Kaif 's career as a model led to anticipation surrounding her Bollywood debut . '' Boom '' ( 2003 ) had its first screening at the Cannes Film Festival , and was heavily promoted at the event . '' Boom '' was a commercial and critical failure . Kaif 's enactment of a supermodel ensnared in the Mumbai underworld was poorly received , with Ziya U. Salam of '' The Hindu '' attributing the weak performances of the film 's leading ladies to " the vacuity of their expressions " . '' Hindustan Times '' reported that after '' Boom '' s release , Kaif was written off due to her poor Hindi and thick British accent . She later dismissed the film : " I do n't count '' Boom '' among important happenings in my life . When I signed this film , I did n't know much about India and its film audience " . Although Kaif was offered a number of modelling assignments , filmmakers were hesitant to cast her because of her poor command of Hindi . In one instance , Mahesh Bhatt replaced her with Tara Sharma in '' Saaya '' ( 2003 ) as he found her an " inconsistent performer " . Subsequently , Kaif began working on her diction through Hindi classes
Cannes Film Festival
2003 Cannes Film Festival
Katrina Kaif