When Katrina Kaif said she felt a “sense of loss” growing up without a father, she described him as a “rich guy” who didn’t reconnect after she became a star

But in several interviews over the years, Katrina has said she has not been in touch with her father, who is said to be a Kashmiri man who settled abroad after separating from her mother when she was very young.

In a 2010 interview with The Times of India, Katrina was asked if she had ever been to her father’s hometown. She said, “No. I have no idea where it is. My mother and father – we were very young when they split up. And for reasons my mother would like to keep secret, they went their separate ways and contact after that was very, very minimal. Katrina said that “unfortunately” and “not by choice”, her father had no influence on her and her siblings’ upbringing, nor on their “religious, social and moral attitudes”.

But in a 2009 interview with the Indian Express, Katrina said she “missed” having a father by her side while growing up. “I feel this sense of loss,” she said. Asked if she had been in a relationship with him, she said: “No. When I see friends who have wonderful fathers who are pillars of support for their families, I say, if only I had that. But instead of complaining, I should be grateful for all the other things I have.

Katrina also said that her father has not tried to reconnect with her now that she is a well-known figure. She said, “No, he is not that kind of man. He is very decent and comes from a good family and they went their separate ways because of issues that are personal. He is a wealthy man so he won’t come back because his daughter is already famous.

Katrina made her acting debut in the 2003 film Boom. Since then, she has appeared in hit films like Singh is Kinng, Welcome, Dhoom 3, Bang Bang and the serial Tiger. She will next be seen in the third Tiger movie and Merry Christmas.