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Katrina is the new Queen of BollywoodIt seems Bollywood a new Queen when it comes to Box Office success. She may not be listed in the same league as Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi or Rani Mukherji, but Katrina Kaif is surely setting the movie stats on fire.So far in 2007, she has had 3 releases (Namastey London, Apne, Partner) and all three have been super duper hits at the theatres. Yes, I admit Katrina was not of prime importance in Apne or Partner, but even then, she can credit both films to her CV. No other Bollywood actress has had 3 hits in a row for quite some time now… and never 3 in one year. We can surely say that Katrina is Queen of Bollywood… for now.
Bio: Katrina Kaif (born July 16, 1983) is a model and Bollywood actress. She has acted in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.
Personal: Her mother is English and father a NRI originally from Kashmir. She was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Hawaii and London. She has seven sisters. She is currently dating actor Salman Khan.
Career: She worked as an photographic model in advertising before entering the film world.
Katrina debuted in the film Boom, which featured her as a supermodel. She has done two Telugu movies - Malliswari(2004) and Allari Pidugu(2005). In 2005 she starred in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya opposite Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen and had a role in Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar. In 2006, she debuted in Malayalam Cinema through the Mammootty starrer Balram v/s Tharadas
Her voice is also being dubbed by another actress, due to her unfamiliarity with Hindi. She will be using her own voice in her next film.
Filmography:
1. Namaste, London (2007) (filming)
2. Nanhe Jaisalmer (2007) (filming)
3. Apne (2006) (filming)
4. Partner (2006) (filming)
5. Welcome (2006) (filming)
6. Balram vs. Tharadas (2006) (attached)
7. Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) .... Jia
8. Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) .... Sonia
9. Sarkar (2005) .... Pooja
10. Boom (2003/I) .... Rina Kaif aka Popdi Chinchpokli
'Partner' inspired from 'Hitch'08th July 2007 11.30 IST
By Aditi Seth
Katrina, who has been brought up in London, said in a Interview with media persons on Friday (May 09, 2003) evening that her maiden venture BOOM would pave way for her in Bollywood. "I started modeling at the age of 14 and always wanted to come to India. I met Kaizad Gustad one day in London and he offered me his directorial venture BOOM, an offer that I immediately seized. Besides my role, I liked the set-up and the script of the movie, so I accepted the offer. I will not say it is a dream launch for me, but it has really been a learning experience."
On her alleged link-up with Salman Khan, this 20-year-old said that news linking with him are totally baseless and untrue. "Gossips are part of this profession and one has to cope with them." Born to a Kashmiri father and an English mother, Katrina, who is one among her eight sisters, said that she came to Bollywood with no preconceived notions.
Katrina replaces Kareena opposite beau Salman in ‘My Punjabi Nikah’
