On the occasion of Bollywood actress/beauty mogul Katrina Kaif’s birthday, we have compiled a list of all the movies where she chartered her journey through her top 7 grossers at the box office.
Katrina plays diverse roles in each of these movies and if you aren’t a fan already, watching these films will tell you why we love her.
1. Dhoom 3
Box office estimate: ₹589.2 crore
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, Dhoom 3 stars Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan. The movie went on to make 589.2 crore INR in the box office while the budget for the film was only 175 crores INR.
Katrina Kaif plays Aaliya Hussain, an acrobat. Aamir Khan plays her love interest and the two start a circus.
2. Tiger Zinda Hai
Box office estimate: ₹565.1 crore
This Ali Abbas Zafar directorial made it big, especially being the much-awaited sequel to the popular movie Ek Tha Tiger. With a 210 crores INR budget, the movie earned 565 crores INR in the box office.
Playing the female lead alongside Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif plays the role of an ISI agent, Zoya. In this sequel, Katrina stuns us with both, her beauty and her graceful yet fatal fighting skills.
3. Bang Bang
Box office estimate: ₹332–340 crore
Bang Bang is directed by Siddharth Anand and has earned over 330 crores INR at the box office. The film’s starting budget was only 160 crores INR.
Katrina, who plays Harleen Sahni, finds herself stuck in the middle of a very important international mission and along the way falls in love with secret agent Rajveer Nanda, who is played by Hrithik Roshan.
4. Bharat
Box office estimate: ₹325.58 crore
With a budget of 100 crores INR, this Ali Abbas Zafar directorial made 325.5 crores INR at the box office. Starring the on-screen power couple Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan, the movie’s setting is that of the post-Indo-Pak partition.
Katrina plays the role of Kumud Raina, the wife of Bharat, whose character is played by Salman Khan.
5. Ek Tha Tiger
Box office estimate: ₹320 crore
Ek Tha Tiger is the prequel of the film Tiger Zinda Hai, directed by Kabir Khan. Making an astounding 320 crore INR, the film casts Salman Khan playing a RAW agent by the name of Tiger while Katrina Kaif plays an ISI agent named Zoya.
Their love is forbidden but the more the two characters try staying away, the closer they are brought together.
6. Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Box office estimate: ₹211 crore
Directed by the late Yash Chopra, Jab Tak Hai Jaan tells us the romantic tale of a patriotic man who finds love twice. The movie made 211 crore INR in the box office.
Katrina plays the role of Meera Thapar, Shah Rukh Khan’s first love interest. The initial setting of their love story is in London. From there, worlds collide and the two drift apart.
7. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Box office estimate: ₹153 crores
One of 2011’s most loved movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was directed by Zoya Akhtar and starred Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar and Kalki Koechlin. Making a superb 153 crores INR at the box office, the movie completed 9 years of its release just yesterday, the 15th of July.
Katrina plays Laila, Hrithik Roshan oorf Arjun’s love interest.