Katrina Kaif

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Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984 is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industryShe has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment 2 Career
3 Voice
4 Awards
5 Filmography
6 References
7 External links
Kaif was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte,both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif stated once, "my dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings. Kaif has seven siblings. From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. Then from Japan (by boat) to France when she was 8, and also moved to Switzerland, Kraków, Berlin, Belgium, and many other East European countries where she and her family were there for a few months each Then they moved to Hawaii, and eventually later moved to her mother's home country, England. It is widely speculated that Kaif is from London, when in fact, she only lived there for three years before finally moving to Mumbai

Kaif began her modeling career at the age fourteen; her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week.

Kaif's London modeling-work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi

Kaif saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.

In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Her run of hit films continued with Apne, becoming a semi hit grosser while Partner and Welcome were huge hits, both receiving a blockbuster status.

In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). Kaif's second release of the year was Anees Bazmee's production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was a big success at the box office. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole

Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham, was a critical and commercial success. Kaif's performance was highly regarded. Wrote critic Taran Adarsh, "Katrina gives you the surprise. Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She's outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this timeKaif received a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actress category for her performance.

She next played a bit role in a cameo as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller which was declared a below average by box office India.

At the year's end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar. Both films were commercial successes.
Kaif's first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status. She is also starred in Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010 The film received mainly negative reviews, but was declared a semi hit according to Box Office India while Kaif's item song Sheila Ki Jawani was one of the most appreciated songs of the year.

Aside from film acting, she has a number of endorsement deals
It should be noted that due to her poor knowledge of Hindi (and other Indian languages), Katrina Kaif's voice has often been dubbed over by another actress for many of her early films. With the exception of De Dana Dan, all her films since New York feature her real voice. Earlier films in which her real voice is also heard are Singh Is Kinng, and Boom.

2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award , Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
2006: Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year
2008: Zee Cine Awards, British Indian Actor Award
2008: IIFA Awards, Style Diva of the Year
2008: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine, Singh Is Kinng
2008: Apsara Film Producers Guild of India Awards, Style Diva of the Year
2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award
2009: Golden Kela Awards, Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent
2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine
2009: Award, Performing Excellence
2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year
2010: Stardust Awards, Best Actress - Popular Award for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab
2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)
2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award
2005: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut, Sarkar
2008: Award for Best Actress, Race
2009: Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role, Race
2009: Award for Best Actress, Singh Is Kinng
2009: Stardust Award for Star Of The Year, Singh Is Kinng
2009: Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Negative Role, Race
2010: Screen Award for Best Actor In Popular Category, New York
2010: Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York
2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor
2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade

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Namastey London (Hindi: नमस्ते लंदन) is a 2007 Bollywood film. The romantic comedy film is directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. It also stars Rishi Kapoor, Upen Patel and Clive Standen in supporting roles. Riteish Deshmukh has a cameo role in the film. The concept of Indians being born in foreign nations and forgetting their Indian roots and instead trying to become like people of that nation is drawn from the Manoj Kumar starrer Purab Aur Paschim. The film is made for an Indian audience in India, with most of the topics being controversial in India, like openly kissing in public and alcohol abuse.
1 Synopsis
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3 Release
3.1 Reception
3.2 Box office
4 Music
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Indian-born Manmohan Malhotra (Rishi Kapoor) decided to re-locate to London, England, established himself, returned to India, got married to Bebo (Nina Wadia), and after a period of 4 years got a visa for her so that she could live with him. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to Jasmeet (Katrina Kaif). Manmohan was always embarrassed of Bebo, as she was fat and could not speak English, as a result he always left her out of important occasions, while he socialized. Bebo did not want Jasmeet to end up like her, so got her educated in an English school, encouraged to mingle with British friends, and as a result Jasmeet was transformed in to Jazz - a beautiful young woman, modern in looks, talk, habits, and heart. Her father set her to meet a young lad, Bobby Bedi(Ritesh Deshmukh), although the date turns out to be a disaster and Bobby rejects her. Manmohan thinks that it is impossible to get him a Indian son-in-law, although his friend, Parvez Khan (Javed Sheikh), is in a similar situation with his son, Imran (Upen Patel), who has a blonde girlfriend, Susan (Tiffany Mulheron). Manmohan decides to take his family for a tour in India, and forces Jasmeet to marry Arjun Singh (Akshay Kumar). On their return to London, Jasmeet announces that she is getting married to Charlie Brown (Clive Standen), who is well educated and has good friends and connections, even with Prince Charles, and refuses to recognize her marriage with Arjun as there is no proof of this wedding. When Jasmeet is introduced to the friends of the Brown family, she is subjected to considerable racist abuse (snake charmers, Indian rope tricks, tandoori chicken) as well as a quote from Winston Churchill: 'When we leave India, the country will be in the hands of goons'. while Imran is asked by Susan's parents to leave Islam, become a Christian, change his name to Emmanuel or Ian, as well as provide a written undertaking that his family is not associated with any terrorists. The film ends on a happy note with Imran and Susan being accepted with Imran's family and Jazz runs away from her wedding to Charlie Brown and goes with Arjun back to India, as they are both seen riding on Arjun's motorcycle.
Akshay Kumar as Arjun Ballu Singh
Katrina Kaif as Jasmeet M. Malhotra Singh (Jazz)
Rishi Kapoor as Manmohan Malhotra
Clive Standen as Charles Brown (Charlie)
Upen Patel as Imran P. Khan
Javed Sheikh as Parvez Khan (Imran's father)
Tiffany Mulheron as Susan
Nina Wadia as Bebo Malhotra
Riteish Deshmukh as Bobby Bedi (Guest Appearance)The reviews of the film were generally positive. Taran Adarsh of indiafm.com wrote, "Namastey London is addictive stuff. You watch it once, you wanna watch it again.

Akshay Kumar has received almost unanimous praise for his portrayal of Arjun Singh, with a critic saying "Kumar certainly leaves his mark throughout the flick. One of the coolest performances of the starAdarsh said "One of his finest performances so far, Namastey London also marks the coming of age of an actor who was often dubbed as an action hero or a funster. Akshay not only wins the heart of Katrina on screen, he’s sure to win the hearts of millions of moviegoers with a terrific portrayal in this film." On Katrina Kaif's performance he wrote, "she handles the complex part with remarkable ease. The pretty lass is only getting better with every film." Despite the generally favourable reviews, Prachi Singh of Moviewalah panned the film, with a verdict of 2 out of 5 stars

Namastey London opened to a good response and mainly picked up momentum after the second and third day of its release, a major reason being India's exit out of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The film did extremely well in the northern parts of India especially in Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.It also did well in Mumbai and in the first week of its release collected Rs. 7,35,75,657. The film was received very well in other parts of the country. The success of the film ended a long spell of box office failures since the release of Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love in January 2007. The film went on to become a huge hit & grossed Rs. 48,37,00,000 making it one of the top hits of 2007.

The film was a huge hit overseas. It debuted at number 9 on the UK charts and similarly debuted within the top 20 in the United States and Australian charts. The film collected £ 238,841 in the first week of its release As of 27 July 2007 the movie has grossed an estimated $
The soundtrack was released on 27 January 2007 and received, so far, good reviews. This the first time Himesh Reshammiya and Javed Akhtar collaborated together.Chakna Chakna - Himesh Reshammiya
Viraaniya - Himesh Reshammiya
Main Jahaan Rahoon - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Krishna Beura
Yahi Hota Pyaar - Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan
Rafta Rafta - RDB
Annan Faanan - Jayesh Gandhi , Akriti Kakkar
Dilruba - Zubeen Garg, Alisha Chinai
Viraaniya (Mehfil Mix) - Himesh Reshammiya
Aanan Faanan (Mehfil Mix) - Jayesh Gandhi , Akriti Kakkar
Chakna Chakna (Remix) - Himesh ReshammiyaDilruba (Remix) - Zubeen Garg, Alisha ChinaiMain Jahaan Rahoon (Remix) - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, KrishnaYahi Hota Pyaar (Remix) - Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi ChauhanAanan Faanan (Remix) - Jayesh Gandhi, Akriti KakkaMain Jahaan Rahoon (Mehfil Mix) - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Krishna
Yahi Hota Pyaar (Mehfil Mix) - Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan
Viraaniyan (Remix) - Himesh Reshammiya
Rafta Rafta (Remix) - RDB

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