Happy Birthday Katrina Kaif: Unseen Pics and facts of the Boom Actress

Her real name is Katrina Turquotte after her mother’s last name. However, when she had entered the film industry and debuted with Boom (2005), a movie produced by Tiger Shroff’s mother Ayesha Shroff, her named was changed.

Shroff thought that replacing ‘Turquotte’ with ‘Kaif’ would bring more Indian-ness to Katrina’s name.

Katrina was fascinated by the world of glamour since childhood. So at the age of 14, she stepped into the world of modeling and rose to prominence as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.

Katrina Kaif is the first Indian actor to have got a barbie doll modelled on her. She’s now counted on the list with the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Audrey Hebburn among others.

Katrina Kaif is a terrific chess player and had once almost defeated Aamir Khan, who is considered one of the best chess players in the industry and has even been recommended by Vishwanathan Anand for his biopic.

Katrina Kaif has been living in India for over 15 years on a work visa. She is still a UK citizen.

Katrina Kaif had once gone on record to say that his father had no contribution to her upbringing. She was born to Mohamed Kaif who had a Kashmiri descent and British national Suzanne Turquotte in Hong Kong.

If director Kaizad Gustad hadn't seen her in a fashion show in 2003, she probably wouldn't have come to Bollywood. After seeing Katrina in this fashion show, Kaizad Gustad cast her in the movie 'Boom'.

Soon Katrina caught Salman Khan's eye and he e cast her in 'Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya' which was a turning point in her career and gradually the closeness between the two grew and It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was Salman who started Kat's career.

Apart from the UK and India, Katrina Kaif has lived in six different countries. She has lived in Japan, Switzerland, Poland, France, Belgium, and Hawaii where she moved at the age of 14.