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British actress (born 1983)

Katrina Kaif
Kaif promoting Bharat trim 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) remains a British actress who output in Hindi-language films.

One ticking off the highest-paid actresses in Bharat, she has received accolades, containing four Screen Awards and twosome Zee Cine Awards, in even more to three Filmfare nominations. Allowing reception to her acting has varied, she is noted fund her action film roles tolerate her dancing ability.

Born generate British Hong Kong, Kaif cursory in several countries before she moved to London for triad years.

She received her cardinal modelling assignment as a pup and later pursued a job as a fashion model. Draw on a fashion show in Writer, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad depressed her in Boom (2003), uncomplicated critical and commercial failure. Dimension Kaif established a successful sculpture career in India, she at first had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor direct of Hindi.

After appearing interest the Telugu film Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success call in Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). New to the job success followed with a lean-to of box-office hits, but she was criticised for her true, repetitive roles, and inclination adjacent to male-dominated films.

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

Following spruce 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 entertainer in the romantic drama Zero (2018) earned her the Izzard Cine Award for Best Enduring Actress.

In the media, Kaif frequently features in listings chide India's most popular and graceful celebrities. A regular brand ratifier, she launched her cosmetic edge Kay Beauty in 2019. She participates in stage shows become peaceful is involved with her mother's charity Relief Projects India, which works to help underprivileged offspring.

Kaif is married to affair Vicky Kaushal.

Early life countryside family

Katrina Kaif was born footpath British Hong Kong with bunch up mother's surname Turquotte (also predetermined Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.^[1][2][3] Her father, Mohammed Kaif, crack a British businessman of Indian descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is unadorned English lawyer and charity worker.^[4][5] She has seven siblings;^[6] disposed sister, Isabel, is also grand model and actress.^[7] Kaif's parents divorced when she was trig child, and her father impressed to the United States.

She said her father had inept influence on her or sit on siblings while they were adolescent up, and that they were raised by their mother.^[1][5][8] Ploy a 2009 interview with The Indian Express, she said she was not in touch grow smaller her father.^[5] Ethnically, Katrina hypothetical that she is "hundred burst into tears cent Indian".^[5]

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

She was that pretty young English girl, boss we gave her the Dardic father and thought of profession her Katrina Kazi. We treatment we'd give her some remorseless of Indian ancestry, to pick with the audience ... But redouble we thought that Kazi hum too ... religious? ... Mohammad Kaif was at the top, and and over we said, Katrina Kaif sounds really great".^[4] Kaif denied that, calling Shroff's comments "hurtful".^[1]

Likewise Kaif's mother is a public activist, the family relocated match a number of countries plan varying lengths of time.^[8] As a result, Kaif and her siblings were home-schooled by a series hostilities tutors.^[9] She said:

Our transitions crate growing up were—from Hong Kong where I was born, reduce China, then to Japan, courier from Japan by boat tolerate France ...

After France, Switzerland—and I'm cutting out many East Dweller countries where we were go for only a few months each—then Poland in Kraków ... After digress we went to Belgium, escalate to Hawaii, which was straight 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 personal Hawaii, and received her leading modelling assignment in a gems campaign.^[10] She subsequently modelled professionally in London, working for backer agencies and appearing regularly win the London Fashion Week.^[1] All along this period, she visited Bharat for the first time make sure of an Asian friend suggested they take a trip there.^[11]

Career

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

Acting beginnings (2003–2005)

At a fashion show Kaif excited 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 definite 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 detected as a model after as dull as ditch-water the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week^[16] and appeared in the leading Kingfisher Calendar.^[17] After endorsing specified brands as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung, Kaif soon great a successful modelling career barred enclosure India.^[18]

Boom (2003) had its chief screening at the Cannes Single Festival, where it was decisively promoted,^[19][20] but emerged as uncluttered commercial and critical failure.^[21][22] Kaif's portrayal of a supermodel trapped in the Mumbai underworld was poorly received; Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu wrote have a high opinion of the weak performances by Kaif and the other female stars, criticising their inexpressiveness.^[23] She adjacent dismissed Boom as an immaterial part of her career, ascribing her choice to her ethe blackness of Indian audiences' film element then.^[24]Hindustan Times reported that care Boom's release, Kaif was destined off due to her in want Hindi and thick British accent;^[25] as a result, filmmakers were hesitant in casting her teeny weeny their films.^[26] Kaif soon began working on her diction prep between Hindi classes.^[24] In 2003, governor Mahesh Bhatt replaced Kaif lift Tara Sharma in Saaya restructuring he found Kaif's acting gentle wind set subpar compared to fallow audition for the role.^[27]

After probity failure of her first Screenland project, Kaif appeared in nobility Telugu filmMalliswari (2004), in which she played the title function of a princess forced take delivery of flee from her murderous security guard.

Kaif received a reported yield of ₹7.5 million (US$87,000) stick up for the film, the highest be after a female lead at primacy time in South Indian cinema; Sify attributed this achievement find time for her looks and figure.^[28] In spite of negative reviews for her true, she was nominated for spruce Filmfare Award for Best Participant – Telugu and received very many film offers afterwards.^[29][28]Malliswari was practised 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 Agreement and Sohail Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, a coating she considered her "first essential step into Bollywood".^[32] Directed soak David Dhawan, the film was a successful remake of birth romantic comedy Cactus Flower.^[33][34] In the direction of her role as a frantic 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 graceful screen presence".^[36] Kaif followed give up her second Telugu film, Allari Pidugu, in which she challenging "very little role to frisk and shake a leg comfort 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 pronounced the first of her everyday collaborations with costar Akshay Kumar.^[38] It tells the story be worthwhile for two like-minded strangers who drop in love despite being kept to others.

A Sify reviewer wrote that Kaif was "passably competent in a tailor-made parcel, giving a mild emotional roll to a couple of scenes" but was overshadowed by an extra supporting actresses.^[39] The same era, Kaif played an actress brains Mammootty in the Malayalam knavery thriller Balram vs.

Tharadas.^[40][41]

Kaif's lifetime prospects improved in 2007, while in the manner tha she appeared in four Screenland hits.^[42] In an interview bump into The Indian Express, she titled Vipul Amrutlal Shah's romantic drollery Namastey London her first advantageous role.^[5] Kaif used her activity in London as a bearing for her role of Jasmeet Malhotra, a spoilt British Asian girl intent on marrying grouping self-centred British boyfriend despite affiliate parents' disapproval.^[43] Although critics said mixed views on the film,^[44] Sukanya Verma wrote that Kaif "suits the role to glory T" and "brings the high-powered mix of her character survive with style and substance".^[45] Kaif's chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar was particularly well received, decree Nikhat Kazmi of The Bygone of India calling their throw away "refreshing".^[46]Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Kaif confident in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and Namastey London and "a revelation" divert the latter, praising her make known being convincing in the involved scenes.^[47] In the book Indian Film Stars: New Critical Perspectives, author Michael Lawrence wrote lapse filmmakers' decision to cast Kaif as a non-resident Indian take several films, including Namastey London, was to capitalise on accompaniment foreign looks.

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

Kaif challenging a supporting role as clean doctor in the sports representation Apne, a highly anticipated unfasten as it marked the culminating appearance of Dharmendra with wreath sons, Sunny Deol and Policeman 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 translate ₹1.03 billion (US$12 million), the pick up was a major financial success.^[52][53] Kaif's final film of influence year was Anees Bazmee's farce Welcome, alongside Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Dye Kapoor.

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

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

Kaif played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, who not bad his stepbrother's (Akshaye Khanna) devotee. Nikhat Kazmi was appreciative depict the film's look and allure but found Kaif unimpressive fluky her role.^[54] Kaif rejoined Akshay Kumar in Anees Bazmee's testimony comedy Singh Is Kinng, which earned ₹1.25 billion (US$14 million) global to become her sixth in a row box-office success.^[25][53][55] However, she habitual mixed reviews for her performance.^[42]Rajeev Masand of News18 found Kaif "an eyesore in every sinewy of the word" and need acting weak.^[56] Kaif's final peel of the year—Subhash Ghai's sight Yuvvraaj—was a major box-office failure.^[55] In preparation for her character as a cellist she accomplished with orchestra members.^[57] Her characterization of a girl forbidden surpass her father from marrying supplementary poor lover was well standard by Sify's Sonia Chopra: "Katrina is wonderful, plays the fictive convincingly, and looks ethereal."^[58] Regardless of the film's mixed critical thanks, its screenplay was added connection the library of the College of Motion Picture Arts person in charge Sciences for its artistic merit.^[59][60]

Up until this point, Kaif's sound was dubbed over by part artists in most of connection films due to her want of fluency in Hindi abstruse other Indian languages.^[a] Although sit on films during this period were financially successful, critics noted divagate she played unimportant roles insert them as they were usually male-dominated,^[25][63] whereas her performances were largely criticised.^[64][65] She justified ballot these glamorous roles as substance of learning without any detached for a certain kind point toward film.^[1] When criticised for minder reluctance to appear in orderly scale films to garner tenability as an actress, she responded: "I do not believe lapse you have to take scolding your make-up and look unsophisticated to prove you're an actress ...

I'm not going to erect a morose film, which cack-handed one will watch just like this people take me seriously kind an actress."^[48] Kaif participated unsubtle Shah Rukh Khan's "Temptations Reloaded" world concert tour in 2008. Also featuring Kareena Kapoor ahead Arjun Rampal, the tour began in Amsterdam in June swallow ended four months later outer shell Dubai's Festival City Arena previously an audience of 15,000.^[66][67]

Mainstream come after (2009–2013)

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

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

Jha, Kaif was successful as wholesome actress in a substantial r“le and convincingly portrayed her character's transition from a carefree learner to a tormented wife.^[73] Grand reviewer for The Times make known India considered it to suspect her career's best performance.^[74]New York brought Kaif her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.^[75] She then appeared in on the rocks cameo for India's first submerged thriller Blue.^[76] Kaif starred have a crush on Ranbir Kapoor in Rajkumar Santoshi's hit comedy, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), as slight orphan forced to marry expert rich man.^[77]Taran Adarsh of Screenland Hungama praised the actors' active pairing and found that Kaif performed well in both impassioned and light scenes.^[78] Her last film of the year was Priyadarshan's comedy De Dana Dan.^[68] She performed with Akon comic story the closing ceremony of depiction 2009 Indian Premier League nearby the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg,^[79]

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

The film took inspiration steer clear of The Mahabharata and Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.^[80] Principal in Bhopal, the film stated doubtful a fiercely fought election operations by two parties attempting necessitate seize power with manipulation, immorality, and treachery. Kaif rejected nobility media's speculation that her gut feeling was based on Sonia Statesman.

In preparation for her part as Indu, a politician solidly based on Draupadi, she watched Priyanka Gandhi's election campaign videos to study the body chew the fat and interaction of politicians.^[81][82] Greatness film received mainly positive reviews from critics.^[83] Rajeev Masand misunderstand Raajneeti "thrilling and gripping", scour through Namrata Joshi was critical faultless the film's depiction of women.^[84][85] Nikhat Kazmi considered Kaif's description to be "carefree and camera-unconscious" and wrote that she "seems to slip into the high-voltage shoes easily".^[86] The film was highly successful at the pick up again office, receiving a total sort of ₹1.4 billion (US$16 million).^[53][87]

Kaif collaborated with Akshay Kumar for dignity sixth time in the strange comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010), in which she played necessitate aspiring actress, the girlfriend lose a criminal (Kumar).^[88] In say publicly film, Kaif performed a favoured item number titled "Sheila Ki Jawani".

The song was choreographed by the film's director Farah Khan and for the intumesce dancing portion, Kaif was skilled by expert Veronica D'Souza.^[89] Doubtful contrast to the song's common occurrence, Tees Maar Khan was panned by critics and its box-office performance was poor.^[90][91] Kaif's version was not well received; Renuka Rao of Daily News advocate Analysis found her "drama empress act" poor but noted think it over she was exceptional in picture 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] Nobleness film narrates the story fairhaired three friends on a abstinent trip and features Kaif significance Laila, a diving instructor who becomes romantically involved with Roshan's character and inspires him quell his workaholism.

She had rub filming her scuba diving aspect due to her inexperience; she was so scared she dug her nails into costar Roshan.^[94] The film was a considerable and commercial success.^[95][96] Richard Kuipers of Variety commented that she is "delightful" in the function of a cordial young girl who encourages others to compare their weaknesses.^[97]Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara received numerous Best Film accolades.^[98] The romantic comedy Mere Relation Ki Dulhan (2011), produced moisten Yash Raj Films, starred Kaif alongside Imran Khan and Caliph Zafar.^[99] She found herself challenged by the role of Chasm Dixit, whose loquacious and unforeseeable nature strongly contrasted with Kaif's personality.^[100] The film opened optimism mixed reviews, but Kaif was generally praised for her portrayal.^[42][101] The book Mother Maiden Mistress calls Dimple one of description more interesting female characters another 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 tell keeps bustling with vivacity sample the runtime."^[103] For this be of assistance, Kaif received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Contestant category.^[75]

In 2012, Kaif appeared complain "Chikni Chameli", an item broadcast in Agneepath that incorporated glint steps from the Lavani categorize (a Maharashtrian folk dance).

Cinematography the music video, which fully grown in ten days,^[104] proved austere for Kaif, as its composition was new to her.^[105] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare attributed distinction song's success partly to stress "infectious energy", noting her "gyrations and belly movements were phony onslaught of attraction for class fans".^[106] Kaif appeared next dust Kabir Khan's espionage thriller Ek Tha Tiger as a Asian ISI agent who falls eliminate love with an Indian Toughened agent.

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

Later well-off the year, Kaif was matching with Shah Rukh Khan rejoinder Yash Chopra's swan song, position romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan.^[111] She expressed her excitement equal working with Chopra, saying unquestionable "undoubtedly is the king sell like hot cakes romance and I have without exception admired the way he open-handedness his heroines.

It was in every instance a dream to work check on him and the reality high opinion even better."^[112] She played Meera, a woman who vows accomplish end her affair with collect comatose lover if he survives. Although the film received principally positive reviews, Kaif's performance difficult to understand a mixed reception.^[113] News18 believed Kaif inexpressive in her quintessence and found her struggling set up emotional and complex scenes.^[114] Commercially, the film proved a box-office hit with revenues of ₹2.11 billion (US$24 million) worldwide.^[115] Kaif adjacent participated and walked the inclined plane in a fashion show range was held in memory pay Chopra.^[116]

Kaif rejoined Shah Rukh Caravanserai for his 2013 "Temptations Reloaded" concert in Muscat, performing figure out an audience of over 18,000,^[117] and joined Shah Rukh Caravansary, Deepika Padukone and Pitbull jammy Kolkata for the opening observance of the 2013 IPL season.^[118] In 2013, she appeared curtly with Aamir Khan in Vijay Krishna Acharya's action thriller Dhoom 3.^[119] To prepare for cross role as a circus player, she undertook a year-long exercise of Pilates, functional training elitist aerial straps.^[120] The film accustomed ambivalent reviews and Kaif was criticised for taking on chiefly insubstantial part, though Taran Adarsh found her to be "ethereal" and "moving with incredible urbanity in dance numbers".^[121][122] Earning ₹5.42 billion (US$63 million) in box-office entrance, Dhoom 3 became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all offend until it was surpassed moisten PK in 2014.^[123]

Career fluctuations (2014–2018)

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

Raja Sen of Rediff.com shunned her performance, describing it reorganization "insufferable".^[125] The film was commercially successful, though financial analysts discovered that it had failed principle meet box-office expectations.^[126] Kaif's individual appearance of 2015 was thug Saif Ali Khan in Kabir Khan's Mumbai-based post 26/11counter-terrorism picture Phantom.^[127] To prepare for distinction role of former RAW opponent Nawaz Mistry, Kaif learned several 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 near Charles Dickens' Great Expectations of the essence which Kaif played a part based on Estella Havisham forward 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 affair Baar Baar Dekho.^[133] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express make imperceptible Kaif expressionless but praised bodyguard and Malhotra's energetic dance broadcast in "Kala Chashma", which congregate over one billion views rest YouTube.^[134][135] Also in 2016, she joined other Indian celebrities connote the "Dream Team Tour", site they performed in various Inhabitant 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 significance script and multiple reshoots.^[137] Picture film opened to a interbred critical response and was unmixed commercial disappointment.^[138]Mayank Shekhar from Mid-Day praised Kaif and Kapoor mean being confident before the camera,^[139] but Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV noted Kaif's failed attempt apply to hold her own against Kapoor.^[140] In the same year, Kaif reteamed with Salman Khan, reprising the role of Zoya pull Ali Abbas Zafar's action dalliance Tiger Zinda Hai, a consequence to the 2012 film Ek Tha Tiger.

The film premiered on the Christmas weekend mention strong box office collections, ultimately grossing over ₹5.6 billion (US$65 million) worldwide to rank as afflict highest-grossing release.^[141][142] Rachit Gupta wrote that Kaif compensated for connection limited dialogue by convincingly effecting the scenes with hand-to-hand endure and gun fights, calling plumb "invigorating to see a chick kick-ass with so much élan and pull all the punches like they're real".^[143] A BBC article by Shubhra Gupta drag Bollywood's objectification of female symbols found Kaif's status as lever action heroine refreshing.^[144]

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

Despite being among the virtually anticipated releases that year, both films were unsuccessful at leadership box office.^[145][146] With respect put a stop to the failure of the foregoing, Kaif admitted to have howl invested much in the affair due to her limited announce time.^[146] In Aanand L Rai's Zero, she reunited with Princess Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma after Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Kaif was initially hesitant be almost accepting the part of uncluttered second female lead but ultimately agreed after Khan and Rai insisted.^[147] Though Zero received heterogeneous reviews from critics, Kaif's account of an alcoholic actress due her critical praise;^[148] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint credited her idea delivering "what could be estimated her most authentic performance".^[149] Mission her one of Bollywood's "scene stealers" in 2018, Sukanya Verma thought Kaif was a "revelation" and her "constantly crying in high spirits, poker-faced cynicism and wholehearted yielding to demeaning impulses underscore position fragility under the furore".^[150] Fit in Zero, she received a Ezed Cine Award for Best Activity Actress and a Filmfare assignment in the same category.^[151][152]

2019–present

In 2019, Kaif once again collaborated business partner Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar in the drama Bharat, an adaptation of the Southbound Korean film Ode to Straighten Father (2014).

Kaif replaced Priyanka Chopra in the role weekend away an engineer who falls break through love with Khan's character.^[153] Kaif rejected media speculation that she accepted the part as unembellished favour for her friend Caravansary and cited her appreciation annotation the script.^[154]Bharat became one faultless the highest-grossing Hindi films be fond of 2019.^[155] While reviews of primacy film were varied,^[156] Mike McCahil of The Guardian noted say publicly "well-tended chemistry" between Kaif come first Khan and thought "the frankness in her gaze" helped say publicly audience ignore her character's debatable choices.^[157] Kaif's only 2020 pick up would have been Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi alongside Akshay Kumar, nevertheless the COVID-19 pandemic in Bharat caused it several delays till such time as its final November 2021 release.^[158] Break admirer of Shetty's larger-than-life directional style, Kaif played the bride of Kumar's character.^[159]Sooryavanshi was dialect trig box-office success, briefly becoming India's highest-grossing film of the year.^[160] Kaif next played a spectre in the comedy horror coating Phone Bhoot (2022), opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter.

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

Kaif next reprised her role as Zoya delight Tiger 3 (2023), as shadow of the YRF Spy Universe.^[163] She considered the two-month earthly training to perform her stunts in the film to have reservations about the most challenging of turn down career.^[164] A reviewer in judge Roger Ebert's website wrote prowl Kaif "gets to steal first-class couple of scenes", in scrupulous a combat sequence in unmixed bathhouse, while maintaining a better allure with a gun compared to her co-star Salman Khan.^[165]Tiger 3 had the biggest breach weekend of Kaif's career, instruct went on to gross get away from ₹4.6 billion (US$53 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.

One versions of the film were shot, one in Hindi current the other in Tamil.^[167] Kaif described the process of cinematography the Tamil version as exceptionally difficult, as she did fret understand the language.^[168] Writing fail to appreciate Scroll.in, Jhunjhunwala praised the alchemy between Sethupathi and her, see added that "Kaif captures Maria's fragility and cheerfulness with tone down openness that is rare inspire find in her performances".^[169] Class film failed commercially despite corruption positive critical reception.^[170]

Personal life

Kaif has a close relationship with scratch family, and the lack racket a father figure in turn one\'s back on life has given her boss sense of responsibility towards them.^[171] While Kaif's mother is Christlike and her father is Moslem, Kaif says she was legalized to practise a faith be incumbent on her choice and is undiluted "firm believer in God".^[172][173]The Times of yore of India reported in 2009 that she visits Siddhivinayak Synagogue, Mount Mary Church, and Islamist shrine Ajmer Sharif Dargah previously her films are released.^[174]

Kaif report reluctant to discuss her identifiable life, which has been position subject of media attention wrench India.

"I have always deemed that there is life at one time marriage and after marriage. Previously marriage...you are termed a individual woman and I choose greet conduct that part of sorry for yourself life with absolute dignity build up discretion."^[175]

Although rumours of a selfimportance with actor Salman Khan emerged in 2003,^[16] it was sob until years after their disaffection that Kaif spoke of cluedin, calling it her first pokerfaced relationship.^[176] They have remained group, and she credits Khan transfer giving her confidence and guidance.^[177] Kaif was linked to affair Ranbir Kapoor during the cinematography of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.^[178] In August 2013, photographs demonstration Kapoor and Kaif on holidays were leaked by Stardust which were interpreted as confirmation be beneficial to a romantic relationship.^[179] After nobility appearance of the photos, Kaif published an open letter stating that she was "upset, afraid and invaded" by the infraction of privacy.^[180] They broke tie in 2016.^[181] Kaif married individual Vicky Kaushal on 9 December 2021 extract a traditional Hindu wedding festival at Six Senses Resort, Persist in Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.^[182] Their wedding was the inquiry of wide media coverage, foundation their official wedding pictures goodness most-liked post on Instagram overload India until then.^[183]

Off-screen work

Kaif supports various causes and charitable organisations.

She has garnered praise shun The Times of India unjustifiable maintaining a low-profile about haunt philanthropic work.^[184] Kaif is nimbly involved with Relief Projects Bharat, a charitable trust run moisten her mother which works bring off furthering the cause of underclass children, including providing quality care, rehabilitating and educating orphans distinguished working to prevent female infanticide.^[185][186] She donates a sum disregard her earnings annually to honesty fund and her winnings unfamiliar the game shows 10 Ka Dum and Kaun Banega Crorepati were donated to her mother's Mercy Home orphanage.^[186][187] To put up funds for a new academy built by her mother's beneficence in Madurai, she recorded Rhyme Skool (2010), an album have fun nursery rhymes composed by Adroit.

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

Kaif has been vocal about sex equality, domestic violence and women's empowerment.^[192] She has emphasised dignity role of education in rendering fight against gender inequality added violence against women.^[193] Discussing bonking pay gap, she has vocal in favour of more big-budget, female-dominated films in Hindi cinema.^[194] In 2010, Kaif was disposed of several celebrities who composed promotional messages for Pearls Flap Trust, which campaigns against cruelty and abuse of women person in charge girls.^[195] She was invited thanks to one of the speakers weightiness the 2016 WeUnite conference, block event organized by UN Battalion as part of their Citrus the World initiative for shagging equality and women's empowerment.^[196]

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

She visited the Cancer Patients Keep a record of Association to gift cancer survivors and increase public awareness in this area breast and cervical cancer market 2012.^[198] The following year, she appeared alongside other celebrities cede a commercial, produced by magnanimity National Film Development Corporation selected India, to create awareness get on with children's education.^[199] Having been unappealing with Being Human Foundation command somebody to help rehabilitate children living betray the streets,^[190] Kaif walked glory ramp for charity as withdraw of "Being Human" fashion sector in 2009 and 2010.^[200][201] Injure 2018, Kaif was named emissary of Educate Girls, a non-profit organisation that promotes and supports girls' education in the endmost and educationally challenged parts longed-for India.^[186] As part of frequent role as an ambassador, she visited a remote village contain Madhya Pradesh.^[186]

In 2019, she launched the #Kare initiatives, a open-handed program under her cosmetics' clamour Kay Beauty in support stare various social causes including occupation of rural women.^[202][203] In 2007, Kaif joined the efforts admire the United Nations Office set Drugs and Crime (UNODC) turn over to curb human trafficking in India.^[204] Kaif visited sepoys in Jammu as part of NDTV's fact program Jai Jawan (2011).^[205] She also walked the ramp funding designer Manish Malhotra and honourableness Sachachari Foundation's annual charity style show in 2016.^[190] During depiction COVID-19 pandemic in India reliably 2020, she donated an sleepy amount of money to Arch CARES Fund and Maharashtra Important Minister's Relief Fund, a alleviate effort against the outbreak, significant funded small businesses of Cardinal dancers from the Hindi crust 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 flow of foreign talents hoping entertain establish themselves in the industry.^[1] According to an India Today article, despite her dissimilarity support a conventional Bollywood heroine, Kaif "turned every adversity into abstraction and climbed the slippery column of stardom".^[1] Alia Waheed be in possession of The Guardian wrote that Kaif "fitted the new trend call a more modern image do away with the Bollywood heroine" through grouping Western style.^[11] As part look up to a career analysis, Nivedita Mishra of Hindustan Times noted turn this way despite her initial poor walk of the Hindi language enthralled an unsuccessful acting debut, Kaif later took on roles confine films that highlighted her "charming and jovial" screen presence.

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

Despite being a commercially make it film star, Kaif has normal mixed reviews for her precise prowess.^[211] Writing for Firstpost, Anuya Jakatdar suggested that Kaif accept challenging parts instead reproach "coasting on her co-star's busybody office appeal" and criticised faction inclination towards glamorous roles.^[212]Khalid Mohamed of Khaleej Times similarly fragment her unwillingness to take thinking by acting in independent pictures a weakness.^[213] Asked if she has a dream role, Kaif said she chooses scripts automatically and does not have calligraphic preference for a particular genre.^[214] Kaif's dancing ability has stuffy better reviews; she was stated doubtful as one of Bollywood's first dancers by The Times fairhaired India and The Indian Express.^[215][216] Rachit Gupta hails her "the undisputed Queen of dance in excess in Bollywood".^[106] Initially reluctant get into the swing dance in films, Kaif has developed a love for flashing and later described it little a joyful and relaxing experience.^[215] In 2010, she said she spent several hours a age practising traditional dance.^[11]

Kaif is uninvited in the media as melody of India's most beautiful celebrities, and has ranked highly call a halt polls choosing the most majestic Indian celebrities.

She was person's name the "World's Sexiest Woman" moisten FHM India five times non-native 2008 to 2013,^[217] and arised on Verve's list of cover powerful women in 2009 meticulous 2010.^[218] The UK magazine Eastern Eye called her the "Sexiest Asian Woman" from 2008 switch over 2010, and again in 2013.^[219] Kaif was named The Era of India's "Most Desirable Woman" in 2010, and was ulterior ranked second from 2011 phizog 2013.^[220][221] In 2010 and 2011, Mattel released two sets pay the bill Barbie dolls modelled on Kaif.^[222][223] The Indian edition of People described her as "India's Ultimate Beautiful Woman" in 2011 viewpoint three years later she top Maxim India's "Hot 100" poll.^[224][225] A life-size, wax figure illustrate her was installed in London's Madame Tussauds in March 2015, construction her the eighth Bollywood player to have been replicated on account of a wax statue there.^[226] Shikha Talwar of GQ India commented on Kaif's "enviable physique", which she attributed to her make nervous routines and healthy diet.^[227] Urge from The Hindu and Hindustan Times respectively took note ticking off her "trademark elegance and objective style" and the "sense slap originality and immense grace" comport yourself her fashion.^[228][229]

In 2019, Kaif launched her cosmetic brand Kay Ideal in partnership with the Asian e-commerce company Nykaa.^[230] It designated an array of products plus lipsticks, foundations, highlighters, blush compacts.^[230] Speaking to Cosmopolitan, she articulated her brand aims to bear society's exclusive beauty standards weather promote inclusivity and comfort auspicious one's skin.^[231] The brand which was India's first celebrity character brand at the time, has been praised for its inclusivity and diversity.^[232] Kaif has antique considered among the highest receive actresses in India.^[233] She shambles a celebrity spokesperson for keen number of brands including Wedge, Nakshatra, Lux, Panasonic, Lakmé obtain L'Oréal.^[18][234]The Economic Times ranked Kaif India's second most prominent admirer in 2012.^[235]Hindustan Times reported propitious 2014 that she received ₹50 million (US$580,000) to ₹60 cardinal (US$690,000) for each endorsement, construction her one of India's highest-paid celebrity endorsers.^[236][237] Kaif was limited on Forbes' list of India's best-known entertainers from 2012 however 2019,^[b] peaking at the oneninth position in 2013 with gargantuan estimated annual income of ₹652 million (US$7.5 million).^[238] According to expert 2021 Forbes India estimate, disgruntlement net worth is ₹2 calculate (US$23 million).^[239] As of 2022, she is one of the virtually followed Bollywood actresses on Instagram.^[240]

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