Katrina Kaif: It is one of the vagueries of the Hindi film industry that an actress like Katrina Kaif, who is born to an Indian-Kashmiri father and a British mother, is right there at the top even though she hardly speaks Hindi. What’s more, she has also done films in Telugu and Malayalam without knowing those languages either! What helps, one supposes is that undoubtedly she is the best looker in the film industry today with a sexy body to match. And also that she has been cast correctly in most of her films as by and large her roles have been fairly undemanding requiring her to look good, wear short dresses, dance a bit and smile sweetly! But to be fair to Katrina, she did carry off a role centred around her in Namastey London (2007) fairly efficiently. She also boasts the best box-office record amongst the actresses of today with most of her recent films doing extremely well at the box-office.

Birthday: 16 July, 1984 in Hong Kong.

Debut Film: Kaizad Gustad’s Boom (2003).

Major Impact: Namastey London (2006).

Successful Films: Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), Partner (2007), Welcome (2007), Race (2008), Singh is Kinng (2008).

Awards: 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).

Upcoming Film: Kabir Khan’s New York.

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The saucy stunner has just a minuscule role in one of her upcoming movies. You expect to see a lot of Katrina Kaif in a film co-starring Akshay Kumar . But that may not happen in Blue , the Ashtavinayak production being directed by Anthony D’Souza .

While Lara Dutta is the film’s leading lady, Katrina will just have an item number and a few scenes in the flick. There have been rumours that her role has been extended to bring more star value to the project, but the actress has confirmed that she’s a very small role in ‘Blue’.

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Katrina Kaif has not only mended bridges with one-time archrival, Kareena Kapoor, she’s also taking fitness tips from Bebo! Says a source, “The cold war between Kareena and Katrina is a thing of the past.

The two bonded at Amrita Ladhak’s wedding brunch on Wednesday, chatting about everything from their films to designer outfits and how to maintain a fit and fab body without dieting.

In fact, they were so engrossed in catching up that they even made their beaus, Saif and Sallu jealous. Bebo and Kat do different films, which is perfect for them as there’s no competition.”

When asked about their special dosti, Kareena says, “Katrina’s a sweetheart! We had a blast together at Amu’s wedding. She’s one actress who is true to herself. That’s why I am fond of her.”

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