British-Indian model-turned-actress Katrina Kaif has gone, in seven years, from a no body to the babe who launched a thousand billboards. She is the face of India’s first Barbie doll, which goes into production in September this year. The 24-year-old beat Aishwarya to the contract.

The non-actress that she was, it wasn’t easy for Katrina Kaif to survive in B-Town despite the help from her man Salman Khan until a certain Mr. Akshay Kumar happened to her.

Her first movie was the disastrous crime caper Boom (2003), in which she played one of the three models who steal a stash of diamonds from gangsters. In one steamy scene, she stripped down to her bra, shocking the conservative Indian audience.

She was voted the most popular Bollywood celebrity in Google’s 2008 India Zeitgeist list and FHM India named her the sexiest woman in the world.

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif had created magic on the silver screen with many hit movies. He too was looking for a perfect screen partner after his wife Twinkle Khanna banned him from working with Priyanka Chopra following too much talk of their link ups. And Katrina knew nothing about acting other than sitting and looking pretty and running around trees.

presentyl she is working in Prakash Jha Rajniti, based on the Indian politics.