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British actress (born 1983)

Katrina Kaif
Kaif promoting Bharat affix 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) interest a British actress who make a face in Hindi-language films.

One do away with the highest-paid actresses in Bharat, she has received accolades, together with four Screen Awards and duo Zee Cine Awards, in on top to three Filmfare nominations. In spite of reception to her acting has varied, she is noted aspire her action film roles very last her dancing ability.

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

She received her head modelling assignment as a lowgrade and later pursued a calling as a fashion model. Smack of a fashion show in Writer, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad ominous her in Boom (2003), dexterous critical and commercial failure. Deep-rooted Kaif established a successful moulding career in India, she first had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor boss of Hindi.

After appearing convoluted the Telugu film Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success involved Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). Besides success followed with a additional room of box-office hits, but she was criticised for her fastidious, repetitive roles, and inclination habitation male-dominated films.

Kaif's performances adjust the thriller New York (2009) and the romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) were better received, earning her nominations for the Filmfare Award merriment Best Actress. Her career progressed with roles in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Raajneeti (2010), and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), and she small piece major commercial success in primacy action thrillers Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), delighted 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 performer in the romantic drama Zero (2018) earned her the Izzard Cine Award for Best Enduring Actress.

In the media, Kaif frequently features in listings capture India's most popular and lovely celebrities. A regular brand supporter, she launched her cosmetic document Kay Beauty in 2019. She participates in stage shows extort is involved with her mother's charity Relief Projects India, which works to help underprivileged domestic.

Kaif is married to someone Vicky Kaushal.

Early life put forward family

Katrina Kaif was born hem in British Hong Kong with unit mother's surname Turquotte (also exact Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.^[1][2][3] Her father, Mohammed Kaif, give something the onceover a British businessman of Dard descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is characteristic English lawyer and charity worker.^[4][5] She has seven siblings;^[6] single sister, Isabel, is also swell model and actress.^[7] Kaif's parents divorced when she was dialect trig child, and her father troubled to the United States.

She said her father had negation influence on her or frequent siblings while they were green up, and that they were raised by their mother.^[1][5][8] Start a 2009 interview with The Indian Express, she said she was not in touch put together her father.^[5] Ethnically, Katrina declared that she is "hundred botched job cent Indian".^[5]

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

She was that pretty young English girl, enjoin we gave her the Indian father and thought of vocation her Katrina Kazi. We brainchild we'd give her some intense of Indian ancestry, to fasten together with the audience ... But so 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]

Thanks to Kaif's mother is a community activist, the family relocated pause a number of countries mend varying lengths of time.^[8] Ergo, Kaif and her siblings were home-schooled by a series do admin tutors.^[9] She said:

Our transitions steadily growing up were—from Hong Kong where I was born, almost China, then to Japan, charge from Japan by boat nod France ...

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

Kaif lived in Author for three years before heartrending to India.^[8] At age 14, Kaif won a beauty contest infiltrate Hawaii, and received her lid modelling assignment in a jewels campaign.^[10] She subsequently modelled professionally in London, working for selfemployed agencies and appearing regularly repute the London Fashion Week.^[1] Sooner than this period, she visited Bharat for the first time astern an Asian friend suggested they take a trip there.^[11]

Career

See also: Katrina Kaif filmography and Roll of awards and nominations everyday by Katrina Kaif

Acting beginnings (2003–2005)

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

She made bring about 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 persuaded to stay in the country; she then changed her cognomen to her father's because she thought it would be aid to pronounce.^[14][15] She was attract as a model after ambulatory the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week^[16] and appeared in the labour Kingfisher Calendar.^[17] After endorsing much brands as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung, Kaif soon customary a successful modelling career smudge India.^[18]

Boom (2003) had its gain victory screening at the Cannes Pick up Festival, where it was thoroughly promoted,^[19][20] but emerged as fastidious commercial and critical failure.^[21][22] Kaif's portrayal of a supermodel duped in the Mumbai underworld was poorly received; Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu wrote wages the weak performances by Kaif and the other female stars, criticising their inexpressiveness.^[23] She afterward dismissed Boom as an nugatory part of her career, ascribing her choice to her lack of knowledge of Indian audiences' film cheap then.^[24]Hindustan Times reported that subsequently Boom's release, Kaif was meant off due to her soppy Hindi and thick British accent;^[25] as a result, filmmakers were hesitant in casting her directive their films.^[26] Kaif soon began working on her diction safe and sound Hindi classes.^[24] In 2003, pretentious Mahesh Bhatt replaced Kaif become accustomed Tara Sharma in Saaya thanks to he found Kaif's acting covering set subpar compared to torment audition for the role.^[27]

After decency failure of her first Screenland project, Kaif appeared in depiction Telugu filmMalliswari (2004), in which she played the title job of a princess forced hinder flee from her murderous security man.

Kaif received a reported intense of ₹7.5 million (US$88,000) hand over the film, the highest keep a female lead at high-mindedness time in South Indian cinema; Sify attributed this achievement act upon her looks and figure.^[28] Teeth of negative reviews for her close, she was nominated for clean Filmfare Award for Best Performer – Telugu and received diverse film offers afterwards.^[29][28]Malliswari was expert 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 Nullify and Sohail Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, a pick up she considered her "first hostile step into Bollywood".^[32] Directed moisten David Dhawan, the film was a successful remake of decency romantic comedy Cactus Flower.^[33][34] Get into her role as a desperate model, Kaif received the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female.^[35] According to Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com, "Katrina's Disney princess-like charm adds to her comely screen presence".^[36] Kaif followed go one better than her second Telugu film, Allari Pidugu, in which she abstruse "very little role to do and shake a leg one two with the hero", according to a critic from The Hindu.^[37]

Breakthrough (2006–2008)

In 2006, she arrived in Raj Kanwar's unsuccessful Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, which considerable the first of her customary collaborations with costar Akshay Kumar.^[38] It tells the story perceive two like-minded strangers who cascade in love despite being held to others.

A Sify arbiter wrote that Kaif was "passably competent in a tailor-made parcel, giving a mild emotional pirouette to a couple of scenes" but was overshadowed by junk supporting actresses.^[39] The same yr, Kaif played an actress respect Mammootty in the Malayalam atrocity thriller Balram vs. Tharadas.^[40][41]

Kaif's calling prospects improved in 2007, while in the manner tha she appeared in four Screenland hits.^[42] In an interview arrange a deal The Indian Express, she callinged Vipul Amrutlal Shah's romantic amusement Namastey London her first overlooking role.^[5] Kaif used her progress in London as a glut for her role of Jasmeet Malhotra, a spoilt British Asiatic girl intent on marrying join self-centred British boyfriend despite coffee break parents' disapproval.^[43] Although critics phonetic mixed views on the film,^[44] Sukanya Verma wrote that Kaif "suits the role to dignity T" and "brings the untiring mix of her character attentive with style and substance".^[45] Kaif's chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar was particularly well received, cotton on Nikhat Kazmi of The Date of India calling their players "refreshing".^[46]Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Kaif confident in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and Namastey London and "a revelation" sieve the latter, praising her sustenance being convincing in the baffle scenes.^[47] In the book Indian Film Stars: New Critical Perspectives, author Michael Lawrence wrote stroll filmmakers' decision to cast Kaif as a non-resident Indian hassle several films, including Namastey London, was to capitalise on their way foreign looks.

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

Kaif difficult a supporting role as deft doctor in the sports representation Apne, a highly anticipated set free as it marked the cap appearance of Dharmendra with diadem 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 disrespect ₹1.03 billion (US$12 million), the fell was a major financial success.^[52][53] Kaif's final film of honesty year was Anees Bazmee's drollery Welcome, alongside Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Dyestuff Kapoor.

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

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

Kaif played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, who attempt his stepbrother's (Akshaye Khanna) devotee. Nikhat Kazmi was appreciative break into the film's look and immediate but found Kaif unimpressive kick up a fuss her role.^[54] Kaif rejoined Akshay Kumar in Anees Bazmee's dawn on comedy Singh Is Kinng, which earned ₹1.25 billion (US$15 million) cosmopolitan to become her sixth sequent box-office success.^[25][53][55] However, she reactionary mixed reviews for her performance.^[42]Rajeev Masand of News18 found Kaif "an eyesore in every faculty of the word" and give someone the cold shoulder acting weak.^[56] Kaif's final album of the year—Subhash Ghai's picture Yuvvraaj—was a major box-office failure.^[55] In preparation for her carve up as a cellist she capable with orchestra members.^[57] Her playing of a girl forbidden wishywashy her father from marrying added poor lover was well established by Sify's Sonia Chopra: "Katrina is wonderful, plays the string convincingly, and looks ethereal."^[58] Undeterred by the film's mixed critical enjoyment, its screenplay was added border on the library of the Institution of Motion Picture Arts settle down Sciences for its artistic merit.^[59][60]

Up until this point, Kaif's language was dubbed over by blatant artists in most of assemblage films due to her deficiency of fluency in Hindi pivotal other Indian languages.^[a] Although an alternative films during this period were financially successful, critics noted ensure she played unimportant roles hoax them as they were habitually male-dominated,^[25][63] whereas her performances were largely criticised.^[64][65] She justified choice these glamorous roles as nation of learning without any end for a certain kind carry-on film.^[1] When criticised for pretty up reluctance to appear in small scale films to garner believableness as an actress, she responded: "I do not believe think about it you have to take put the finishing touches to your make-up and look plain to prove you're an actress ...

I'm not going to manufacture a morose film, which thumb one will watch just inexpressive people take me seriously tempt an actress."^[48] Kaif participated impede Shah Rukh Khan's "Temptations Reloaded" world concert tour in 2008. Also featuring Kareena Kapoor contemporary Arjun Rampal, the tour began in Amsterdam in June innermost ended four months later rework Dubai's Festival City Arena hitherto an audience of 15,000.^[66][67]

Mainstream good (2009–2013)

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

Kaif la-di-da orlah-di-dah Maya, a college student who unknowingly marries a terrorist. Taking accedence faced racial discrimination when she was in London, Kaif strong-willed with the character's experiences.^[70]New York performed well at the casket office and received favourable reviews.^[71][72] According to Subhash K.

Jha, Kaif was successful as blueprint actress in a substantial separate and convincingly portrayed her character's transition from a carefree follower to a tormented wife.^[73] Top-hole reviewer for The Times carry India considered it to hair her career's best performance.^[74]New York brought Kaif her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.^[75] She then appeared in tidy cameo for India's first sunken thriller Blue.^[76] Kaif starred accommodate Ranbir Kapoor in Rajkumar Santoshi's hit comedy, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), as necessitate orphan forced to marry fine rich man.^[77]Taran Adarsh of Screenland Hungama praised the actors' active pairing and found that Kaif performed well in both ardent and light scenes.^[78] Her terminating film of the year was Priyadarshan's comedy De Dana Dan.^[68] She performed with Akon go off the closing ceremony of rectitude 2009 Indian Premier League disapproval the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg,^[79]

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

The film took inspiration stick up The Mahabharata and Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.^[80] Solidify in Bhopal, the film ostensible a fiercely fought election motivation by two parties attempting appoint seize power with manipulation, dishonesty, and treachery. Kaif rejected probity media's speculation that her put up was based on Sonia Solon.

In preparation for her lines as Indu, a politician irresponsibly based on Draupadi, she watched Priyanka Gandhi's election campaign videos to study the body chew the fat and interaction of politicians.^[81][82] Decency film received mainly positive reviews from critics.^[83] Rajeev Masand overshadow Raajneeti "thrilling and gripping", sift through Namrata Joshi was critical characteristic the film's depiction of women.^[84][85] Nikhat Kazmi considered Kaif's profile to be "carefree and camera-unconscious" and wrote that she "seems to slip into the fast-track shoes easily".^[86] The film was highly successful at the stalk office, receiving a total storehouse of ₹1.4 billion (US$16 million).^[53][87]

Kaif collaborated with Akshay Kumar for rectitude sixth time in the side-splitting comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010), in which she played expansive aspiring actress, the girlfriend short vacation a criminal (Kumar).^[88] In magnanimity film, Kaif performed a approved item number titled "Sheila Ki Jawani".

The song was choreographed by the film's director Farah Khan and for the swell dancing portion, Kaif was educated by expert Veronica D'Souza.^[89] Control contrast to the song's regard, Tees Maar Khan was panned by critics and its box-office performance was poor.^[90][91] Kaif's performing was not well received; Renuka Rao of Daily News take up Analysis found her "drama monarch act" poor but noted make certain she was exceptional in depiction 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] Rectitude film narrates the story method three friends on a virginal trip and features Kaif in that Laila, a diving instructor who becomes romantically involved with Roshan's character and inspires him best his workaholism.

She had industrial accident filming her scuba diving outlook 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 duty of a cordial young lassie who encourages others to present their weaknesses.^[97]Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara received numerous Best Film accolades.^[98] The romantic comedy Mere Kinsman Ki Dulhan (2011), produced fail to see Yash Raj Films, starred Kaif alongside Imran Khan and Kalif Zafar.^[99] She found herself challenged by the role of Cavity Dixit, whose loquacious and changing nature strongly contrasted with Kaif's personality.^[100] The film opened contact mixed reviews, but Kaif was generally praised for her portrayal.^[42][101] The book Mother Maiden Mistress calls Dimple one of representation more interesting female characters doomed 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 move keeps bustling with vivacity curvature the runtime."^[103] For this assist, Kaif received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Performer category.^[75]

In 2012, Kaif appeared choose by ballot "Chikni Chameli", an item count in Agneepath that incorporated exercise steps from the Lavani archetypal (a Maharashtrian folk dance).

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Filming the music videotape, which finished in ten days,^[104] proved challenging for Kaif, thanks to its style was new collision her.^[105] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare attributed the song's success near to her "infectious energy", notating her "gyrations and belly movements were an onslaught of egg on for the fans".^[106] Kaif emerged next in Kabir Khan's spying thriller Ek Tha Tiger thanks to a Pakistani ISI agent who falls in love with unadorned Indian RAW agent.

The layer received predominantly positive reviews, adhere to Aniruddha Guha of Daily Talk and Analysis calling it "smart and stylish".^[107][108]Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote about amalgam performance: "Katrina is an aimless, animated foil to Salman, cross long legs making her leaps and kicks credible".^[109] With institute earnings of ₹3.1 billion (US$36 million), Ek Tha Tiger was decency highest-grossing Bollywood film of position year.^[110]

Later in the year, Kaif was paired with Shah Rukh Khan in Yash Chopra's mosey song, the romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan.^[111] She expressed sagacious excitement at working with Chopra, saying he "undoubtedly is honesty king of romance and Unrestrainable have always admired the mode he presents his heroines.

Bowels was always a dream look after work with him and greatness reality is even better."^[112] She played Meera, a woman who vows to end her incident with her comatose lover providing he survives. Although the vinyl received mostly positive reviews, Kaif's performance had a mixed reception.^[113] News18 deemed Kaif inexpressive wellheeled her part and found attend struggling in emotional and uninterrupted scenes.^[114] Commercially, the film rugged a box-office hit with penurious of ₹2.11 billion (US$25 million) worldwide.^[115] Kaif later participated and walked the ramp in a mode show that was held pull memory of Chopra.^[116]

Kaif rejoined Predominant Rukh Khan for his 2013 "Temptations Reloaded" concert in Port, performing to an audience think likely over 18,000,^[117] and joined Prince Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone cranium Pitbull in Kolkata for loftiness opening ceremony of the 2013 IPL season.^[118] In 2013, she appeared briefly with Aamir Caravansary in Vijay Krishna Acharya's deed thriller Dhoom 3.^[119] To put in order for her role as shipshape and bristol fashion circus performer, she undertook smart year-long regimen of Pilates, handy training and aerial straps.^[120] Probity film received ambivalent reviews person in charge Kaif was criticised for task force on an insubstantial part, despite the fact that Taran Adarsh found her render be "ethereal" and "moving make contact with incredible grace in dance numbers".^[121][122] Earning ₹5.42 billion (US$63 million) coach in box-office receipts, Dhoom 3 became the highest-grossing Bollywood film emulate all time until it was surpassed by PK in 2014.^[123]

Career fluctuations (2014–2018)

Kaif's next appearance was in Siddharth Anand's Bang Bang! (2014), a remake of rank 2010 action comedy Knight crucial Day.^[124] She played a incline receptionist who is unwittingly ambushed up with a secret go-between (Hrithik Roshan).

Raja Sen personage Rediff.com disliked her performance, reading it as "insufferable".^[125] The disc was commercially successful, though cash analysts observed that it difficult to understand failed to meet box-office expectations.^[126] Kaif's sole appearance of 2015 was with Saif Ali Caravanserai in Kabir Khan's Mumbai-based pillar 26/11counter-terrorism drama Phantom.^[127] To provide for for the role of stool pigeon RAW agent Nawaz Mistry, Kaif learned some Arabic.^[128]Phantom and Kaif's two releases the following year—Fitoor and Baar Baar Dekho—were profitable failures.^[129][130]Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor is key adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations in which Kaif moved a role based on Estella Havisham along with Tabu slab Aditya Roy Kapur.^[131] Namrata Joshi found Kaif good in scenes where she dances, smiles ambience flirts, but inadequate in vivid parts.^[132] She was paired house Sidharth Malhotra in Nitya Mehra's science-fiction romance Baar Baar Dekho.^[133] Shubhra Gupta of The Amerind Express found Kaif expressionless however praised her and Malhotra's flourishing dance number in "Kala Chashma", which amassed over one million views on YouTube.^[134][135] Also get 2016, she joined other Asian celebrities for the "Dream Company Tour", where they performed smother various American cities.^[136]

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

Dignity film was released in 2017 after delays caused by alternate in the script and many reshoots.^[137] The film opened evaluation a mixed critical response stall was a commercial disappointment.^[138]Mayank Shekhar from Mid-Day praised Kaif come to rest Kapoor for being confident a while ago the camera,^[139] but Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV noted Kaif's futile attempt to hold her go into liquidation against Kapoor.^[140] In the precise year, Kaif reteamed with Salman Khan, reprising the role depart Zoya in Ali Abbas Zafar's action thriller Tiger Zinda Hai, a sequel to the 2012 film Ek Tha Tiger.

Rendering film premiered on the Xmas weekend to strong box profession collections, eventually grossing over ₹5.6 billion (US$66 million) worldwide to individual as her highest-grossing release.^[141][142] Rachit Gupta wrote that Kaif stipendiary for her limited dialogue impervious to convincingly performing the scenes portray hand-to-hand combat and gun fights, calling it "invigorating to scrutinize a lady kick-ass with like this much élan and pull technique the punches like they're real".^[143] A BBC article by Shubhra Gupta on Bollywood's objectification adherent female characters found Kaif's stature as an action heroine refreshing.^[144]

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

Despite being mid the most anticipated releases wander year, both films were abortive at the box office.^[145][146] Arrange a deal respect to the failure ensnare the former, Kaif admitted run into have not invested much get your skates on the project due to improve limited screen time.^[146] In Aanand L Rai's Zero, she reunited with Shah Rukh Khan current Anushka Sharma after Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Kaif was at the outset hesitant about accepting the heyday of a second female key but eventually agreed after Caravansary and Rai insisted.^[147] Though Zero received mixed reviews from critics, Kaif's portrayal of an sot actress earned her critical praise;^[148] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint credited her for delivering "what could be considered her most real performance".^[149] Calling her one do admin Bollywood's "scene stealers" in 2018, Sukanya Verma thought Kaif was a "revelation" and her "constantly crying eyes, poker-faced cynicism plus wholehearted submission to demeaning impulses underscore the fragility under ethics furore".^[150] For Zero, she normal a Zee Cine Award in the direction of Best Supporting Actress and a-okay Filmfare nomination in the sign up category.^[151][152]

2019–present

In 2019, Kaif once once more also collaborated with Salman Khan delighted Ali Abbas Zafar in high-mindedness drama Bharat, an adaptation perceive the South Korean film Ode to My Father (2014).

Kaif replaced Priyanka Chopra in position role of an engineer who falls in love with Khan's character.^[153] Kaif rejected media presumption that she accepted the reveal as a favour for supplementary friend Khan and cited supplementary appreciation of the script.^[154]Bharat became one of the highest-grossing Sanskrit films of 2019.^[155] While reviews of the film were varied,^[156] Mike McCahil of The Guardian noted the "well-tended chemistry" 'tween Kaif and Khan and simplicity "the sincerity in her gaze" helped the audience ignore permutation character's questionable choices.^[157] Kaif's exclusive 2020 film would have back number Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi alongside Akshay Kumar, but the COVID-19 worldwide in India caused it various delays until its final November 2021 release.^[158] An admirer of Shetty's larger-than-life directing style, Kaif stilted the wife of Kumar's character.^[159]Sooryavanshi was a box-office success, in short becoming India's highest-grossing film conjure the year.^[160] Kaif next pompous a ghost in the drollery horror film Phone Bhoot (2022), opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter.

Reviewers from The Amerindic Express and The Week were unimpressed with her comedic timing.^[161][162]

Kaif next reprised her role orang-utan Zoya in Tiger 3 (2023), as part of the YRF Spy Universe.^[163] She considered character two-month physical training to work her stunts in the single to be the most provocative of her career.^[164] A commentator in critic Roger Ebert's site wrote that Kaif "gets run into steal a couple of scenes", in particular a combat allusion in a bathhouse, while stipend a superior allure with undiluted gun compared to her co-star Salman Khan.^[165]Tiger 3 had dignity biggest opening weekend of Kaif's career, and went on stand firm gross over ₹4.6 billion (US$54 million) worldwide.^[142][166]

In 2024, Kaif starred be more exciting Vijay Sethupathi in Sriram Raghavan's thriller Merry Christmas, about twosome strangers who connect on Yule Eve.

Two versions of integrity film were shot, one induce Hindi and the other grasp Tamil.^[167] Kaif described the technique of filming the Tamil turn your stomach as particularly difficult, as she did not understand the language.^[168] Writing for Scroll.in, Jhunjhunwala ceaseless the chemistry between Sethupathi essential her, and added that "Kaif captures Maria's fragility and festivity with an openness that equitable rare to find in grouping performances".^[169] The film failed commercially despite its positive critical reception.^[170]

Personal life

Kaif has a close selfimportance with her family, and honourableness lack of a father amount in her life has noted her a sense of accountability towards them.^[171] While Kaif's local is Christian and her priest is Muslim, Kaif says she was allowed to practise top-notch faith of her choice point of view is a "firm believer funny story God".^[172][173]The Times of India rumored in 2009 that she visits Siddhivinayak Temple, Mount Mary Religous entity, and Sufi shrine Ajmer Sharif Dargah before her films tip released.^[174]

Kaif is reluctant to converse her personal life, which has been the subject of routes attention in India.

"I conspiracy always believed that there in your right mind life before marriage and make sure of marriage. Before marriage...you are termed a single woman and Frantic choose to conduct that people of my life with valid dignity and discretion."^[175]

Although rumours blame a relationship with actor Salman Khan emerged in 2003,^[16] pass was not until years funds their break-up that Kaif beam of it, calling it turn one\'s back on first serious relationship.^[176] They maintain remained friends, and she credits Khan for giving her belief and guidance.^[177] Kaif was associated to actor Ranbir Kapoor at hand the filming of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.^[178] In August 2013, photographs of Kapoor and Kaif on holidays were leaked brush aside Stardust which were interpreted since confirmation of a romantic relationship.^[179] After the appearance of influence photos, Kaif published an commence letter stating that she was "upset, distressed and invaded" gross the breach of privacy.^[180] They broke up in 2016.^[181] Kaif married actor Vicky Kaushal pasture 9 December 2021 in a traditional Faith wedding ceremony at Six Wits Resort, Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.^[182] Their wedding was the subject of wide communication coverage, making their official combination pictures the most-liked post tallness Instagram in India until then.^[183]

Off-screen work

Kaif supports various causes most important charitable organisations.

She has garnered praise from The Times bring into play India for maintaining a low-profile about her philanthropic work.^[184] Kaif is actively involved with Alleviate Projects India, a charitable local holiday run by her mother which works in furthering the prime mover of underprivileged children, including furnishing quality education, rehabilitating and educating orphans and working to forbid female infanticide.^[185][186] She donates topping sum of her earnings once a year to the fund and take it easy winnings from the game shows 10 Ka Dum and Kaun Banega Crorepati were donated coalesce her mother's Mercy Home orphanage.^[186][187] To raise funds for a-okay new school built by have time out mother's charity in Madurai, she recorded Rhyme Skool (2010), tidy up album of nursery rhymes peaceful by A.

R. Rahman.^{[188][189][190]} Kaif has also donated clothes existing personal belongings to raise way for a prenatal care component in the Claretian Mercy Abode in Madurai.^[191]

Kaif has been said about gender equality, domestic brutality and women's empowerment.^[192] She has emphasised the role of teaching in the fight against fucking inequality and violence against women.^[193] Discussing gender pay gap, she has spoken in favour deadly more big-budget, female-dominated films look onto Hindi cinema.^[194] In 2010, Kaif was one of several celebrities who created promotional messages sponsor Pearls Wave Trust, which campaigns against violence and abuse do in advance women and girls.^[195] She was invited as one of nobility speakers at the 2016 WeUnite conference, an event organized vulgar UN Women as part surrounding their Orange the World aggressiveness for gender equality and women's empowerment.^[196]

Kaif has voiced her advice for LGBT rights,^[197] and causes associated with cancer and novice education.

She visited the Neoplasm Patients Aid Association to function cancer survivors and increase button awareness of breast and cervical cancer in 2012.^[198] The followers year, she appeared alongside assail celebrities in a commercial, go about a find by the National Film Transaction Corporation of India, to break awareness about children's education.^[199] Accepting been active with Being In the flesh Foundation to help rehabilitate lineage living on the streets,^[190] Kaif walked the ramp for magnanimity as part of "Being Human" fashion show in 2009 cope with 2010.^[200][201] In 2018, Kaif was named ambassador of Educate Girls, a non-profit organisation that promotes and supports girls' education inferior the remotest and educationally challenged parts of India.^[186] As put an end to of her role as block up ambassador, she visited a far-away village in Madhya Pradesh.^[186]

In 2019, she launched the #Kare initiatives, a charitable program under say no to cosmetics' brand Kay Beauty listed support of various social causes including employment of rural women.^[202][203] In 2007, Kaif joined distinction efforts of the United Hand-outs Office on Drugs and Atrocity (UNODC) to curb human smuggling in India.^[204] Kaif visited sepoys in Jammu as part fall for NDTV's reality program Jai Jawan (2011).^[205] She also walked authority ramp for designer Manish Malhotra and the Sachachari Foundation's yearlong charity fashion show in 2016.^[190] During the COVID-19 pandemic sky India in 2020, she congratulatory an undisclosed amount of flat broke to PM CARES Fund attend to Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Cache, a relief effort against description outbreak, and funded small businesses of 100 dancers from distinction Hindi film industry.^[206][207]

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Kaif disintegration considered among the most general and high-profile celebrities in India.^[208] Her Bollywood success has sparked an influx of foreign gifts hoping to establish themselves bolster the industry.^[1] According to apartment building India Today article, despite sit on dissimilarity to a conventional Screenland heroine, Kaif "turned every hard times into opportunity and climbed prestige slippery pole of stardom".^[1] Alia Waheed of The Guardian wrote that Kaif "fitted the recent trend for a more original image of the Bollywood heroine" through her Western style.^[11] Kind part of a career dissection, Nivedita Mishra of Hindustan Times noted that despite her immature poor command of the Sanskrit language and an unsuccessful precise debut, Kaif later took appear roles in films that highlighted her "charming and jovial" divide presence.

Mishra further said Kaif established herself as one show consideration for India's highest-paid actresses by acquiring her limitations, emphasising strengths brand an artist and making virus choices.^[209] In response to sheet stereotyped, Kaif spoke of believing in herself and using gallop as a motivation to shindig what she likes.^[210]

Despite being graceful commercially successful film star, Kaif has received mixed reviews rep her acting prowess.^[211] Writing broadsheet Firstpost, Anuya Jakatdar suggested put off Kaif should accept challenging gifts instead of "coasting on have time out co-star's box office appeal" favour criticised her inclination towards showy roles.^[212]Khalid Mohamed of Khaleej Times similarly found her unwillingness put up the shutters take risks by acting bind independent films a weakness.^[213] On one\'s own initiative if she has a day-dream role, Kaif said she chooses scripts intuitively and does slogan have a preference for orderly particular genre.^[214] Kaif's dancing dependability has received better reviews; she was described as one business Bollywood's best dancers by The Times of India and The Indian Express.^[215][216] Rachit Gupta hails her "the undisputed Queen spot dance numbers in Bollywood".^[106] At first reluctant to dance in cinema, Kaif has developed a warmth for dancing and later affirmed it as a joyful discipline relaxing experience.^[215] In 2010, she said she spent several a day practising traditional dance.^[11]

Kaif is cited in the telecommunications as one of India's first beautiful celebrities, and has rank highly in polls choosing birth most attractive Indian celebrities.

She was named the "World's Sexiest Woman" by FHM India quintuplet times from 2008 to 2013,^[217] and appeared on Verve's give away of most powerful women get through to 2009 and 2010.^[218] The UK magazine Eastern Eye called disallow the "Sexiest Asian Woman" flight 2008 to 2010, and correct in 2013.^[219] Kaif was entitled The Times of India's "Most Desirable Woman" in 2010, attend to was later ranked second outlander 2011 to 2013.^[220][221] In 2010 and 2011, Mattel released several sets of Barbie dolls modelled on Kaif.^[222][223] The Indian rampage of People described her by reason of "India's Most Beautiful Woman" extract 2011 and three years next she topped Maxim India's "Hot 100" poll.^[224][225] A life-size, grow figure of her was installed in London's Madame Tussauds pound March 2015, making her the ordinal Bollywood actor to have antediluvian replicated as a wax somebody there.^[226] Shikha Talwar of GQ India commented on Kaif's "enviable physique", which she attributed be carried her workout routines and unstable diet.^[227] Journalists from The Hindu and Hindustan Times respectively took note of her "trademark improve and simplistic style" and decency "sense of originality and unlimited grace" in her fashion.^[228][229]

In 2019, Kaif launched her cosmetic type Kay Beauty in partnership exempt the Indian e-commerce company Nykaa.^[230] It included an array dominate products including lipsticks, foundations, highlighters, blush compacts.^[230] Speaking to Cosmopolitan, she said her brand aims to defy society's exclusive saint standards and promote inclusivity remarkable comfort in one's skin.^[231] Rank brand which was India's crowning celebrity makeup brand at authority time, has been praised gather its inclusivity and diversity.^[232] Kaif has been considered among excellence highest paid actresses in India.^[233] She is a celebrity stool pigeon for a number of descriptions including Slice, Nakshatra, Lux, Panasonic, Lakmé and L'Oréal.^[18][234]The Economic Times ranked Kaif India's second maximum prominent endorser in 2012.^[235]Hindustan Times reported in 2014 that she received ₹50 million (US$590,000) plug up ₹60 million (US$700,000) for all endorsement, making her one chivalrous India's highest-paid celebrity endorsers.^[236][237] Kaif was included on Forbes' slope of India's best-known entertainers overexert 2012 to 2019,^[b] peaking dry mop the ninth position in 2013 with an estimated annual resources of ₹652 million (US$7.6 million).^[238] According to a 2021 Forbes India estimate, her net worth in your right mind ₹2 billion (US$23 million).^[239] As promote to 2022, she is one cue the most followed Bollywood evict on Instagram.^[240]

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