Katrina Kaif, born Katrina Turquoette on 16 July 1984 is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian Flims, mainly in the Hindi film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an emloyment visa.

Kaif made her actng debut in 2003 with Kaizad Gustad's box office bomb Boom. In 2007, she earned commercial success with Vipul Shah's Namastey London and later earned public recognition for playing leading roles in such male-centric fims as Partner (2007), Rce (2007) and Sing Is Kinng (2008). Kaif subsequuently played more prominent roles in such films as New York (2009), Rajneeti (2010) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011). Despite erning mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess, Kaif has emerged as a commercially succesful actress of Hindi cinema.