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Born in England[2] on July 16,
1984, Katrina is one of eight siblings, seven girls and one boy.
Her parents are British citizens, with her father being
originally from Andhra Pradesh, India. She grew up in Hyderabad,
and later moved to London, UK.
At the age of 14, Kaif started modeling for a jewelry campaign in London, and
was subsequently discovered by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in
his film Boom (2003).
She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However,
filmmakers were at first hesitant to sign her because of her linguistic
shortcomings,[3] such as her inability to speak Hindi without a heavy accent.
Films that did feature her usually had her voice dubbed over by a native speaker
of the film's language.
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