Katrina Kaif is a British actress who predominantly works in the Bollywood film industry. Kaif is the recipient of 46 accolades including Stardust Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Screen Awards, IIFA Awards and 3 Filmfare Award nominations into her credit. Kaif has also topped various listings of India's most attractive people, being named "World's Sexiest Woman" by FHM 5 times, Eastern Eye's "Sexiest Asian Woman" 4 times, The Times of India's "Most Desirable Woman" in 2010 and People's "Most Beautiful Woman" (India) in 2011.
^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Kaif's feature film debut was in Kaizad Gustad's box office flop Boom (2003), after which Kaif was written off due to her poor Hindi and thick British accent.[1] She then starred as the titular character in the successful Telugu film Malliswari. After a small role in Sarkar (2005), Kaif found commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005), in which Kaif received her first acting award — the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female; this proved to be her breakthrough in Hindi cinema. In 2007, Kaif received critical praise for her performance in Namastey London (2007). This was followed by a string of box office hits in which Kaif was often cast in glamorous roles.[2] In 2009, Kaif appeared in the drama thriller New York, earning her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The same year, she appeared in the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. Both films earned her the Entertainer of the Year Award at Screen and the Best Actress - Popular Award at Stardust.
