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Katrina Kaif is a British actress who predominantly appears in Bollywood films. She made her film debut in the 2003 erotic heist film Boom, a box office bomb. She then played the titular princess in the Telugu film Malliswari (2004). Kaif had her first success in Bollywood when she appeared opposite Salman Khan in David Dhawan's romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?. 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.
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. Among these were two of the highest grossing productions of the year — the comedies Partner and Welcome. The following year, Kaif appeared in three films including the action comedy Singh Is Kinng and the drama Yuvvraaj, a major box-office disappointment. In 2009, Kaif received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kabir Khan's terrorism drama New York. Later that year, she starred opposite Ranbir Kapoor in the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. In 2010, Kaif portrayed the role of a politician in Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti and an aspiring actress in Tees Maar Khan. While the former was a box-office hit, the latter was a critical and commercial failure.
Kaif starred alongside an ensemble cast in Zoya Akhtar's comedy drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011). 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). In 2012, she played the role of a Pakistani ISI agent in the spy film Ek Tha Tiger, which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year. The same year, she starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, a romance by Yash Chopra. Kaif played a circus performer opposite Aamir Khan in the 2013 action film Dhoom 3. With a worldwide revenue of ₹5.42 billion (US$81 million), Dhoom 3 went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time at the time of its release. Kaif played Hrithik Roshan's love interest in the 2014 action comedy Bang Bang! and starred alongside Saif Ali Khan in the 2015 thriller Phantom.