Happy birthday Katrina Kaif: What actor said about growing up without a dad, her 6 siblings

Happy birthday Katrina Kaif: As the actor turns 38, here we are with some photos from Katrina's family album and what she shared about her sisters, mother, and also about her father in an earlier 2009's interview with The Indian Express.

July 15, 2021 21:51 IST

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Katrina Kaif was once the most searched name on Google and was called 'Bollywood's Barbie'. As the actor turns 38, we bring you photos from the actor's family album where she poses with her father, mother and sisters.

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Talking about herself, pre-stardom, Katrina shared in her interview, "I was born in Hong Kong. My mom was a Harvard graduate, a very successful lawyer who gave it up to join a charitable organisation. She was working with the organisation as a non-profit lawyer and because of that, we travelled a lot. From Hong Kong, we went to Japan, China, France, Hawaii and then to London." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Katrina has time and again mentioned her 'favourite memory' from her childhood as 'dancing with my mother'. "To the strongest woman I know ..... what would the world be without you," the actor wrote once. (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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"My parents separated when we were very young. We were raised by my mother who did a wonderful job. She raised us with the belief and inspiration to find yourself in the world. Live your dreams and find what is going to make you live life freely. She made us tough and she wasn't the kind of mother who told us to go to college and get a degree and become a doctor or a lawyer. She herself had found her fulfillment in things that were off-beat. I have one brother. He is a professional skier and a rock climber," shared Katrina. (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Talking about her father, Katrina Kaif had shared, "We have grown up without a father. I missed it a great deal. I do feel that sense of loss." She shared that she is not in touch with him and added, "When I see friends who have wonderful fathers who are like pillars of support for their families, I say, if only I had that. But instead of complaining, I should be grateful for all the other things I have." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Katrina Kaif was asked if her dad hasn't tried to get in touch with her after she became a star. She said, "No, he is not that kind of a man. He is very decent and comes from a good family and they went their own ways because of issues which are personal. He is an affluent person, so he is not going to come back because his daughter is now famous." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Katrina has six sisters and a brother. In an old interview with The Indian Express, Katrina shared that she has 'three before me and three after me. I am right in the middle.'

Sharing this photo, the actor wrote, "My sisters....... ( well some of them ) ..... 💝." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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"Sisters sisters...... In all kinds of weather we stick together .. The same in the rain or sun," wrote Katrina with this click. (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Katrina once shared this picture with her 'grandma'. (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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The Kaif sisters are quite close to their mom. (Photo: Isabelle Kaif/Instagram)

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Sharing more about her sisters, Katrina Kaif had shared, "Sometimes I call them up and say, I'm doing a movie with Akshay Kumar or with Saif Ali Khan. The youngest one, Isabelle, is here, the rest of them don't know much about our industry. So even though they are happy for me and support me, they don't have that connect." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Katrina was asked, 'Do you consider yourself a foreigner or an Indian?', the actor had replied, "I am hundred per cent Indian. When I was growing up, I always felt a very strong awareness that I am an Asian. I don't know whether that's politically correct or not, but I always felt that I am different and growing up in a country that's not Asian." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)

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Stating that her 'Hindi is pretty good,' back in 2009's interview this Raajneeti actor shared, "I have had to take a lot of lessons. I still take lessons, especially for Rajniti. I am working on my diction. I read Hindi very well." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram)