Zarine Khan Biography

Zarine Khan (born 14 May 1984) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. Zarine Khan made her acting debut in the 2010 period film Veer co-starring with Salman Khan. Zarine Khan has been noted for looks very similar to actress Katrina Kaif.

Zarine Khan

Early life

Zarine Khan was born to a Pashtun family in Mumbai on 14 May 1984. She speaks fluent Hindi and Marathi. In college she weighed almost 100 kg (220 lb). Although she never planned to be a model, she began to focus on losing weight and getting into shape. In order to lose weight, she began to work out, eventually reaching her target weight. Her family's financial troubles forced Khan to abandon her education and begin working. With no marketable skills, she tried her hand at modeling. Zarine Khan did a number of small assignments that fetched her enough money to run her family.

Zarine Khan was forced to abandon her education while in college and begin working due to the financial troubles of her family. With no marketable skills to rely on, she tried her hand at modeling. Khan did quite a few small assignments that fetched her enough money to run the house. She received her entry into acting when she was visiting the set of Yuvraaj at Subhash Ghai's film school Whistling Woods. Salman Khan noticed her and decided to cast her for his film Veer. After a screen test, Khan was confirmed for the role of Princess Yashodhara. She gained eight kilos in order to be more convincing as a 19th century princess.

Acting career

Zarine Khan

Zarine Khan's acting career began while visiting the set of Yuvraaj at Subhash Ghai's film school Whistling Woods. Salman Khan noticed her and decided to cast her for his film Veer because, he said, "She looks the character - the sweet princess she is playing in Veer". After a screen test, Khan was given the role of Princess Yashodhara. She gained eight kilograms in order to be more convincing as a 19th century princess. Because of Veer's poor box office performance, Zarine Khan at first had trouble finding roles in big-budget films. In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in Anees Bazmee's Ready, parodying characters from Mughal-e-Azam, Sholay and Shri 420. Her upcoming films include Housefull 2 and Partner 2.

Filmography

2010 Veer
2011 Ready
2012 Karikalan
2012 Housefull 2
2012 Partner 2