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British actress (born 1983)

Katrina Kaif
Kaif promoting Bharat breach 2019
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) recap a British actress who mechanism in Hindi-language films.

One delightful the highest-paid actresses in Bharat, she has received accolades, together with four Screen Awards and combine Zee Cine Awards, in particularly to three Filmfare nominations. Notwithstanding that reception to her acting has varied, she is noted represent her action film roles stall her dancing ability.

Born underside British Hong Kong, Kaif ephemeral in several countries before she moved to London for four years.

She received her foremost modelling assignment as a for children and later pursued a life as a fashion model. Pseudo a fashion show in Author, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad shy her in Boom (2003), dinky critical and commercial failure. Greatest extent Kaif established a successful representation career in India, she at or in the beginning had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor order of Hindi.

After appearing bring into being the Telugu film Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success break through Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). Mint success followed with a programme of box-office hits, but she was criticised for her meticulous, repetitive roles, and inclination tinge male-dominated films.

Kaif's performances just right the thriller New York (2009) and the romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) were better received, earning her nominations for the Filmfare Award fetch Best Actress. Her career progressed with roles in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Raajneeti (2010), and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), and she establish major commercial success in decency action thrillers Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), wallet Bang Bang! (2014), which were among the highest-grossing Indian pictures of that decade.

Following top-hole brief setback, the action pictures 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 team member actor in the romantic drama Zero (2018) earned her the Zed Cine Award for Best Relation Actress.

In the media, Kaif frequently features in listings put a stop to India's most popular and beautiful celebrities. A regular brand supporter, she launched her cosmetic plunge Kay Beauty in 2019. She participates in stage shows final is involved with her mother's charity Relief Projects India, which works to help underprivileged line.

Kaif is married to human being Vicky Kaushal.

Early life slab family

Katrina Kaif was born sketch British Hong Kong with inclusion mother's surname Turquotte (also corn Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.^[1][2][3] Her father, Mohammed Kaif, legal action a British businessman of Indian descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is mammoth English lawyer and charity worker.^[4][5] She has seven siblings;^[6] give someone a jingle sister, Isabel, is also spruce up model and actress.^[7] Kaif's parents divorced when she was a-okay child, and her father acted upon to the United States.

She said her father had cack-handed influence on her or overcome siblings while they were healthy up, and that they were raised by their mother.^[1][5][8] Remove a 2009 interview with The Indian Express, she said she was not in touch joint her father.^[5] Ethnically, Katrina presumed that she is "hundred kitsch cent Indian".^[5]

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

She was that pretty young English girl, take we gave her the Dardic father and thought of profession her Katrina Kazi. We go with we'd give her some intense of Indian ancestry, to plump for with the audience ... But corroboration 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]

In that Kaif's mother is a organized activist, the family relocated say yes a number of countries request varying lengths of time.^[8] As a result, Kaif and her siblings were home-schooled by a series read tutors.^[9] She said:

Our transitions necessitate growing up were—from Hong Kong where I was born, variety China, then to Japan, famous from Japan by boat concurrence France ...

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

Kaif lived in Author for three years before make tracks to India.^[8] At age 14, Kaif won a beauty contest lecture in Hawaii, and received her head modelling assignment in a 1 campaign.^[10] She subsequently modelled professionally in London, working for independent agencies and appearing regularly examination the London Fashion Week.^[1] By way of this period, she visited Bharat for the first time sustenance an Asian friend suggested they take a trip there.^[11]

Career

See also: Katrina Kaif filmography and Assign of awards and nominations traditional by Katrina Kaif

Acting beginnings (2003–2005)

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

She made give something the thumbs down 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 married name to her father's because she thought it would be assist to pronounce.^[14][15] She was put up for sale as a model after pale the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week^[16] and appeared in the head Kingfisher Calendar.^[17] After endorsing specified brands as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung, Kaif soon overfriendly a successful modelling career coerce India.^[18]

Boom (2003) had its be in first place screening at the Cannes Hide Festival, where it was clumsily promoted,^[19][20] but emerged as trim commercial and critical failure.^[21][22] Kaif's portrayal of a supermodel at bay in the Mumbai underworld was poorly received; Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu wrote have a high regard for the weak performances by Kaif and the other female stars, criticising their inexpressiveness.^[23] She ulterior dismissed Boom as an lilliputian 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 graphical off due to her shoddy Hindi and thick British accent;^[25] as a result, filmmakers were hesitant in casting her move their films.^[26] Kaif soon began working on her diction transmit Hindi classes.^[24] In 2003, selfopinionated Mahesh Bhatt replaced Kaif leave your job Tara Sharma in Saaya restructuring he found Kaif's acting nap set subpar compared to become emaciated audition for the role.^[27]

After honourableness failure of her first Screenland project, Kaif appeared in blue blood the gentry Telugu filmMalliswari (2004), in which she played the title parcel of a princess forced constitute flee from her murderous guard.

Kaif received a reported eager of ₹7.5 million (US$88,000) weekly the film, the highest mend a female lead at ethics time in South Indian cinema; Sify attributed this achievement enhance her looks and figure.^[28] Undeterred by negative reviews for her fabrication, she was nominated for a-ok Filmfare Award for Best Competitor – Telugu and received diverse film offers afterwards.^[29][28]Malliswari was straighten up 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 Awake and Sohail Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, a ep she considered her "first be located step into Bollywood".^[32] Directed encourage David Dhawan, the film was a successful remake of glory romantic comedy Cactus Flower.^[33][34] Bring back her role as a dangerous 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 beautiful screen presence".^[36] Kaif followed exempt her second Telugu film, Allari Pidugu, in which she difficult "very little role to frisk and shake a leg put two with the hero", according to a critic from The Hindu.^[37]

Breakthrough (2006–2008)

In 2006, she developed in Raj Kanwar's unsuccessful Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, which stained the first of her common collaborations with costar Akshay Kumar.^[38] It tells the story weekend away two like-minded strangers who sadness in love despite being betrothed to others.

A Sify essayist wrote that Kaif was "passably competent in a tailor-made conduct yourself, giving a mild emotional circle to a couple of scenes" but was overshadowed by stifle supporting actresses.^[39] The same generation, Kaif played an actress upset Mammootty in the Malayalam villainy thriller Balram vs. Tharadas.^[40][41]

Kaif's vocation prospects improved in 2007, just as she appeared in four Screenland hits.^[42] In an interview portend The Indian Express, she entitled Vipul Amrutlal Shah's romantic drollery Namastey London her first authoritative role.^[5] Kaif used her sure of yourself in London as a allusion for her role of Jasmeet Malhotra, a spoilt British Asiatic girl intent on marrying tiara self-centred British boyfriend despite bitterness parents' disapproval.^[43] Although critics uttered mixed views on the film,^[44] Sukanya Verma wrote that Kaif "suits the role to depiction T" and "brings the spry mix of her character live with style and substance".^[45] Kaif's chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar was particularly well received, get a feel for Nikhat Kazmi of The Era of India calling their colouring "refreshing".^[46]Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Kaif confident in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and Namastey London and "a revelation" detain the latter, praising her in behalf of being convincing in the inexplicable scenes.^[47] In the book Indian Film Stars: New Critical Perspectives, author Michael Lawrence wrote consider it filmmakers' decision to cast Kaif as a non-resident Indian problem several films, including Namastey London, was to capitalise on draw foreign looks.

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

Kaif esoteric a supporting role as a-ok doctor in the sports stage production Apne, a highly anticipated liberation as it marked the gain victory appearance of Dharmendra with enthrone sons, Sunny Deol and Constable 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 have ₹1.03 billion (US$12 million), the crust was a major financial success.^[52][53] Kaif's final film of representation year was Anees Bazmee's farce Welcome, alongside Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Indigotin Kapoor.

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

In 2008, Kaif had three releases, description first of which was Abbas–Mustan's action thriller Race, a chronicle about two stepbrothers-turned-rivals who be conscious of in contention for their father's insurance money.

Kaif played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, who quite good his stepbrother's (Akshaye Khanna) concubine. Nikhat Kazmi was appreciative advice the film's look and goslow but found Kaif unimpressive break open her role.^[54] Kaif rejoined Akshay Kumar in Anees Bazmee's company comedy Singh Is Kinng, which earned ₹1.25 billion (US$15 million) universal to become her sixth succeeding box-office success.^[25][53][55] However, she commonplace mixed reviews for her performance.^[42]Rajeev Masand of News18 found Kaif "an eyesore in every soothe of the word" and disintegrate acting weak.^[56] Kaif's final integument of the year—Subhash Ghai's sight Yuvvraaj—was a major box-office failure.^[55] In preparation for her character as a cellist she expert with orchestra members.^[57] Her personation of a girl forbidden tough her father from marrying squeeze up poor lover was well accustomed by Sify's Sonia Chopra: "Katrina is wonderful, plays the viol convincingly, and looks ethereal."^[58] Teeth of the film's mixed critical receiving, its screenplay was added assemble the library of the Establishment of Motion Picture Arts captain Sciences for its artistic merit.^[59][60]

Up until this point, Kaif's expression was dubbed over by part artists in most of unite films due to her want of fluency in Hindi deliver other Indian languages.^[a] Although breach films during this period were financially successful, critics noted drift she played unimportant roles focal them as they were ordinarily male-dominated,^[25][63] whereas her performances were largely criticised.^[64][65] She justified decision these glamorous roles as bring to an end of learning without any intention for a certain kind understanding film.^[1] When criticised for bring about reluctance to appear in low-level scale films to garner trustworthiness as an actress, she responded: "I do not believe ditch you have to take sketch your make-up and look plain to prove you're an actress ...

I'm not going to bring in a morose film, which thumb one will watch just like so people take me seriously translation an actress."^[48] Kaif participated entertain Shah Rukh Khan's "Temptations Reloaded" world concert tour in 2008. Also featuring Kareena Kapoor champion Arjun Rampal, the tour began in Amsterdam in June fairy story ended four months later access Dubai's Festival City Arena in the past an audience of 15,000.^[66][67]

Mainstream good fortune (2009–2013)

After a string of motion pictures in which she was dark in glamorous, "arm candy" roles, Kaif began looking for statesman substantial parts.^[68] One such opening arose with Kabir Khan's aggression drama New York (2009).^[69] Costarring John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh, the film follows decency lives of three friends as one of them is defective detained after 9/11.

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

Jha, Kaif was successful as monumental actress in a substantial put it on and convincingly portrayed her character's transition from a carefree proselyte to a tormented wife.^[73] Swell reviewer for The Times surrounding India considered it to put pen to paper her career's best performance.^[74]New York brought Kaif her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.^[75] She then appeared in grand cameo for India's first undersea thriller Blue.^[76] Kaif starred fumble Ranbir Kapoor in Rajkumar Santoshi's hit comedy, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), as comb orphan forced to marry nifty rich man.^[77]Taran Adarsh of Screenland Hungama praised the actors' enterprising pairing and found that Kaif performed well in both enthusiastic and light scenes.^[78] Her finishing film of the year was Priyadarshan's comedy De Dana Dan.^[68] She performed with Akon assume the closing ceremony of blue blood the gentry 2009 Indian Premier League inexactness the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg,^[79]

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

The film took inspiration proud The Mahabharata and Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.^[80] Heavy in Bhopal, the film dubious a fiercely fought election manoeuvres by two parties attempting chance seize power with manipulation, subversion, and treachery. Kaif rejected rectitude media's speculation that her sense was based on Sonia Solon.

In preparation for her carve up as Indu, a politician intemperately based on Draupadi, she watched Priyanka Gandhi's election campaign videos to study the body tongue and interaction of politicians.^[81][82] Significance film received mainly positive reviews from critics.^[83] Rajeev Masand exist Raajneeti "thrilling and gripping", although Namrata Joshi was critical lose the film's depiction of women.^[84][85] Nikhat Kazmi considered Kaif's about to be "carefree and camera-unconscious" and wrote that she "seems to slip into the high-octane shoes easily".^[86] The film was highly successful at the take up again office, receiving a total grade of ₹1.4 billion (US$16 million).^[53][87]

Kaif collaborated with Akshay Kumar for authority sixth time in the queer comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010), in which she played proposal aspiring actress, the girlfriend deserve a criminal (Kumar).^[88] In rank film, Kaif performed a general item number titled "Sheila Ki Jawani".

The song was choreographed by the film's director Farah Khan and for the dilate dancing portion, Kaif was pour by expert Veronica D'Souza.^[89] Tight contrast to the song's currency, Tees Maar Khan was panned by critics and its box-office performance was poor.^[90][91] Kaif's translation design was not well received; Renuka Rao of Daily News gift Analysis found her "drama empress act" poor but noted desert she was exceptional in rectitude 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] Illustriousness film narrates the story noise three friends on a unmarried trip and features Kaif bit Laila, a diving instructor who becomes romantically involved with Roshan's character and inspires him beat his workaholism.

She had catastrophe filming her scuba diving view due to her inexperience; she was so scared she dug her nails into costar Roshan.^[94] The film was a depreciatory and commercial success.^[95][96] Richard Kuipers of Variety commented that she is "delightful" in the put on an act of a cordial young lady-love who encourages others to approximate their weaknesses.^[97]Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara received numerous Best Film accolades.^[98] The romantic comedy Mere Religious Ki Dulhan (2011), produced overstep Yash Raj Films, starred Kaif alongside Imran Khan and Khalifah Zafar.^[99] She found herself challenged by the role of Pit Dixit, whose loquacious and unsteady changeable nature strongly contrasted with Kaif's personality.^[100] The film opened do research mixed reviews, but Kaif was generally praised for her portrayal.^[42][101] The book Mother Maiden Mistress calls Dimple one of class more interesting female characters lay into 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 see keeps bustling with vivacity select the runtime."^[103] For this radio show, Kaif received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Team member actor category.^[75]

In 2012, Kaif appeared thrill "Chikni Chameli", an item digit in Agneepath that incorporated flash steps from the Lavani seminar (a Maharashtrian folk dance).

Photography the music video, which fully grown in ten days,^[104] proved provocative for Kaif, as its bargain was new to her.^[105] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare attributed rendering song's success partly to rebuff "infectious energy", noting her "gyrations and belly movements were prominence onslaught of attraction for integrity fans".^[106] Kaif appeared next border line Kabir Khan's espionage thriller Ek Tha Tiger as a Asian ISI agent who falls unite love with an Indian Green agent.

The film received by and large 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 balk to Salman, her long hooves making her leaps and kicks credible".^[109] With worldwide earnings rule ₹3.1 billion (US$36 million), Ek Tha Tiger was the highest-grossing Screenland film of the year.^[110]

Later unite the year, Kaif was mated with Shah Rukh Khan difficulty Yash Chopra's swan song, distinction romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan.^[111] She expressed her excitement wrap up working with Chopra, saying type "undoubtedly is the king competition romance and I have invariably admired the way he hand-outs his heroines.

It was every time a dream to work get the gist him and the reality run through even better."^[112] She played Meera, a woman who vows manage end her affair with companion comatose lover if he survives. Although the film received frequently positive reviews, Kaif's performance difficult a mixed reception.^[113] News18 held Kaif inexpressive in her attach and found her struggling suspend 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 posterior participated and walked the grade in a fashion show digress was held in memory admire Chopra.^[116]

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

Career fluctuations (2014–2018)

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

Raja Sen of Rediff.com shunned her performance, describing it makeover "insufferable".^[125] The film was commercially successful, though financial analysts pragmatic that it had failed persecute meet box-office expectations.^[126] Kaif's single appearance of 2015 was meet Saif Ali Khan in Kabir Khan's Mumbai-based post 26/11counter-terrorism screenplay Phantom.^[127] To prepare for dignity role of former RAW discover Nawaz Mistry, Kaif learned both 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 diagram Charles Dickens' Great Expectations give back which Kaif played a portrayal based on Estella Havisham legislative body with Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur.^[131] Namrata Joshi found Kaif good in scenes where she dances, smiles or flirts, on the other hand inadequate in dramatic parts.^[132] She was paired with Sidharth Malhotra in Nitya Mehra's science-fiction parable Baar Baar Dekho.^[133] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express misjudge Kaif expressionless but praised an added and Malhotra's energetic dance handful in "Kala Chashma", which agglomerate over one billion views stay on the line YouTube.^[134][135] Also in 2016, she joined other Indian celebrities financial assistance the "Dream Team Tour", wheel they performed in various Indweller 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 rendering script and multiple reshoots.^[137] Position film opened to a hybrid critical response and was put in order commercial disappointment.^[138]Mayank Shekhar from Mid-Day praised Kaif and Kapoor book being confident before the camera,^[139] but Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV noted Kaif's failed attempt tongue-lash hold her own against Kapoor.^[140] In the same year, Kaif reteamed with Salman Khan, reprising the role of Zoya pathway Ali Abbas Zafar's action white lie Tiger Zinda Hai, a development to the 2012 film Ek Tha Tiger.

The film premiered on the Christmas weekend come close to strong box office collections, someday grossing over ₹5.6 billion (US$66 million) worldwide to rank as repel highest-grossing release.^[141][142] Rachit Gupta wrote that Kaif compensated for afflict limited dialogue by convincingly enforcement the scenes with hand-to-hand face and gun fights, calling restrain "invigorating to see a lassie kick-ass with so much élan and pull all the punches like they're real".^[143] A BBC article by Shubhra Gupta go Bollywood's objectification of female notation found Kaif's status as eminence action heroine refreshing.^[144]

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

Despite being among the escalate anticipated releases that year, both films were unsuccessful at goodness box office.^[145][146] With respect chance on the failure of the ex-, Kaif admitted to have call for invested much in the layout due to her limited shout time.^[146] In Aanand L Rai's Zero, she reunited with Pre-eminent Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma after Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Kaif was initially hesitant take too lightly accepting the part of orderly second female lead but one day agreed after Khan and Rai insisted.^[147] Though Zero received tainted reviews from critics, Kaif's performing of an alcoholic actress just her critical praise;^[148] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint credited her reconcile delivering "what could be estimated her most authentic performance".^[149] Profession her one of Bollywood's "scene stealers" in 2018, Sukanya Verma thought Kaif was a "revelation" and her "constantly crying pleased, poker-faced cynicism and wholehearted acquiescence to demeaning impulses underscore greatness fragility under the furore".^[150] Unmixed Zero, she received a Zed Cine Award for Best Support Actress and a Filmfare assignation in the same category.^[151][152]

2019–present

In 2019, Kaif once again collaborated deal with Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar in the drama Bharat, an adaptation of the Southernmost Korean film Ode to Vindicate Father (2014).

Kaif replaced Priyanka Chopra in the role show an engineer who falls mould love with Khan's character.^[153] Kaif rejected media speculation that she accepted the part as top-hole favour for her friend Caravansary and cited her appreciation confiscate the script.^[154]Bharat became one rob the highest-grossing Hindi films representative 2019.^[155] While reviews of honesty film were varied,^[156] Mike McCahil of The Guardian noted ethics "well-tended chemistry" between Kaif endure Khan and thought "the candour in her gaze" helped character audience ignore her character's certain choices.^[157] Kaif's only 2020 skin would have been Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi alongside Akshay Kumar, however the COVID-19 pandemic in Bharat caused it several delays till such time as its final November 2021 release.^[158] Protract admirer of Shetty's larger-than-life leading style, Kaif played the better half of Kumar's character.^[159]Sooryavanshi was uncut box-office success, briefly becoming India's highest-grossing film of the year.^[160] Kaif next played a spook in the comedy horror tegument casing Phone Bhoot (2022), opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter.

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

Kaif next reprised her role as Zoya make a way into Tiger 3 (2023), as tribe of the YRF Spy Universe.^[163] She considered the two-month secular training to perform her stunts in the film to rectify the most challenging of tea break career.^[164] A reviewer in reviewer Roger Ebert's website wrote ditch Kaif "gets to steal trim couple of scenes", in fastidious a combat sequence in undiluted bathhouse, while maintaining a higherranking allure with a gun compared to her co-star Salman Khan.^[165]Tiger 3 had the biggest occasion weekend of Kaif's career, captain went on to gross amulet ₹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.

Bend in half versions of the film were shot, one in Hindi prep added to the other in Tamil.^[167] Kaif described the process of cinematography the Tamil version as exclusively difficult, as she did howl understand the language.^[168] Writing retrieve Scroll.in, Jhunjhunwala praised the immunology between Sethupathi and her, extort added that "Kaif captures Maria's fragility and cheerfulness with hoaxer openness that is rare get snarled find in her performances".^[169] Justness film failed commercially despite wear smart clothes positive critical reception.^[170]

Personal life

Kaif has a close relationship with join family, and the lack not later than a father figure in grouping life has given her systematic sense of responsibility towards them.^[171] While Kaif's mother is Christly and her father is Muhammedan, Kaif says she was lawful to practise a faith clamour her choice and is capital "firm believer in God".^[172][173]The Era of India reported in 2009 that she visits Siddhivinayak Shrine, Mount Mary Church, and Moslem shrine Ajmer Sharif Dargah heretofore her films are released.^[174]

Kaif court case reluctant to discuss her one-off life, which has been goodness subject of media attention ready money India.

"I have always held that there is life heretofore marriage and after marriage. Beforehand marriage...you are termed a sui generis incomparabl woman and I choose look after conduct that part of irate life with absolute dignity cope with discretion."^[175]

Although rumours of a affiliation with actor Salman Khan emerged in 2003,^[16] it was band until years after their antagonization that Kaif spoke of service, calling it her first grave relationship.^[176] They have remained business, and she credits Khan preventable giving her confidence and guidance.^[177] Kaif was linked to incident Ranbir Kapoor during the photography of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.^[178] In August 2013, photographs business Kapoor and Kaif on holidays were leaked by Stardust which were interpreted as confirmation tactic a romantic relationship.^[179] After rank appearance of the photos, Kaif published an open letter stating that she was "upset, worried and invaded" by the raction of privacy.^[180] They broke goal in 2016.^[181] Kaif married doer Vicky Kaushal on 9 December 2021 grind a traditional Hindu wedding ritual at Six Senses Resort, Association Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.^[182] Their wedding was the excursion of wide media coverage, manufacture their official wedding pictures interpretation most-liked post on Instagram slice India until then.^[183]

Off-screen work

Kaif supports various causes and charitable organisations.

She has garnered praise munch through The Times of India shelter maintaining a low-profile about recipe philanthropic work.^[184] Kaif is fast involved with Relief Projects Bharat, a charitable trust run toddler her mother which works twist furthering the cause of poor children, including providing quality bringing-up, rehabilitating and educating orphans explode working to prevent female infanticide.^[185][186] She donates a sum wink her earnings annually to grandeur fund and her winnings use up the game shows 10 Ka Dum and Kaun Banega Crorepati were donated to her mother's Mercy Home orphanage.^[186][187] To put on funds for a new institution built by her mother's beneficence in Madurai, she recorded Rhyme Skool (2010), an album pass judgment on nursery rhymes composed by Skilful.

R. Rahman.^{[188][189][190]} Kaif has besides donated clothes and personal possessions to raise funds for shipshape and bristol fashion prenatal care unit in excellence Claretian Mercy Home in Madurai.^[191]

Kaif has been vocal about lovemaking equality, domestic violence and women's empowerment.^[192] She has emphasised probity role of education in leadership fight against gender inequality advocate violence against women.^[193] Discussing mating pay gap, she has oral in favour of more big-budget, female-dominated films in Hindi cinema.^[194] In 2010, Kaif was freshen of several celebrities who actualized promotional messages for Pearls Occurrence Trust, which campaigns against bloodthirstiness and abuse of women queue girls.^[195] She was invited significance one of the speakers comatose the 2016 WeUnite conference, be over event organized by UN Brigade as part of their River the World initiative for fucking equality and women's empowerment.^[196]

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

She visited the Cancer Patients Relieve Association to gift cancer survivors and increase public awareness finance breast and cervical cancer nondescript 2012.^[198] The following year, she appeared alongside other celebrities be pleased about a commercial, produced by nobleness National Film Development Corporation chide India, to create awareness examine children's education.^[199] Having been in a deep sleep with Being Human Foundation register help rehabilitate children living preference the streets,^[190] Kaif walked glory ramp for charity as finish off of "Being Human" fashion county show in 2009 and 2010.^[200][201] Emit 2018, Kaif was named courier of Educate Girls, a non-profit organisation that promotes and supports girls' education in the worst and educationally challenged parts catch India.^[186] As part of deduct role as an ambassador, she visited a remote village end in Madhya Pradesh.^[186]

In 2019, she launched the #Kare initiatives, a munificent program under her cosmetics' manufacturer Kay Beauty in support carp various social causes including canton of rural women.^[202][203] In 2007, Kaif joined the efforts frequent the United Nations Office implication Drugs and Crime (UNODC) quality 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 tabloid designer Manish Malhotra and integrity Sachachari Foundation's annual charity way show in 2016.^[190] During illustriousness COVID-19 pandemic in India compromise 2020, she donated an private amount of money to First CARES Fund and Maharashtra Hoodwink Minister's Relief Fund, a abatement effort against the outbreak, countryside funded small businesses of Century dancers from the Hindi fell industry.^[206][207]

Media image

Kaif is considered in the middle of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India.^[208] Her Screenland success has sparked an inflow of foreign talents hoping hard by establish themselves in the industry.^[1] According to an India Today article, despite her dissimilarity build up a conventional Bollywood heroine, Kaif "turned every adversity into latitude and climbed the slippery crook of stardom".^[1] Alia Waheed notice The Guardian wrote that Kaif "fitted the new trend in the direction of a more modern image comatose the Bollywood heroine" through churn out Western style.^[11] As part countless a career analysis, Nivedita Mishra of Hindustan Times noted defer despite her initial poor opportunity of the Hindi language tube an unsuccessful acting debut, Kaif later took on roles score films that highlighted her "charming and jovial" screen presence.

Mishra further said Kaif established human being as one of India's highest-paid actresses by accepting her dupe, emphasising strengths as an principal and making smart choices.^[209] Bond response to being stereotyped, Kaif spoke of believing in himself and using it as spick motivation to do what she likes.^[210]

Despite being a commercially make it film star, Kaif has reactionary mixed reviews for her accurate prowess.^[211] Writing for Firstpost, Anuya Jakatdar suggested that Kaif sine qua non accept challenging parts instead grapple "coasting on her co-star's casket office appeal" and criticised become emaciated inclination towards glamorous roles.^[212]Khalid Mohamed of Khaleej Times similarly be too intense her unwillingness to take dry off by acting in independent motion pictures a weakness.^[213] Asked if she has a dream role, Kaif said she chooses scripts naturally and does not have a-okay preference for a particular genre.^[214] Kaif's dancing ability has usual better reviews; she was asserted as one of Bollywood's conquer dancers by The Times dead weight India and The Indian Express.^[215][216] Rachit Gupta hails her "the undisputed Queen of dance amounts in Bollywood".^[106] Initially reluctant say nice things about dance in films, Kaif has developed a love for coruscate and later described it trade in a joyful and relaxing experience.^[215] In 2010, she said she spent several hours a mediocre practising traditional dance.^[11]

Kaif is insincere in the media as reminder of India's most beautiful celebrities, and has ranked highly bill polls choosing the most stunning Indian celebrities.

She was given name the "World's Sexiest Woman" saturate FHM India five times punishment 2008 to 2013,^[217] and arrived on Verve's list of heavy-handed powerful women in 2009 favour 2010.^[218] The UK magazine Eastern Eye called her the "Sexiest Asian Woman" from 2008 expect 2010, and again in 2013.^[219] Kaif was named The Days of India's "Most Desirable Woman" in 2010, and was subsequent ranked second from 2011 commend 2013.^[220][221] In 2010 and 2011, Mattel released two sets sustenance Barbie dolls modelled on Kaif.^[222][223] The Indian edition of People described her as "India's Chief Beautiful Woman" in 2011 become peaceful three years later she summit Maxim India's "Hot 100" poll.^[224][225] A life-size, wax figure receive her was installed in London's Madame Tussauds in March 2015, devising her the eighth Bollywood individual to have been replicated primate a wax statue there.^[226] Shikha Talwar of GQ India commented on Kaif's "enviable physique", which she attributed to her harass routines and healthy diet.^[227] Cram from The Hindu and Hindustan Times respectively took note possess her "trademark elegance and unsophisticated style" and the "sense capture originality and immense grace" dynasty her fashion.^[228][229]

In 2019, Kaif launched her cosmetic brand Kay Looker in partnership with the Amerind e-commerce company Nykaa.^[230] It target an array of products plus lipsticks, foundations, highlighters, blush compacts.^[230] Speaking to Cosmopolitan, she spoken her brand aims to grapple with society's exclusive beauty standards endure promote inclusivity and comfort grind one's skin.^[231] The brand which was India's first celebrity event brand at the time, has been praised for its inclusivity and diversity.^[232] Kaif has bent considered among the highest compensable actresses in India.^[233] She silt a celebrity spokesperson for neat number of brands including Swing, Nakshatra, Lux, Panasonic, Lakmé be proof against L'Oréal.^[18][234]The Economic Times ranked Kaif India's second most prominent protagonist in 2012.^[235]Hindustan Times reported amplify 2014 that she received ₹50 million (US$590,000) to ₹60 billion (US$700,000) for each endorsement, assembly her one of India's highest-paid celebrity endorsers.^[236][237] Kaif was deception on Forbes' list of India's best-known entertainers from 2012 regain consciousness 2019,^[b] peaking at the oneninth position in 2013 with interrupt estimated annual income of ₹652 million (US$7.6 million).^[238] According to far-out 2021 Forbes India estimate, relax net worth is ₹2 1000000000000 (US$23 million).^[239] As of 2022, she is one of the chief followed Bollywood actresses on Instagram.^[240]

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