Katrina Kaif is a highly acclaimed and widely recognized Bollywood actress known for her stunning beauty, versatility, and captivating performances.
Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte.
Katrina Kaif also holds citizenship from Kuwait since her father was originally from there.
When Katrina first entered the Bollywood film industry, she had to learn Hindi from scratch to excel in her acting career.
She has learned and spoken other languages for specific roles, including Tamil for the film "Thaandavam" (2012) and Telugu for the movie "Malliswari" (2004).
She was the first Bollywood actress to have her wax statue displayed at Madame Tussauds in London.
In 2003, Katrina Kaif participated in the Miss India beauty pageant. However, she did not win the competition but was noticed by the film industry.
Despite her poised and confident demeanor, Katrina Kaif has a fear of butterflies, known as lepidopterophobia.
Before embarking on a career in modeling and acting, Katrina Kaif had aspirations of studying engineering.