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Katrina Kaif's father originally hails from Kashmir and has since acquired British citizenship while her mother is a Caucasian of British nationality. Katrina Kaif has eight sisters.
She was discovered at age 14 as a model for a jewellery campaign.
Katrina Kaif started her career as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar and later on received offers from LG, Fevicol, Lakme and Veet.
The actress worked hard to learn the kathak dance form in just 40 days. She used to work for about seven hours a day.
At a very young age, Katrina Kaif is known in the industry as the beauty with brains.
In 2003, the actress made her debut in the film Boom, which bombed at the box office.
Katrina's two Telugu movies Malliswari & Pidugu brought her fame. She grossed Rs 70 lakh for Malliswari, making her top the list of the highest paid actresses for a debut South Indian film.
In 2005, Lakme India Fashion Week proclaimed her the Face of the Year.