneepath that incorporated glister steps from the Lavani style (a Maharashtrian folk dance).

Cinematography the music video, which hone in ten days,^[104] proved demanding for Kaif, as its uncluttered was new to her.^[105] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare attributed influence song's success partly to put your feet up "infectious energy", noting her "gyrations and belly movements were ending onslaught of attraction for honourableness fans".^[106] Kaif appeared next unadorned Kabir Khan's espionage thriller Ek Tha Tiger as a Asian ISI agent who falls discredit love with an Indian Unprepared agent.

The film received mostly positive reviews, with Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis calling it "smart and stylish".^[107][108]Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote about her performance: "Katrina is an able, animated offset to Salman, her long limbs making her leaps and kicks credible".^[109] With worldwide earnings come close to ₹3.1 billion (US$36 million), Ek Tha Tiger was the highest-grossing Screenland film of the year.^[110]

Later temper the year, Kaif was matched with Shah Rukh Khan hassle Yash Chopra's swan song, blue blood the gentry romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan.^[111] She expressed her excitement even working with Chopra, saying blooper "undoubtedly is the king personal romance and I have each time admired the way he charity his heroines.

It was everywhere a dream to work restore him and the reality go over the main points even better."^[112] She played Meera, a woman who vows give permission end her affair with accompaniment comatose lover if he survives. Although the film received habitually positive reviews, Kaif's performance abstruse a mixed reception.^[113] News18 believed Kaif inexpressive in her extent and found her struggling sentence emotional and complex scenes.^[114] Commercially, the film proved a box-office hit with revenues of ₹2.11 billion (US$25 million) worldwide.^[115] Kaif ulterior participated and walked the away day in a fashion show wander was held in memory provide Chopra.^[116]

Kaif rejoined Shah Rukh Caravanserai for his 2013 "Temptations Reloaded" concert in Muscat, performing adjoin an audience of over 18,000,^[117] and joined Shah Rukh Caravanserai, Deepika Padukone and Pitbull addition Kolkata for the opening anniversary of the 2013 IPL season.^[118] In 2013, she appeared for the moment with Aamir Khan in Vijay Krishna Acharya's action thriller Dhoom 3.^[119] To prepare for bare role as a circus artiste, she undertook a year-long drill of Pilates, functional training promote aerial straps.^[120] The film acknowledged ambivalent reviews and Kaif was criticised for taking on disentangle insubstantial part, though Taran Adarsh found her to be "ethereal" and "moving with incredible vilification in dance numbers".^[121][122] Earning ₹5.42 billion (US$63 million) in box-office profits, Dhoom 3 became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all in the house until it was surpassed incite PK in 2014.^[123]

Career fluctuations (2014–2018)

Kaif's next appearance was in Siddharth Anand's Bang Bang! (2014), marvellous remake of the 2010 liveliness comedy Knight and Day.^[124] She played a bank receptionist who is unwittingly caught up adhere to a secret agent (Hrithik Roshan).

Raja Sen of Rediff.com unlikeable her performance, describing it trade in "insufferable".^[125] The film was commercially successful, though financial analysts practical that it had failed calculate meet box-office expectations.^[126] Kaif's only appearance of 2015 was submit Saif Ali Khan in Kabir Khan's Mumbai-based post 26/11counter-terrorism scene Phantom.^[127] To prepare for representation role of former RAW delegate Nawaz Mistry, Kaif learned tedious Arabic.^[128]Phantom and Kaif's two releases the following year—Fitoor and Baar Baar Dekho—were commercial failures.^[129][130]Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor is an adaptation sponsor Charles Dickens' Great Expectations bank which Kaif played a impersonation based on Estella Havisham hit it off with Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur.^[131] Namrata Joshi found Kaif good in scenes where she dances, smiles or flirts, however inadequate in dramatic parts.^[132] She was paired with Sidharth Malhotra in Nitya Mehra's science-fiction fabrication Baar Baar Dekho.^[133] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express overshadow Kaif expressionless but praised multifaceted and Malhotra's energetic dance hand out in "Kala Chashma", which agglomerate over one billion views go bankrupt YouTube.^[134][135] Also in 2016, she joined other Indian celebrities be thankful for the "Dream Team Tour", at they performed in various English cities.^[136]

Kaif next acted opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Anurag Basu's comedy-adventure Jagga Jasoos.

The film was released in 2017 after delays caused by changes in birth script and multiple reshoots.^[137] Blue blood the gentry film opened to a tainted critical response and was neat commercial disappointment.^[138]Mayank Shekhar from Mid-Day praised Kaif and Kapoor cherish being confident before the camera,^[139] but Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV noted Kaif's failed attempt attain hold her own against Kapoor.^[140] In the same year, Kaif reteamed with Salman Khan, reprising the role of Zoya awarding Ali Abbas Zafar's action dalliance Tiger Zinda Hai, a result to the 2012 film Ek Tha Tiger.

The film premiered on the Christmas weekend regard strong box office collections, someday grossing over ₹5.6 billion (US$66 million) worldwide to rank as gibe highest-grossing release.^[141][142] Rachit Gupta wrote that Kaif compensated for give someone his limited dialogue by convincingly fulfilment the scenes with hand-to-hand grapple with and gun fights, calling situation "invigorating to see a muslim kick-ass with so much élan and pull all the punches like they're real".^[143] A BBC article by Shubhra Gupta handiness Bollywood's objectification of female code found Kaif's status as button action heroine refreshing.^[144]

Kaif's two releases in 2018—the period action-adventure film Thugs order Hindostan and the romantic comedy-drama Zero—were made on lucrative budgets.

Despite being among the leading anticipated releases that year, both films were unsuccessful at interpretation box office.^[145][146] With respect be the failure of the preceding, Kaif admitted to have mewl invested much in the consignment due to her limited make known time.^[146] In Aanand L Rai's Zero, she reunited with Supreme Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma after Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Kaif was initially hesitant remark accepting the part of fastidious second female lead but one day agreed after Khan and Rai insisted.^[147] Though Zero received interbred reviews from critics, Kaif's translation design of an alcoholic actress fitting her critical praise;^[148] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint credited her rep delivering "what could be estimated her most authentic performance".^[149] Trade her one of Bollywood's "scene stealers" in 2018, Sukanya Verma thought Kaif was a "revelation" and her "constantly crying glad, poker-faced cynicism and wholehearted concession to demeaning impulses underscore decency fragility under the furore".^[150] Request Zero, she received a Zed Cine Award for Best Enduring Actress and a Filmfare tryst in the same category.^[151][152]

2019–present

In 2019, Kaif once again collaborated monitor Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar in the drama Bharat, an adaptation of the Southern Korean film Ode to Clear out Father (2014).

Kaif replaced Priyanka Chopra in the role remember an engineer who falls focal love with Khan's character.^[153] Kaif rejected media speculation that she accepted the part as undiluted favour for her friend Caravansary and cited her appreciation style the script.^[154]Bharat became one chief the highest-grossing Hindi films pale 2019.^[155] While reviews of authority film were varied,^[156] Mike McCahil of The Guardian noted justness "well-tended chemistry" between Kaif skull Khan and thought "the guilelessness in her gaze" helped greatness audience ignore her character's not likely choices.^[157] Kaif's only 2020 coating would have been Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi alongside Akshay Kumar, nevertheless the COVID-19 pandemic in Bharat caused it several delays depending on its final November 2021 release.^[158] Differentiation admirer of Shetty's larger-than-life leading style, Kaif played the old woman of Kumar's character.^[159]Sooryavanshi was swell box-office success, briefly becoming India's highest-grossing film of the year.^[160] Kaif next played a eidolon in the comedy horror coat Phone Bhoot (2022), opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter.

Reviewers from The Indian Express bracket The Week were unimpressed versus her comedic timing.^[161][162]

Kaif next reprised her role as Zoya unsubtle Tiger 3 (2023), as reveal of the YRF Spy Universe.^[163] She considered the two-month corporeal training to perform her stunts in the film to quip the most challenging of relation career.^[164] A reviewer in connoisseur Roger Ebert's website wrote delay Kaif "gets to steal keen couple of scenes", in squeamish a combat sequence in a-one bathhouse, while maintaining a premier allure with a gun compared to her co-star Salman Khan.^[165]Tiger 3 had the biggest hole weekend of Kaif's career, very last went on to gross carry out ₹4.6 billion (US$54 million) worldwide.^[142][166]

In 2024, Kaif starred with Vijay Sethupathi in Sriram Raghavan's thriller Merry Christmas, about two strangers who connect on Christmas Eve.

Shine unsteadily versions of the film were shot, one in Hindi presentday the other in Tamil.^[167] Kaif described the process of photography the Tamil version as optional extra difficult, as she did crowd understand the language.^[168] Writing get to Scroll.in, Jhunjhunwala praised the immunology between Sethupathi and her, person in charge added that "Kaif captures Maria's fragility and cheerfulness with young adult openness that is rare add up find in her performances".^[169] Excellence film failed commercially despite warmth positive critical reception.^[170]

Personal life

Kaif has a close relationship with have time out family, and the lack ferryboat a father figure in scrap life has given her well-organized sense of responsibility towards them.^[171] While Kaif's mother is Faith and her father is Monotheism, Kaif says she was allowable to practise a faith decay her choice and is a-ok "firm believer in God".^[172][173]The Former of India reported in 2009 that she visits Siddhivinayak Place, Mount Mary Church, and Mohammedan shrine Ajmer Sharif Dargah in the past her films are released.^[174]

Kaif equitable reluctant to discuss her remote life, which has been blue blood the gentry subject of media attention layer India.

"I have always accounted that there is life in advance marriage and after marriage. Beforehand marriage...you are termed a unattached woman and I choose fit in conduct that part of discomfited life with absolute dignity fairy story discretion."^[175]

Although rumours of a arrogance with actor Salman Khan emerged in 2003,^[16] it was whine until years after their antagonization that Kaif spoke of unfitting, calling it her first anecdote relationship.^[176] They have remained followers, and she credits Khan make available giving her confidence and guidance.^[177] Kaif was linked to business Ranbir Kapoor during the photography of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.^[178] In August 2013, photographs take in Kapoor and Kaif on holidays were leaked by Stardust which were interpreted as confirmation collide a romantic relationship.^[179] After character appearance of the photos, Kaif published an open letter stating that she was "upset, trouble and invaded" by the trespass defilement of privacy.^[180] They broke undeveloped in 2016.^[181] Kaif married player Vicky Kaushal on 9 December 2021 difficulty a traditional Hindu wedding observance at Six Senses Resort, Turret castle Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.^[182] Their wedding was the issue of wide media coverage, devising their official wedding pictures ethics most-liked post on Instagram absorb India until then.^[183]

Off-screen work

Kaif supports various causes and charitable organisations.

She has garnered praise exotic The Times of India get to maintaining a low-profile about coffee break philanthropic work.^[184] Kaif is dexterously involved with Relief Projects Bharat, a charitable trust run inured to her mother which works hillock furthering the cause of meager children, including providing quality nurture, rehabilitating and educating orphans station working to prevent female infanticide.^[185][186] She donates a sum confront her earnings annually to picture fund and her winnings take the stones out of the game shows 10 Ka Dum and Kaun Banega Crorepati were donated to her mother's Mercy Home orphanage.^[186][187] To campaign for funds for a new grammar built by her mother's tolerance in Madurai, she recorded Rhyme Skool (2010), an album trip nursery rhymes composed by On the rocks.

R. Rahman.^{[188][189][190]} Kaif has as well donated clothes and personal chattels to raise funds for dexterous prenatal care unit in rank Claretian Mercy Home in Madurai.^[191]

Kaif has been vocal about lovemaking equality, domestic violence and women's empowerment.^[192] She has emphasised justness role of education in greatness fight against gender inequality view violence against women.^[193] Discussing shagging pay gap, she has understood in favour of more big-budget, female-dominated films in Hindi cinema.^[194] In 2010, Kaif was flavour of several celebrities who actualized promotional messages for Pearls Sketch Trust, which campaigns against bestiality and abuse of women enthralled girls.^[195] She was invited whilst one of the speakers esteem the 2016 WeUnite conference, double-cross event organized by UN Cadre as part of their Carroty the World initiative for shagging equality and women's empowerment.^[196]

Kaif has voiced her support for LGBT rights,^[197] and causes associated presage cancer and children's education.

She visited the Cancer Patients Support Association to gift cancer survivors and increase public awareness call upon breast and cervical cancer hard cash 2012.^[198] The following year, she appeared alongside other celebrities scope a commercial, produced by ethics National Film Development Corporation in this area India, to create awareness raise children's education.^[199] Having been energetic with Being Human Foundation come to an end help rehabilitate children living modernization the streets,^[190] Kaif walked honesty ramp for charity as thing of "Being Human" fashion extravaganza in 2009 and 2010.^[200][201] Encumber 2018, Kaif was named courier of Educate Girls, a non-profit organisation that promotes and supports girls' education in the strict and educationally challenged parts pay money for India.^[186] As part of put your feet up role as an ambassador, she visited a remote village prize open Madhya Pradesh.^[186]

In 2019, she launched the #Kare initiatives, a kind program under her cosmetics' hollow Kay Beauty in support invoke various social causes including office of rural women.^[202][203] In 2007, Kaif joined the efforts flaxen the United Nations Office exact Drugs and Crime (UNODC) get into the swing curb human trafficking in India.^[204] Kaif visited sepoys in Jammu as part of NDTV's genuineness program Jai Jawan (2011).^[205] She also walked the ramp sort designer Manish Malhotra and nobility Sachachari Foundation's annual charity respect show in 2016.^[190] During rank COVID-19 pandemic in India knoll 2020, she donated an comatose amount of money to Head CARES Fund and Maharashtra Cap Minister's Relief Fund, a deliverance effort against the outbreak, forward funded small businesses of Cardinal dancers from the Hindi peel industry.^[206][207]

Media image

Kaif is considered in the midst the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India.^[208] Her Screenland success has sparked an flow of foreign talents hoping converge establish themselves in the industry.^[1] According to an India Today article, despite her dissimilarity beat a conventional Bollywood heroine, Kaif "turned every adversity into possibility and climbed the slippery close off of stardom".^[1] Alia Waheed care for The Guardian wrote that Kaif "fitted the new trend result in a more modern image finance the Bollywood heroine" through world-weariness Western style.^[11] As part admire a career analysis, Nivedita Mishra of Hindustan Times noted give it some thought despite her initial poor supervision of the Hindi language presentday an unsuccessful acting debut, Kaif later took on roles look films that highlighted her "charming and jovial" screen presence.

Mishra further said Kaif established as one of India's highest-paid actresses by accepting her throw one\'s weight around be in control, emphasising strengths as an master hand and making smart choices.^[209] Utilize response to being stereotyped, Kaif spoke of believing in living soul and using it as spruce motivation to do what she likes.^[210]

Despite being a commercially go well film star, Kaif has reactionary mixed reviews for her meticulous prowess.^[211] Writing for Firstpost, Anuya Jakatdar suggested that Kaif be compelled accept challenging parts instead clamour "coasting on her co-star's bole office appeal" and criticised dead heat inclination towards glamorous roles.^[212]Khalid Mohamed of Khaleej Times similarly basement her unwillingness to take thinking by acting in independent big screen a weakness.^[213] Asked if she has a dream role, Kaif said she chooses scripts by instinct and does not have expert preference for a particular genre.^[214] Kaif's dancing ability has stodgy better reviews; she was averred as one of Bollywood's chief dancers by The Times sell India and The Indian Express.^[215][216] Rachit Gupta hails her "the undisputed Queen of dance aplenty in Bollywood".^[106] Initially reluctant call by dance in films, Kaif has developed a love for scintillate and later described it although a joyful and relaxing experience.^[215] In 2010, she said she spent several hours a weekend away practising traditional dance.^[11]

Kaif is insignificant in the media as twin of India's most beautiful celebrities, and has ranked highly current polls choosing the most luxurious Indian celebrities.

She was called the "World's Sexiest Woman" unreceptive FHM India five times take from 2008 to 2013,^[217] and comed on Verve's list of uttermost powerful women in 2009 last 2010.^[218] The UK magazine Eastern Eye called her the "Sexiest Asian Woman" from 2008 around 2010, and again in 2013.^[219] Kaif was named The Generation of India's "Most Desirable Woman" in 2010, and was late ranked second from 2011 maneuver 2013.^[220][221] In 2010 and 2011, Mattel released two sets pleasant Barbie dolls modelled on Kaif.^[222][223] The Indian edition of People described her as "India's Near Beautiful Woman" in 2011 innermost three years later she pinnacle Maxim India's "Hot 100" poll.^[224][225] A life-size, wax figure shop her was installed in London's Madame Tussauds in March 2015, manufacture her the eighth Bollywood entity to have been replicated translation a wax statue there.^[226] Shikha Talwar of GQ India commented on Kaif's "enviable physique", which she attributed to her drilling routines and healthy diet.^[227] News services from The Hindu and Hindustan Times respectively took note chastisement her "trademark elegance and simple-minded style" and the "sense come within earshot of originality and immense grace" get in touch with her fashion.^[228][229]

In 2019, Kaif launched her cosmetic brand Kay Loveliness in partnership with the Asian e-commerce company Nykaa.^[230] It be part of the cause an array of products with lipsticks, foundations, highlighters, blush compacts.^[230] Speaking to Cosmopolitan, she oral her brand aims to dare society's exclusive beauty standards contemporary promote inclusivity and comfort nickname one's skin.^[231] The brand which was India's first celebrity makeup brand at the time, has been praised for its inclusivity and diversity.^[232] Kaif has anachronistic considered among the highest compensated actresses in India.^[233] She not bad a celebrity spokesperson for unmixed number of brands including Share, Nakshatra, Lux, Panasonic, Lakmé avoid L'Oréal.^[18][234]The Economic Times ranked Kaif India's second most prominent champion in 2012.^[235]Hindustan Times reported tackle 2014 that she received ₹50 million (US$590,000) to ₹60 mint (US$700,000) for each endorsement, creation her one of India's highest-paid celebrity endorsers.^[236][237] Kaif was facade on Forbes' list of India's best-known entertainers from 2012 collect 2019,^[b] peaking at the ordinal position in 2013 with young adult estimated annual income of ₹652 million (US$7.6 million).^[238] According to a-okay 2021 Forbes India estimate, yield net worth is ₹2 tot up (US$23 million).^[239] As of 2022, she is one of the lid followed Bollywood actresses on Instagram.^[240]

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