Katrina Kaif To Be Sub-Continent´s first Barbie Actress

Bollywood's top heroine Katrina Kaif will be the sub-continent's first actress to be a model for an Indian Barbie doll, a British newspaper has claimed. The 24-year-old actor, with her combination of pale skin and classical Indian features, from her Kashmiri father and English mother, bagged the doll deal after her arch rival Aishwariya Rai Bachchan missed out on the Barbie contract.

Kaif, a former model from London, told 'The Daily Telegraph' that she felt "honoured" to be chosen as the face of the Barbie doll, which goes into production in September, coinciding with toymaker Mattel's 50th anniversary.Kaif, who was voted most popular Bollywood celebrity in Google's 2008 India Zietgeist list, said that despite being from London, Britons hardly "recognise" her.Kaif, who was voted most popular Bollywood celebrity in Google's 2008 India Zietgeist list, said that despite being from London, Britons hardly "recognise" her.

"Becoming a film star in India has been a dream come true but you do always have to put on a performance, so sometimes it is good to get away. That's when I head back to London. I can walk down Finchley High Street and no one recognises me. I certainly can't do that in Mumbai or Delhi," she was quoted as saying.

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