She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain, She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.

Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood movie ‘Boom’ offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.

She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.

Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.

Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.

Despite of her soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends who she can hang out with.

Although her first movie ‘Boom’ was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies ‘Malliswari’ and ‘Pidugu’ did get her noticed. She grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for ‘Malliswari’ – making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.

Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie ‘Bheema’ opposite National Award Winner Vikram.

She has received decent reviews for her part in “Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya”, as well as a brief appearance in ‘Sarkar’.

Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn’t mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number.

IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Trivia
Is half British and half Indian.

Indian supermodel

Has 7 sisters.

Was born in Hong Kong and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. Presently, she lives in Mumbai.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

She was discovered at age 14 as a model for a jewelry campaign.

When moving to India, she worked for photographer Atul Kasbekar and did commercials for Fevicol, Lakme and Veet among others.

She is very particular about her clothes which she wears a bold outfit on screen or for ads, but she feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And the one thing she hates is make up.

She refuses to speak about her personal life in the media.

Besides walking the ramp for several top designers and being on magazine covers, Katrina has also been the stunning face of Estelle jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L’Oreal, Samsung, LG etc.

She doesn’t do ramp shows anymore.

She was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005).

Her favorite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky S.

Her favorite international designers are Armani, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace.

Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are Kajol and Madhuri Dixit.

Favorite cricketer is Irfan Pathan.

Favorite Indian food is dahi and rice.

Favorite movies are Umrao Jaan (1981), Casablanca (1942), and Gone with the Wind (1939).

Favorite perfume is Gucci Rush.

Prefers acting over modeling.

She enjoys modeling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends.

The famous Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) worth silver dress she flaunts in the movie Welcome (2007/I) was gifted to her by Emilio Pucci.

Voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.

Won Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards.

Won Sabsay Favourite Heroine Award (2008).

Won the British-Indian Actor award for the Zee Cine Awards (2008).

Won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) (2006).

Is the most photographed woman in India.

Is the most searched Bollywood celebrity as per Google’s 2008 data.

Is active in various charities and often visits orphanages and hospitals.

 Personal Quotes:
It’s not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to accept. The exposure has to be relevant to the film and its characters and not forced for the sake of titillation. On the contrary, some of the greatest Indian films have been devoid of all these sexual trappings. I know my comfort zone in today’s Indian culture and society.

Her thoughts on Bollywood accepting her, being an outsider British girl, into Indian cinema: “I have no complaints. I think I’m especially lucky. As you said, I’ve come from outside and I’m not even anywhere closely connected. But I have absolutely no problem here. People have been more than welcoming, even before I was ready. There was a time when I felt that I need to take time to understand more about the industry, the workings of it. I was doing my modeling, which I really wanted to do at the time. So that’s why even my entry into films was later than people expected.” (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

“I’ve been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it… mmm… lucky to get at this stage what I have. It’s not like I’ve come from acting school and done work at an academy or something. I feel I’ve been given a very huge chance and opportunity.” (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

My Hindi was bad about three years ago. I wanted to achieve a certain status in modeling. Through that I got confidence to get into movies. Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) came at the right time. I had done kathak training which apart from teaching you about dancing also teaches you about emotions. After that experience, I feel this year will be a much better year for me.

I think I have been very lucky so far. I have done a lot of ads and also some films down south. People have liked me. I guess I have found a balance.

Wait and watch. Jee Karda should be on air later this month. We shot at 4am every day to capture the light and it was scorching. To keep cool we would stay in shades and sip fruit juice or mint tea.

Egypt is among the most beautiful countries I have visited – the pyramids, the temples and the landscape are absolutely exotic. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the Nile. We shot in a number of places and I’ve come back with fond memories of my trip.

I unwind myself by taking off the costume and make-up as soon as the shoot is over! And get a spa treatment. It is extremely relaxing. Unfortunately, the kind of lifestyle and schedule we have, we hardly get time. Not only actors, but I have seen a lot of directors and journalists with skin problems and believe me, all that can be cured by a spa treatment.

Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one’s talent only and not on any recommendation.

My relationship with Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job and what I do in my personal life is no one’s business. I’d rather let my work do all the talking.

Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a perfect life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn’t love, it happens. As far as I am concerned, I love a boy who is linked with the film industry. However, I shall not name him. You never know what may happen in future.

AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI

Atif Aslam is giving vocals for one more Bollywood movie. Atif Aslam’s latest track TERA HONEY LAGA HOON will be in the upcoming movie “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani” starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. You can watch the promos of that song until the full version of TERA HONEY LAGA HOON is not coming out.

Watch TERA HONE LAGA HOON ( AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI Promo )

UK Government doesn’t tolerate the serial bomb blasts in London. Straightaway it orders Scotland Yard Department to bump off anybody, if they are suspected to be terrorists. Regrettably, An English Cop (Ralph Marber) triggers out bullets on an innocent Muslim bystander. A Pakistani by origin, senior officer Tariq Ali (Naseeruddin Shah) born and brought in England, married to a British woman (Greta Scacchi) is assigned to investigate this case on Marber. Investigating this case doesn’t seem to be a big deal, but as Ali sees Marber as racist, he is victimized by media channels and his senior officers for being a Muslim.

Drenched in such a problematic situation Tariq is unaware that his close friend Junaid (Om Puri), an overzealous Islamic Priest is involved in persuading young souls of his community and one among them is Ali’s nephew Zaheer (Mikaal Zulfikar).

Distrusted by both his superiors and his fellow Muslims, Tariq finds his inquiry hampered from all sides. Eventually, evidence surfaces pointing to the slain man’s innocence, as well as the existence of a terrorist cell operating in his own backyard is spotted… Now, it’s time for Tariq to face the realization that sometimes, the right decision is the hardest one to make.

Something that strikes your mind is the hard-hitting lines uttered by English Cop during the interrogation, “All Muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims”. It leaves a great impact from characterization’s perspective. On the pars, there goes one more line from Islamic Priest, “Whether he is a Muslim first who happens to be a police officer or a police officer first who happens to be Muslim”. Nevertheless, you have got nothing to nail down on justification of both the sides. Moreover, it’s just about revealing the blatant flaws and argumentations on both positions. Director Janmohan Mundhra leaps with laurels by just revolving about minority communities venturing through problems. Hats off to him for not blending this fiction with clichéd lines of patriotism: where protagonist has to give tongue for long speeches and transforming the masses.

Well, there are more rigid reasons that keep you singing appraisals for auteur. For many filmmakers, exotic locations of London have been dreamlands for canning entertainment flicks or at the least a song of dream sequence. But getting to spot the same place with different dimension is something fresh in flavor. You never notice, establishing shots of beautiful locations at any extents and it’s a practical London here.

‘Marvelous’, ‘Wordless’ and what else? Put the best words of appreciation for Naseeruddin Shah. So naturalistic in his performance, he looks apt with his gestures, enunciating dialogues with perfect accent, Naseeruddin excels with finesse. Not too far behind is Om Puri. Watch out for his mannerisms and again unique style of articulations, he simply scintillates. Gulshan Grover has been established with well-brought-up character, but gets lost somewhere in the mid and auteur should have bit worked on this. Ralph Ineson’s knavish kind of character has been precisely depicted. Greta Scacchi, Laila  Rouass and Mikaal Zulfikar deserve good credits for their decent performance.

What makes the film so unique in its narration is that it just focuses straight into the issue. Director Mundra doesn’t seem to have strained himself on unwanted surprises and it’s really good to see a film under genre of Drama-Thriller (not many filmmakers of Bollywood opt for it). Indeed, certain aspects in the screenplay, especially the climax sequence are easily predictable.

But the astounding performance by entire star-casts and perfect direction keeps you adhered to screens, arresting your senses.

On the whole, ‘Shoot at Sight’ is a flick that shouldn’t missed. A grand round of applause for entire team…

Verdict: Spellbinding film to watch