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Katrina Kaif
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- #001
Katrina Kaif was named the world's sexiest Asian woman by Eastern Eye in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- #002
Her favourite bands are Muse, Radiohead and Coldplay.
- #003
Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong and moved to Hawaii until she was 14, after which she moved to London. She currently lives in Mumbai.
- #004
Katrina Kaif has seven siblings: six sisters and one brother.
- #005
While the team of De Dana Dan (2009) was filming at Sentosa Nature Park in Singapore, a 10-year-old boy spotted Kaif. The boy did not notice some production vehicles moving on the set and started running towards the actress. As he crossed, a unit van accidentally hit him. The boy was reported to be injured but not seriously. When Kaif learned of the incident, she immediately asked for him to be brought to the sets. She later met him, spent a lot of time with him and even gave him some chocolate.
- #006
Katrina Kaif refuses to talk about her personal life in the media.
- #007
Katrina Kaif is the most photographed woman in India.
- #008
Her favourite films are The Man from La Mancha (1972), Gone with the Wind (1939), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Sound of Music (1965), Ben-Hur (1959), Casablanca (1942), La Vie En Rose (2007), Inside Out (2015), Deadpool (2016), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Umrao Jaan (1981), Chandni (1989), Adınıza (2003), Guru (2007), Jab We Met (2007), Kaminey (2009), Paa (2009), Udta Punjab (2016), Namastey London (2007) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).
- #009
Katrina Kaif is active in various charities and frequently visits orphanages and hospitals.
- #010
Katrina Kaif no longer does ramp shows.
- #011
The silver dress worth Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) that she wore in the film Welcome (2007) was gifted to her by Emilio Pucci.
- #012
Katrina Kaif is half English and half Indian.
- #013
According to Google data for 2008, 2009 and 2010, she is the most searched Bollywood celebrity.
- #014
Katrina Kaif was voted number 1 in FHM India's poll of the World's 100 Sexiest Women.
- #015
When she moved to India, Katrina Kaif worked with photographer Atul Kasbekar and made commercials for Fevicol, Lakme and Veet, among others.
- #016
Her favourite actors are Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Ryan Reynolds, Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, Salman Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan. Her favourite actresses are Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Hema Malini and Madhubala.
- #017
Katrina Kaif prefers acting to modelling.
- #018
Her favourite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani and Rocky S.
- #019
Katrina Kaif's brother, Sebastien (Michael) Turcotte, is a custom furniture maker. He publishes his creativity online as a blog.
- #020
Katrina Kaif was named the face of the year for Lakme India Fashion Week (2005).
- #021
Father Ronald Turcotte remarried and settled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently married to Beet Turcotte and has 2 stepchildren, Kevin and Nicole Maurits. Beet was previously married to Johannes Maurits.
- #022
Katrina Kaif enjoys modelling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching films, painting, relaxing, cooking, going to the spa, going to the gym, meeting new people and getting together with her friends.
- #023
She won the Best Female Style Icon award at the IIFA Awards.
- #024
Besides walking the ramp for many top designers and appearing on magazine covers, Katrina Kaif has also been the striking face of brands such as Estelle jewellery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L'Oreal, Samsung, LG and others.
- #025
She was discovered as a model at the age of 14 for a jewellery campaign.
- #026
Katrina's siblings are Stephanie Turcotte, Michael Duran (born 1978, with a different father), Christine Raphael Duran Spencer (born 1981, who shares the same father as Michael), Natacha Turcotte (born 1982), Melissa Turcotte Roberts (born 1985), Isabelle Ann Turcotte (born 1986) and Sonia Lee Turcotte (born 1989).
- #027
Her favourite series are Suits (2011), Wolf Hall (2015), Peaky Blinders (2013), Girls (2012), Game of Thrones (2011) and House of Cards (2013).
- #028
Katrina Kaif appeared in Nitin Bali's remix video from the album Baliwood. This was in 2004.
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