Katrina Kaif reveals her role model from early modeling days

Katrina Kaif recently disclosed that Malaika Arora was her inspiration during the initial days of her modelling career.

In conversation with Mashable India, the B-town diva shared that she arrived in Mumbai to become a renowned model.

She said, "...my intention was to be a model. My role models were Madhu Sapre and Lakshmi Menon. Those were the supermodels of that time."

Katrina continued, "And even Malaika (Arora) actually. She was still modelling at that time. They were the women I looked up to. And that's what I wanted to be as a model."

For the unversed, Malaika was known as one of the best dancers and models of Bollywood.

Later on, Katrina made her acting debut in 2003 with an action thriller film Boom. As of today, the 40-year-old is known as one of the highest-paid actresses of the Indian film fraternity.

On the professional front, the co-founder of Kay Beauty will be next seen in Merry Christmas alongside Vijay Sethupathi. 

On December 20, the makers of the film released the trailer of their upcoming mystery drama on social media, leaving fans fascinated.

The two-minute Hindi trailer showcased the impeccable acting skills of Katrina and Vijay as their festive night took a scary turn. Notably, the movie will release in Hindi and Tamil languages.

Directed by critically acclaimed Sriram Raghavan, the movie is all set to hit big screens on January 12, 2024.