Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong as Katrina Turquotte, brought up in London, and succeeded in Mumbai. Her journey as an actor began in Hindi Cinema with Boom in 2003, and then she was seen in Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar in 2005, a political thriller that was inspired by the classic Hollywood film, The Godfather. Merely two weeks after the success of this drama, she was paired opposite Salman Khan for the first time in David Dhawan's comedy, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, which became her second hit in a row.

In these last 17 years, there have been some ups and some downs in her professional and personal space, but Katrina Kaif continues to be a movie star with irresistible persona. On her birthday, we look at the different aspects of her career and how she consolidated her position in the industry: