But that was before Katrina Kaif arrived on the scene.
The 25-year-old has carved a niche for herself in an industry which is usually not very forgiving of upcoming actresses, that too without any connections in Bollywood.
Kaif came to India as a 17-year-old. Born to a Kashmiri father and a British mother, she had lived in the U.S. and the UK, and is known to be very close to her sisters and mother.
She made her debut in Kaizad Gustad’s "Boom" in 2003, a performance that went unnoticed. It was only when she appeared in "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya" two years later with then boyfriend Salman Khan that Bollywood took note. But the critics still panned her, describing her acting as stunted and her accent a hindrance. Read More @ India News