Katrina Kaif is a British actress and one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. Born in Hong Kong on 16 July 1983, she moved from modelling in London to Hindi cinema, where films such as Namastey London, Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai made her one of the industry’s most bankable names. In November 2026 she is back in the headlines after revealing the face of her one-year-old son, Vihaan, in a Diwali family photo.
Quick facts
- Full name: Katrina Rosemary Turcotte (known professionally as Katrina Kaif)
- Born: 16 July 1983, British Hong Kong
- Nationality: British
- Occupation: Actress, model, entrepreneur
- Known for: Namastey London, Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, Merry Christmas; co-founder of Kay Beauty
- Spouse: Actor Vicky Kaushal (married 9 December 2021)
- Children: Son Vihaan, born 7 November 2025
- Years active: 2003–present
Early life and background
Katrina Kaif was born Katrina Rosemary Turcotte on 16 July 1983 in British Hong Kong, to Mohammed Kaif, a British businessman of Kashmiri descent, and Suzanne Turquotte, an English lawyer and charity worker, according to Wikipedia. She is one of eight siblings — one brother and six sisters — and spent a peripatetic childhood in Hong Kong, Hawaii, Japan, France and the United States before three years in London.
She began modelling young, winning a beauty contest in Hawaii at 14, and later modelled in London, including at London Fashion Week, before filmmaker Kaizad Gustad spotted her at a fashion show. Gustad cast her in Boom (2003), a Hindi-English heist film co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Gulshan Grover and Jackie Shroff. It was a critical and commercial failure, and Kaif has said she does not count it among the important events of her life.
She stayed in India, walking for designer Rohit Bal at India Fashion Week in 2003, appearing in the first Kingfisher Calendar, and endorsing brands including Coca-Cola, LG, Fevicol and Samsung. Hindi was not her first language — she learned it as an adult through tutors and diction classes, and her early Hindi films were dubbed by voice artists.
Career: breakthrough and stardom
Her first success came in Telugu cinema: Malliswari (2004), opposite Venkatesh, was a commercial hit and earned her a Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu nomination. Her first major Hindi success followed with Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005), opposite Salman Khan. The turning point was Namastey London (2007), in which she played a British-Indian woman torn between two worlds, and the film established her as a leading lady.
A run of hits followed: Singh Is Kinng (2008), New York (2009), which brought her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), which brought a second Filmfare Best Actress nomination. In 2012 she took on Zoya, the Pakistani intelligence agent in Ek Tha Tiger, the first film in Yash Raj Films’ spy universe, and starred the same year in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Yash Chopra’s final film as director.
Dhoom 3 (2013) became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of its time, and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) grossed a reported ₹5.54 billion worldwide. In Zero (2018) she played an actress battling alcoholism, winning the Zee Cine Award for Best Supporting Actress and earning her third Filmfare nomination. Later films included Bharat (2019), Sooryavanshi (2021) and Tiger 3 (2023).
Her most recent film is Merry Christmas (2024), directed by Sriram Raghavan and co-starring Vijay Sethupathi in Hindi and Tamil versions. The thriller earned some of the best reviews of her career. Reports in June and July 2026 of an OTT comeback or a role in Prabhas’s Spirit were denied by her team, and she has not signed a new film.
Awards and recognition
Kaif has been nominated for three Filmfare Awards without a win: Best Actress for New York (2010) and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2012), and Best Supporting Actress for Zero (2019). She has won four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, and was nominated for an IIFA Award in 2025 for Merry Christmas. In June 2025 she was appointed Global Brand Ambassador for the Maldives by Visit Maldives.
Personal life
Kaif married actor Vicky Kaushal on 9 December 2021 in an intimate ceremony at the Six Senses Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. Their son, Vihaan Kaushal, was born on 7 November 2025; the couple announced his name on 7 January 2026 and kept his face private for his first year.
On Diwali, Sunday 8 November 2026 — a day after Vihaan’s first birthday — the couple shared a joint Instagram family photo revealing his face for the first time, captioned “Our brightest Diwali yet… Wishing everyone love, light and happiness.” The photo was covered the same day by India TV, WION and NDTV. Kaif is a British citizen and works in India on an employment visa.
Net worth snapshot
Katrina Kaif’s net worth is estimated at ₹224–263 crore (around $27–32 million) as of 2026, based on a range of Indian press estimates from September–October 2026. The fortune comes from two decades of film fees, long-running endorsements and her cosmetics brand Kay Beauty, co-founded with Nykaa in 2019. Read the full breakdown in Katrina Kaif’s net worth.
Frequently asked questions
How old is Katrina Kaif?
Katrina Kaif was born on 16 July 1983 in British Hong Kong, making her 43 years old as of November 2026.
Is Katrina Kaif Indian?
No. Katrina Kaif is a British citizen, born in Hong Kong to a British father of Kashmiri descent and an English mother. She lives and works in India on an employment visa and is not an Indian citizen.
Who is Katrina Kaif married to?
Katrina Kaif is married to actor Vicky Kaushal. They married on 9 December 2021 at the Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan.
Does Katrina Kaif have children?
Yes. Her son Vihaan Kaushal was born on 7 November 2025. His face was first shown publicly on Diwali, 8 November 2026, in a family photo shared by Kaif and Vicky Kaushal on Instagram.
What is Katrina Kaif’s latest film?
Merry Christmas (2024), directed by Sriram Raghavan and co-starring Vijay Sethupathi, is her latest film. As of November 2026 she has not signed a new film, and reports of an OTT comeback or a role in Spirit were denied by her team.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Katrina Kaif
- Wikipedia — List of awards and nominations received by Katrina Kaif
- India TV — Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal reveal son Vihaan’s face in first-ever family photo on Diwali
- NDTV — Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal reveal son Vihaan’s face a day after his first birthday
- WION — Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal reveal son Vihaan’s face in a special Diwali post
- Visit Maldives — Katrina Kaif unveiled as Global Brand Ambassador
- Mid-Day — Katrina Kaif’s reported return to acting is “completely inaccurate”
- Times Now — Katrina Kaif in Prabhas’s Spirit? Here’s the truth