Katrina Kaif is a British actress who predominantly appears in Bollywood films. She made her film debut in the 2003 heist film Boom , a box office bomb. [1] She then played the titular princess in the Telugu film Malliswari (2004). [2] Kaif had her first success in Bollywood when she appeared opposite Salman Khan in David Dhawan's romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? . [3] The 2006 musical romance Humko Deewana Kar Gaye saw Kaif pair opposite Akshay Kumar for the first of many films, though the film was a critical and financial failure. [4] [5] Beginning with Namastey London , the year 2007 marked a turning point in her career when all four releases proved to be successful at the box-office. [6] Among these were two of the highest grossing productions of the year, the comedies Partner and Welcome . [7] following year, Kaif appeared in three films including the action comedy Singh Is Kinng . [8]
In 2009, Kaif received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kabir Khan's terrorism drama New York . [9] Later that year, she starred opposite Ranbir Kapoor in the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani . [3] In 2010, Kaif portrayed the role of a politician in Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti and an aspiring actress in Tees Maar Khan . [3] [10] While the former was a box-office hit, the latter was a critical and commercial failure. [11] [12] Kaif starred alongside an ensemble cast in Zoya Akhtar's comedy drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011). [13] She received her second Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of a runaway bride in the romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011). [9]
In 2012, Kaif played the role of a Pakistani spy in Ek Tha Tiger , which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year. [14] The same year, she starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in Jab Tak Hai Jaan , a romance by Yash Chopra. [15] Kaif played a brief role in the 2013 action film Dhoom 3 . With a worldwide revenue of ₹5.42 billion (US$65 million), Dhoom 3 went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time at the time of its release. [16] Kaif played Hrithik Roshan's love interest in the 2014 action comedy Bang Bang! , which was followed by several commercially failed films in the next three years. [17] [18] Her first success in these years came with the sequel Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), which earned over ₹5.54 billion (US$66 million). In 2018, Kaif featured in two most expensive Indian films of all time—the action adventure Thugs of Hindostan and the romantic comedy Zero , both of which were commercial failures. However, her performance in the latter was critically praised, earning Kaif the award for the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her next releases, the period drama Bharat (2019), the action films Sooryavanshi (2021) and Tiger 3 (2023) were all commercially successful. [19]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | Boom | Rina Kaif | [20] | |
2004 | Malliswari | Malliswari | Telugu film | [2] |
2005 | Sarkar | Pooja | [21] | |
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? | Sonia Bharadwaj | [22] | ||
Allari Pidugu | Swathi | Telugu film | [23] | |
2006 | Humko Deewana Kar Gaye | Jia Yashvardhan | [24] | |
Balram vs. Tharadas | Supriya Menon | Malayalam film | [25] | |
2007 | Namastey London | Jasmeet "Jazz" Malhotra | [26] | |
Apne | Nandini | [27] | ||
Partner | Priya | [28] | ||
Welcome | Sanjana | [29] | ||
2008 | Race | Sophia | [30] | |
Singh Is Kinng | Sonia Singh | [31] | ||
Hello | Mysterious Storyteller | Cameo | [32] | |
Yuvvraaj | Anushka "Anu" Banton | [33] | ||
2009 | New York | Maya Sheikh | [34] | |
Blue | Nikita/Nikki | Cameo | [35] | |
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | Jennifer "Jenny" Pinto | [36] | ||
De Dana Dan | Anjali Kakkar | [37] | ||
2010 | Raajneeti | Indu Pratap | [38] | |
Tees Maar Khan | Aanya | [39] | ||
2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Laila | [40] | |
Bodyguard | Herself | Special appearance in song "Bodyguard" | [41] | |
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | Dimple Dixit | [42] | ||
2012 | Agneepath | Unnamed | Special appearance in song "Chikni Chameli" | [43] |
Ek Tha Tiger | Zoya | [44] | ||
Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Meera Thapar | [45] | ||
2013 | Main Krishna Hoon | Herself | Cameo | [46] |
Bombay Talkies | Herself | Special appearance in segment "Sheila Ki Jawani" | [47] | |
Dhoom 3 | Aaliya | [48] | ||
2014 | Bang Bang! | Harleen Sahni | [49] | |
2015 | Phantom | Nawaz Mistry | [50] | |
2016 | Fitoor | Firdaus | [51] | |
Baar Baar Dekho | Diya Kapoor | [52] | ||
2017 | Jagga Jasoos | Shruti Sengupta | [53] | |
Tiger Zinda Hai | Zoya | [54] | ||
2018 | Welcome to New York | Herself | Cameo | [55] |
Thugs of Hindostan | Suraiyya | [56] | ||
Zero | Babita Kumari | [57] [58] | ||
2019 | Bharat | Kumud Raina | [59] | |
2021 | Sooryavanshi | Dr. Ria Gupta | [60] | |
2022 | Phone Bhoot | Ragini Maheshwari | [61] | |
2023 | Tiger 3 | Zoya | [62] | |
2024 | Merry Christmas | Maria | Simultaneously shot in Tamil | [63] |
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Composer | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | "Let's Party" | Ganesh Hegde | Ganesh Hegde | [64] | |
2020 | "Kudi Nu Nachne De" | Vishal Dadlani, Sachin–Jigar | Sachin–Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi | Promotional song for Angrezi Medium | [65] |
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