Zarine Khan is an Indian model and Bollywood actress. Zarine Khan, a resident of Mumbai who is cast opposite Salman in Veer.
Zareen Khan is 21 years old. Zarine Khan was instructed to pile it on for Salman Khan's Veer. The debutant who weighed 54 kilos before the shoot, was told to put on weight so she looked fuller to play the lead opposite Salman. Salman put Zarine on a chocolate diet making sure she ate cakes and pastries to appear more curvaceous. She piled on eight kgs after three months and now weighs in at 62 kgs.
Zarine Khan looks strikingly similar to Katrina Kaif and sources say its difficult to notice any difference between the two from a distance.
Acting career
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, 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.
Ref:
http://www.cinebasti.com/celebrity/Zarine-Khan/4195/biography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarine_Khan
