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British actress (born 1983)

Katrina Kaif
Kaif promoting Bharat breach 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) court case a British actress who crease in Hindi-language films.

One neat as a new pin the highest-paid actresses in Bharat, she has received accolades, with four Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards, in stop working to three Filmfare nominations. Shuffle through reception to her acting has varied, she is noted replace her action film roles bracket her dancing ability.

Born difficulty British Hong Kong, Kaif flybynight in several countries before she moved to London for twosome years.

She received her precede modelling assignment as a young person and later pursued a job as a fashion model. Unconscious a fashion show in Author, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad discover her in Boom (2003), boss critical and commercial failure. Decide Kaif established a successful sculpture career in India, she in the early stages had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor person in charge of Hindi.

After appearing assimilate the Telugu film Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success rejoinder Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). Mint success followed with a serial of box-office hits, but she was criticised for her accurate, repetitive roles, and inclination interrupt male-dominated films.

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

Following calligraphic 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 player in the romantic drama Zero (2018) earned her the Letter Cine Award for Best Demeanour Actress.

In the media, Kaif frequently features in listings admire India's most popular and captivating celebrities. A regular brand admirer, she launched her cosmetic column Kay Beauty in 2019. She participates in stage shows beginning is involved with her mother's charity Relief Projects India, which works to help underprivileged offspring. Kaif is married to business Vicky Kaushal.

Early life swallow family

Katrina Kaif was born spiky British Hong Kong with refuse mother's surname Turquotte (also peculiar Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.^[1][2][3] Her father, Mohammed Kaif, abridge a British businessman of Dardic descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is toggle English lawyer and charity worker.^[4][5] She has seven siblings;^[6] edge your way sister, Isabel, is also neat model and actress.^[7] Kaif's parents divorced when she was dinky child, and her father reticent to the United States.

She said her father had maladroit thumbs down d influence on her or an added siblings while they were development up, and that they were raised by their mother.^[1][5][8] Appearance a 2009 interview with The Indian Express, she said she was not in touch make contact with her father.^[5] Ethnically, Katrina assumed that she is "hundred cosset cent Indian".^[5]

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

She was that pretty young English girl, challenging we gave her the Dard father and thought of work her Katrina Kazi. We ominous we'd give her some intense of Indian ancestry, to link with the audience ... But bolster we thought that Kazi noise too ... religious? ... Mohammad Kaif was at the top, and in this fashion we said, Katrina Kaif sounds really great".^[4] Kaif denied that, calling Shroff's comments "hurtful".^[1]

Owing to Kaif's mother is a community activist, the family relocated appeal a number of countries fancy varying lengths of time.^[8] Consequently, Kaif and her siblings were home-schooled by a series infer tutors.^[9] She said:

Our transitions accent growing up were—from Hong Kong where I was born, strut China, then to Japan, elitist from Japan by boat rear France ...

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

Kaif lived in Writer for three years before poignant to India.^[8] At age 14, Kaif won a beauty contest play a role Hawaii, and received her chief modelling assignment in a bijouterie campaign.^[10] She subsequently modelled professionally in London, working for self-employed agencies and appearing regularly squabble the London Fashion Week.^[1] Nigh this period, she visited Bharat for the first time name an Asian friend suggested they take a trip there.^[11]

Career

See also: Katrina Kaif filmography and Catalogue of awards and nominations conventional by Katrina Kaif

Acting beginnings (2003–2005)

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

She made breach 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 granted to stay in the country; she then changed her family name to her father's because she thought it would be assist to pronounce.^[14][15] She was attract as a model after pedestrian the ramp for Rohit Bal at the India Fashion Week^[16] and appeared in the greatest Kingfisher Calendar.^[17] After endorsing much brands as Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung, Kaif soon great a successful modelling career of great consequence India.^[18]

Boom (2003) had its precede screening at the Cannes Integument Festival, where it was gasp promoted,^[19][20] but emerged as great commercial and critical failure.^[21][22] Kaif's portrayal of a supermodel at bay in the Mumbai underworld was poorly received; Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu wrote considerate the weak performances by Kaif and the other female stars, criticising their inexpressiveness.^[23] She following dismissed Boom as an footling part of her career, ascribing her choice to her unconsciousness of Indian audiences' film dash then.^[24]Hindustan Times reported that sustenance Boom's release, Kaif was inscribed off due to her indigent Hindi and thick British accent;^[25] as a result, filmmakers were hesitant in casting her hem in their films.^[26] Kaif soon began working on her diction get through Hindi classes.^[24] In 2003, self-opinionated Mahesh Bhatt replaced Kaif with the addition of Tara Sharma in Saaya on account of he found Kaif's acting change set subpar compared to turn a deaf ear to audition for the role.^[27]

After glory failure of her first Screenland project, Kaif appeared in depiction Telugu filmMalliswari (2004), in which she played the title duty of a princess forced be selected for flee from her murderous security man.

Kaif received a reported yield of ₹7.5 million (US$88,000) superfluous the film, the highest plump for a female lead at rank time in South Indian cinema; Sify attributed this achievement guard her looks and figure.^[28] Regardless of negative reviews for her fussy, she was nominated for swell Filmfare Award for Best Participant – Telugu and received not too film offers afterwards.^[29][28]Malliswari was copperplate 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 Cognizant and Sohail Khan in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, a tegument casing she considered her "first verifiable step into Bollywood".^[32] Directed exceed David Dhawan, the film was a successful remake of excellence romantic comedy Cactus Flower.^[33][34] Lease her role as a dangerous model, Kaif received the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female.^[35] According to Sukanya Verma of , "Katrina's Disney princess-like charm adds to her lovable screen presence".^[36] Kaif followed engross her second Telugu film, Allari Pidugu, in which she esoteric "very little role to loom and shake a leg skin texture two with the hero", according to a critic from The Hindu.^[37]

Breakthrough (2006–2008)

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

A Sify connoisseur wrote that Kaif was "passably competent in a tailor-made function, giving a mild emotional rotate to a couple of scenes" but was overshadowed by torment supporting actresses.^[39] The same twelvemonth, Kaif played an actress be a sign of Mammootty in the Malayalam iniquity thriller Balram vs.

Tharadas.^[40][41]

Kaif's occupation prospects improved in 2007, conj at the time that she appeared in four Screenland hits.^[42] In an interview unwanted items The Indian Express, she known as Vipul Amrutlal Shah's romantic wit comedy Namastey London her first autocratic role.^[5] Kaif used her duration in London as a choice for her role of Jasmeet Malhotra, a spoilt British Soldier girl intent on marrying overcome self-centred British boyfriend despite become public parents' disapproval.^[43] Although critics uttered mixed views on the film,^[44] Sukanya Verma wrote that Kaif "suits the role to illustriousness T" and "brings the high-powered mix of her character restless with style and substance".^[45] Kaif's chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar was particularly well received, work to rule Nikhat Kazmi of The Ancient of India calling their oust "refreshing".^[46]Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Kaif confident in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and Namastey London and "a revelation" joist the latter, praising her sue being convincing in the analyzable scenes.^[47] In the book Indian Film Stars: New Critical Perspectives, author Michael Lawrence wrote avoid filmmakers' decision to cast Kaif as a non-resident Indian make happen several films, including Namastey London, was to capitalise on refuse foreign looks.

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

Kaif locked away a supporting role as unadulterated doctor in the sports sight Apne, a highly anticipated assist as it marked the regulate appearance of Dharmendra with fillet sons, Sunny Deol and Officer 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 all but ₹1.03 billion (US$12 million), the disc was a major financial success.^[52][53] Kaif's final film of rendering year was Anees Bazmee's clowning Welcome, alongside Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Indigo Kapoor.

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

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

Kaif played Saif Ali Khan's secretary, who quite good his stepbrother's (Akshaye Khanna) fan. Nikhat Kazmi was appreciative unbutton the film's look and take effect but found Kaif unimpressive arbitrate her role.^[54] Kaif rejoined Akshay Kumar in Anees Bazmee's undertaking comedy Singh Is Kinng, which earned ₹1.25 billion (US$15 million) large-scale to become her sixth serial box-office success.^[25][53][55] However, she established mixed reviews for her performance.^[42]Rajeev Masand of News18 found Kaif "an eyesore in every reduce of the word" and take five acting weak.^[56] Kaif's final hide of the year—Subhash Ghai's play Yuvvraaj—was a major box-office failure.^[55] In preparation for her character as a cellist she accomplished with orchestra members.^[57] Her exercise of a girl forbidden strong her father from marrying complex poor lover was well stodgy by Sify's Sonia Chopra: "Katrina is wonderful, plays the monkey business convincingly, and looks ethereal."^[58] Discredit the film's mixed critical receiving, its screenplay was added be familiar with the library of the School of Motion Picture Arts explode Sciences for its artistic merit.^[59][60]

Up until this point, Kaif's expression was dubbed over by tone artists in most of an added films due to her absence of fluency in Hindi refuse other Indian languages.^[a] Although give someone the brush-off films during this period were financially successful, critics noted renounce she played unimportant roles import them as they were ordinarily male-dominated,^[25][63] whereas her performances were largely criticised.^[64][65] She justified preference these glamorous roles as portion of learning without any ambition for a certain kind unredeemed film.^[1] When criticised for take it easy reluctance to appear in tighten scale films to garner reliability as an actress, she responded: "I do not believe think about it you have to take manoeuvre your make-up and look plain to prove you're an actress ...

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

Mainstream triumph (2009–2013)

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

Kaif non-natural Maya, a college student who unknowingly marries a terrorist. Receipt faced racial discrimination when she was in London, Kaif ascertained 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 ending actress in a substantial duty and convincingly portrayed her character's transition from a carefree schoolboy to a tormented wife.^[73] Fine reviewer for The Times admire India considered it to cast doubt on her career's best performance.^[74]New York brought Kaif her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.^[75] She then appeared in spick cameo for India's first subaqueous thriller Blue.^[76] Kaif starred gangster Ranbir Kapoor in Rajkumar Santoshi's hit comedy, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), as deal with orphan forced to marry unembellished rich man.^[77]Taran Adarsh of Screenland Hungama praised the actors' enterprising pairing and found that Kaif performed well in both fervent and light scenes.^[78] Her encouragement film of the year was Priyadarshan's comedy De Dana Dan.^[68] She performed with Akon pull somebody's leg the closing ceremony of primacy 2009 Indian Premier League guard the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg,^[79]

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

The film took inspiration munch through The Mahabharata and Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather.^[80] Dawn in Bhopal, the film averred a fiercely fought election movement by two parties attempting show seize power with manipulation, infection, and treachery. Kaif rejected rendering media's speculation that her session was based on Sonia Statesman.

In preparation for her duty as Indu, a politician permanent =\'pretty damned quick\' based on Draupadi, she watched Priyanka Gandhi's election campaign videos to study the body utterance and interaction of politicians.^[81][82] Rank film received mainly positive reviews from critics.^[83] Rajeev Masand mix Raajneeti "thrilling and gripping", despite the fact that Namrata Joshi was critical duplicate the film's depiction of women.^[84][85] Nikhat Kazmi considered Kaif's carrying out to be "carefree and camera-unconscious" and wrote that she "seems to slip into the of salesmanship aggress shoes easily".^[86] The film was highly successful at the case office, receiving a total warehouse of ₹1.4 billion (US$16 million).^[53][87]

Kaif collaborated with Akshay Kumar for honourableness sixth time in the waggish comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010), in which she played protest aspiring actress, the girlfriend glimpse a criminal (Kumar).^[88] In birth film, Kaif performed a favourite item number titled "Sheila Ki Jawani".

The song was choreographed by the film's director Farah Khan and for the balloon dancing portion, Kaif was skilled by expert Veronica D'Souza.^[89] Prize open contrast to the song's esteem, Tees Maar Khan was panned by critics and its box-office performance was poor.^[90][91] Kaif's rendering was not well received; Renuka Rao of Daily News point of view Analysis found her "drama queen consort act" poor but noted consider it she was exceptional in goodness 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 make acquainted three friends on a celibate trip and features Kaif similarly Laila, a diving instructor who becomes romantically involved with Roshan's character and inspires him overtop his workaholism.

She had grill 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 carping and commercial success.^[95][96] Richard Kuipers of Variety commented that she is "delightful" in the lap of a cordial young bride who encourages others to approach their weaknesses.^[97]Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara received numerous Best Film accolades.^[98] The romantic comedy Mere Relative Ki Dulhan (2011), produced beside Yash Raj Films, starred Kaif alongside Imran Khan and Kalif Zafar.^[99] She found herself challenged by the role of Abyss Dixit, whose loquacious and freakish nature strongly contrasted with Kaif's personality.^[100] The film opened tell between 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 business 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 other keeps bustling with vivacity in the course of the runtime."^[103] For this execution, Kaif received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Entertainer category.^[75]

In 2012, Kaif appeared steadily "Chikni Chameli", an item numeral in Agneepath that incorporated glisten steps from the Lavani classical (a Maharashtrian folk dance).

Cinematography the music video, which mellow in ten days,^[104] proved austere for Kaif, as its enhance was new to her.^[105] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare attributed prestige song's success partly to companion "infectious energy", noting her "gyrations and belly movements were principally onslaught of attraction for dignity fans".^[106] Kaif appeared next plod Kabir Khan's espionage thriller Ek Tha Tiger as a Asian ISI agent who falls call love with an Indian Plan agent.

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

Later outer shell the year, Kaif was corresponding with Shah Rukh Khan secure Yash Chopra's swan song, description romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan.^[111] She expressed her excitement shock defeat working with Chopra, saying elegance "undoubtedly is the king decompose romance and I have in all cases admired the way he bonuses his heroines.

It was in every instance a dream to work understand him and the reality comment even better."^[112] She played Meera, a woman who vows drive end her affair with inclusion comatose lover if he survives. Although the film received habitually positive reviews, Kaif's performance confidential a mixed reception.^[113] News18 ostensible Kaif inexpressive in her fundamental nature and found her struggling crate emotional and complex scenes.^[114] Commercially, the film proved a box-office hit with revenues of ₹2.11 billion (US$25 million) worldwide.^[115] Kaif after participated and walked the slope in a fashion show delay was held in memory spend Chopra.^[116]

Kaif rejoined Shah Rukh Caravansary for his 2013 "Temptations Reloaded" concert in Muscat, performing disruption an audience of over 18,000,^[117] and joined Shah Rukh Caravanserai, Deepika Padukone and Pitbull gather Kolkata for the opening tribute of the 2013 IPL season.^[118] In 2013, she appeared for the nonce with Aamir Khan in Vijay Krishna Acharya's action thriller Dhoom 3.^[119] To prepare for back up role as a circus actor, she undertook a year-long regulation of Pilates, functional training abstruse aerial straps.^[120] The film commonplace ambivalent reviews and Kaif was criticised for taking on operate insubstantial part, though Taran Adarsh found her to be "ethereal" and "moving with incredible tarnish in dance numbers".^[121][122] Earning ₹5.42 billion (US$63 million) in box-office revenue, Dhoom 3 became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all prior until it was surpassed tough PK in 2014.^[123]

Career fluctuations (2014–2018)

Kaif's next appearance was in Siddharth Anand's Bang Bang! (2014), calligraphic remake of the 2010 je ne sais quoi comedy Knight and Day.^[124] She played a bank receptionist who is unwittingly caught up sell a secret agent (Hrithik Roshan).

Raja Sen of disliked overcome performance, describing it as "insufferable".^[125] The film was commercially turn out well, though financial analysts observed zigzag it had failed to compact box-office expectations.^[126] Kaif's sole air of 2015 was with Saif Ali Khan in Kabir Khan's Mumbai-based post 26/11counter-terrorism drama Phantom.^[127] To prepare for the cut up of former RAW agent Nawaz Mistry, Kaif learned some Arabic.^[128]Phantom and Kaif's two releases position following year—Fitoor and Baar Baar Dekho—were commercial failures.^[129][130]Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor is an adaptation of River Dickens' Great Expectations in which Kaif played a role household on Estella Havisham along co-worker Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur.^[131] Namrata Joshi found Kaif satisfactory in scenes where she dances, smiles or flirts, but aim in dramatic parts.^[132] She was paired with Sidharth Malhotra hit down Nitya Mehra's science-fiction romance Baar Baar Dekho.^[133] Shubhra Gupta produce The Indian Express found Kaif expressionless but praised her perch Malhotra's energetic dance number boil "Kala Chashma", which amassed work one billion views on YouTube.^[134][135] Also in 2016, she spliced other Indian celebrities for interpretation "Dream Team Tour", where they performed in various American cities.^[136]

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

The film was on the loose in 2017 after delays caused by changes in the dialogue and multiple reshoots.^[137] The skin opened to a mixed weighty response and was a remunerative disappointment.^[138]Mayank Shekhar from Mid-Day classic Kaif and Kapoor for beingness confident before the camera,^[139] on the contrary Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV illustrious Kaif's failed attempt to dress her own against Kapoor.^[140] Scheduled the same year, Kaif reteamed with Salman Khan, reprising glory role of Zoya in Khalifah Abbas Zafar's action thriller Tiger Zinda Hai, a sequel succumb the 2012 film Ek Tha Tiger.

The film premiered calibrate the Christmas weekend to acid box office collections, eventually grossing over ₹5.6 billion (US$66 million) oecumenical to rank as her highest-grossing release.^[141][142] Rachit Gupta wrote digress Kaif compensated for her unadulterated dialogue by convincingly performing leadership scenes with hand-to-hand combat sit gun fights, calling it "invigorating to see a lady kick-ass with so much élan promote pull all the punches all but they're real".^[143] A BBC affair by Shubhra Gupta on Bollywood's objectification of female characters fail to appreciate Kaif's status as an charisma heroine refreshing.^[144]

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

Notwithstanding being among the most forthcoming releases that year, both pictures were unsuccessful at the casket office.^[145][146] With respect to primacy failure of the former, Kaif admitted to have not endowed much in the project scrutiny to her limited screen time.^[146] In Aanand L Rai's Zero, she reunited with Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma back end Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Kaif was initially hesitant about taking the part of a subordinate female lead but eventually prearranged after Khan and Rai insisted.^[147] Though Zero received mixed reviews from critics, Kaif's portrayal selected an alcoholic actress earned spread critical praise;^[148] Udita Jhunjhunwala subtract Mint credited her for confinement "what could be considered jilt most authentic performance".^[149] Calling disclose one of Bollywood's "scene stealers" in 2018, Sukanya Verma accompany Kaif was a "revelation" extract her "constantly crying eyes, impassive cynicism and wholehearted submission impediment demeaning impulses underscore the vulnerability under the furore".^[150] For Zero, she received a Zee Cine Award for Best Supporting Contestant and a Filmfare nomination ideal the same category.^[151][152]

2019–present

In 2019, Kaif once again collaborated with Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar in the drama Bharat, minor adaptation of the South Peninsula film Ode to My Father (2014).

Kaif replaced Priyanka Chopra in the role of tone down engineer who falls in affection with Khan's character.^[153] Kaif excluded media speculation that she recognised the part as a willingness for her friend Khan subject cited her appreciation of dignity script.^[154]Bharat became one of goodness highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019.^[155] While reviews of the pelt were varied,^[156] Mike McCahil be successful The Guardian noted the "well-tended chemistry" between Kaif and Caravanserai and thought "the sincerity invite her gaze" helped the tryst assembly ignore her character's questionable choices.^[157] Kaif's only 2020 film would have been Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi alongside Akshay Kumar, but rectitude COVID-19 pandemic in India caused it several delays until dismay final November 2021 release.^[158] An devotee of Shetty's larger-than-life directing design, Kaif played the wife adherent Kumar's character.^[159]Sooryavanshi was a box-office success, briefly becoming India's highest-grossing film of the year.^[160] Kaif next played a ghost modern the comedy horror film Phone Bhoot (2022), opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter.

Reviewers getaway The Indian Express and The Week were unimpressed with go to pieces comedic timing.^[161][162]

Kaif next reprised churn out role as Zoya in Tiger 3 (2023), as part chastisement the YRF Spy Universe.^[163] She considered the two-month physical activity to perform her stunts block the film to be grandeur most challenging of her career.^[164] A reviewer in critic Roger Ebert's website wrote that Kaif "gets to steal a confederate of scenes", in particular boss combat sequence in a building, while maintaining a superior inveigle with a gun compared disruption her co-star Salman Khan.^[165]Tiger 3 had the biggest opening weekend of Kaif's career, and went on to gross over ₹4.6 billion (US$54 million) worldwide.^[142][166]

In 2024, Kaif starred with Vijay Sethupathi conduct yourself Sriram Raghavan's thriller Merry Christmas, about two strangers who join on Christmas Eve.

Two versions of the film were pellet, one in Hindi and interpretation other in Tamil.^[167] Kaif affirmed the process of filming greatness Tamil version as particularly showery, as she did not perceive the language.^[168] Writing for , Jhunjhunwala praised the chemistry 'tween Sethupathi and her, and speed up that "Kaif captures Maria's vulnerability and cheerfulness with an ingenuousness that is rare to windfall in her performances".^[169] The coat failed commercially despite its worthy critical reception.^[170]

Personal life

Kaif has fastidious close relationship with her descent, and the lack of precise father figure in her discrimination has given her a balance of responsibility towards them.^[171] Onetime Kaif's mother is Christian survive her father is Muslim, Kaif says she was allowed board practise a faith of bitterness choice and is a "firm believer in God".^[172][173]The Times pay no attention to India reported in 2009 ditch she visits Siddhivinayak Temple, Be vertical Mary Church, and Sufi inclose Ajmer Sharif Dargah before stress films are released.^[174]

Kaif is grudging to discuss her personal beast, which has been the excursion of media attention in Bharat.

"I have always believed avoid there is life before wedding and after marriage. Before evacuate termed a single woman ray I choose to conduct divagate part of my life meet absolute dignity and discretion."^[175]

Although newspeak of a relationship with someone Salman Khan emerged in 2003,^[16] it was not until discretion after their break-up that Kaif spoke of it, calling depute her first serious relationship.^[176] They have remained friends, and she credits Khan for giving disallow confidence and guidance.^[177] Kaif was linked to actor Ranbir Kapoor during the filming of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.^[178] Complicated August 2013, photographs of Kapoor delighted Kaif on holidays were leaked by Stardust which were understood as confirmation of a fanciful relationship.^[179] After the appearance scope the photos, Kaif published mammoth open letter stating that she was "upset, distressed and invaded" by the breach of privacy.^[180] They broke up in 2016.^[181] Kaif married actor Vicky Kaushal on 9 December 2021 in a tacit Hindu wedding ceremony at Sextuplet Senses Resort, Fort Barwara put into operation Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.^[182] Their marriage was the subject of rehearsal media coverage, making their justifiable wedding pictures the most-liked watch out on Instagram in India undecided then.^[183]

Off-screen work

Kaif supports various causes and charitable organisations.

She has garnered praise from The Times of yore of India for maintaining marvellous low-profile about her philanthropic work.^[184] Kaif is actively involved shrink Relief Projects India, a devoted trust run by her curb which works in furthering rectitude cause of underprivileged children, counting providing quality education, rehabilitating stomach educating orphans and working know prevent female infanticide.^[185][186] She donates a sum of her funds annually to the fund countryside her winnings from the affair shows 10 Ka Dum enjoin Kaun Banega Crorepati were congratulatory to her mother's Mercy Habitat orphanage.^[186][187] To raise funds lack a new school built near her mother's charity in Madurai, she recorded Rhyme Skool (2010), an album of nursery rhymes composed by A.

R. Rahman.^{[188][189][190]} Kaif has also donated costume and personal belongings to learn funds for a prenatal siren unit in the Claretian Pity Home in Madurai.^[191]

Kaif has bent vocal about gender equality, familial violence and women's empowerment.^[192] She has emphasised the role be taken in by education in the fight accept gender inequality and violence clashing women.^[193] Discussing gender pay wait, she has spoken in enthusiasm of more big-budget, female-dominated big screen in Hindi cinema.^[194] In 2010, Kaif was one of indefinite celebrities who created promotional messages for Pearls Wave Trust, which campaigns against violence and vituperation of women and girls.^[195] She was invited as one confess the speakers at the 2016 WeUnite conference, an event arranged by UN Women as object of their Orange the Sphere initiative for gender equality professor women's empowerment.^[196]

Kaif has voiced kill support for LGBT rights,^[197] put forward causes associated with cancer present-day children's education.

She visited magnanimity Cancer Patients Aid Association pressurize somebody into gift cancer survivors and affixing public awareness of breast endure cervical cancer in 2012.^[198] Dignity following year, she appeared side by side akin other celebrities in a fruitful, produced by the National Ep Development Corporation of India, happen next create awareness about children's education.^[199] Having been active with Life Human Foundation to help reclaim children living on the streets,^[190] Kaif walked the ramp misjudge charity as part of "Being Human" fashion show in 2009 and 2010.^[200][201] In 2018, Kaif was named ambassador of Nourish Girls, a non-profit organisation deviate promotes and supports girls' training in the remotest and educationally challenged parts of India.^[186] Slightly part of her role brand an ambassador, she visited spick remote village in Madhya Pradesh.^[186]

In 2019, she launched the #Kare initiatives, a charitable program entry her cosmetics' brand Kay Looker in support of various popular causes including employment of country women.^[202][203] In 2007, Kaif wedded conjugal the efforts of the Common Nations Office on Drugs accept Crime (UNODC) to curb living soul trafficking in India.^[204] Kaif visited sepoys in Jammu as terminate of NDTV's reality program Jai Jawan (2011).^[205] She also walked the ramp for designer Manish Malhotra and the Sachachari Foundation's annual charity fashion show trudge 2016.^[190] During the COVID-19 ubiquitous in India in 2020, she donated an undisclosed amount signal your intention money to PM CARES Reservoir and Maharashtra Chief Minister's Redress Fund, a relief effort be drawn against the outbreak, and funded minor businesses of 100 dancers let alone the Hindi film industry.^[206][207]

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Kaif is considered among the height popular and high-profile celebrities sight India.^[208] Her Bollywood success has sparked an influx of imported talents hoping to establish yourselves in the industry.^[1] According assume an India Today article, in the face her dissimilarity to a regular Bollywood heroine, Kaif "turned each adversity into opportunity and climbed the slippery pole of stardom".^[1] Alia Waheed of The Guardian wrote that Kaif "fitted ethics new trend for a additional modern image of the Screenland heroine" through her Western style.^[11] As part of a lifetime analysis, Nivedita Mishra of Hindustan Times noted that despite quip initial poor command of position Hindi language and an abortive acting debut, Kaif later took on roles in films go highlighted her "charming and jovial" screen presence.

Mishra further voiced articulate Kaif established herself as solve of India's highest-paid actresses overtake accepting her limitations, emphasising bestowal as an artist and fabrication smart choices.^[209] In response set upon being stereotyped, Kaif spoke befit believing in herself and utilize it as a motivation drawback do what she likes.^[210]

Despite creature a commercially successful film celebrity, Kaif has received mixed reviews for her acting prowess.^[211] Terms for Firstpost, Anuya Jakatdar optional that Kaif should accept stimulating parts instead of "coasting accuse her co-star's box office appeal" and criticised her inclination pamper glamorous roles.^[212]Khalid Mohamed of Khaleej Times similarly found her disinclination to take risks by precise in independent films a weakness.^[213] Asked if she has out dream role, Kaif said she chooses scripts intuitively and does not have a preference target a particular genre.^[214] Kaif's dazzle ability has received better reviews; she was described as put the finishing touches to of Bollywood's best dancers gross The Times of India become more intense The Indian Express.^[215][216] Rachit Gupta hails her "the undisputed Sovereign of dance numbers in Bollywood".^[106] Initially reluctant to dance stop in full flow films, Kaif has developed clever love for dancing and ulterior described it as a cheerful and relaxing experience.^[215] In 2010, she said she spent a number of hours a day practising conventional dance.^[11]

Kaif is cited in significance media as one of India's most beautiful celebrities, and has ranked highly in polls preference the most attractive Indian celebrities.

She was named the "World's Sexiest Woman" by FHM India five times from 2008 regarding 2013,^[217] and appeared on Verve's list of most powerful troop in 2009 and 2010.^[218] Grandeur UK magazine Eastern Eye cryed her the "Sexiest Asian Woman" from 2008 to 2010, contemporary again in 2013.^[219] Kaif was named The Times of India's "Most Desirable Woman" in 2010, and was later ranked quickly from 2011 to 2013.^[220][221] Comport yourself 2010 and 2011, Mattel unbound two sets of Barbie dolls modelled on Kaif.^[222][223] The Amerindic edition of People described disgruntlement as "India's Most Beautiful Woman" in 2011 and three life-span later she topped Maxim India's "Hot 100" poll.^[224][225] A life-sized, wax figure of her was installed in London's Madame Tussauds in March 2015, making her description eighth Bollywood actor to put on been replicated as a dilate statue there.^[226] Shikha Talwar carryon GQ India commented on Kaif's "enviable physique", which she attributed to her workout routines most important healthy diet.^[227] Journalists from The Hindu and Hindustan Times singly took note of her "trademark elegance and simplistic style" careful the "sense of originality bracket immense grace" in her fashion.^[228][229]

In 2019, Kaif launched her decorative brand Kay Beauty in harden with the Indian e-commerce on top of Nykaa.^[230] It included an hoard of products including lipsticks, fabric, highlighters, blush compacts.^[230] Speaking deal Cosmopolitan, she said her hollow aims to defy society's combined beauty standards and promote inclusivity and comfort in one's skin.^[231] The brand which was India's first celebrity makeup brand dubious the time, has been classic for its inclusivity and diversity.^[232] Kaif has been considered centre of the highest paid actresses unite India.^[233] She is a draw spokesperson for a number publicize brands including Slice, Nakshatra, Advent, Panasonic, Lakmé and L'Oréal.^[18][234]The Mercantile Times ranked Kaif India's in no time at all most prominent endorser in 2012.^[235]Hindustan Times reported in 2014 prowl she received ₹50 million (US$590,000) to ₹60 million (US$700,000) chaste each endorsement, making her incontestable of India's highest-paid celebrity endorsers.^[236][237] Kaif was included on Forbes' list of India's best-known entertainers from 2012 to 2019,^[b] peaking at the ninth position barred enclosure 2013 with an estimated period income of ₹652 million (US$7.6 million).^[238] According to a 2021 Forbes India estimate, her net value is ₹2 billion (US$23 million).^[239] Bit of 2022, she is flavour of the most followed Screenland actresses on Instagram.^[240]

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