List of Brands Endorsed By Katrina Kaif

Brand ambassador are the crucial part of brand marketing, as they are responsible in the positioning of the brand image, gaining new customers and retaining the existing ones. One of the other common reasons for a company to get a brand ambassador is to reach the target audience of the company and create awareness about the brand.

One of the top celebrity brand endorser in India is Katrina Kaif. Katrina Kaif is a British actress that predominantly works in the Hindi Film Industry. Katrina is also one of the highest paid actress and among the top ten celebrity endorsers in the country.

Katrina has been a part of many box office hits and won awards like the Filmfare, despite the criticism for her acting and repetitive roles. The actress is known for her work in movies such as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, Namastey London, Raajneeti, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Bang Bang!, Tiger Zinda Hai, Zero, etc.

Katrina is also the founder of Kay Beauty which is an Indian Cosmetic Brand, sold on the Nykaa’s website and its retail stores. The actress has contributed to her mother's charity and participated in many stage shows. Katrina is known to charge over Rs 7 to 9 crore per endorsement deal. The net worth of the actress is estimated to be $30 million in 2021.

Here is a list of popular brands endorsed by Katrina Kaif. Some of the most prominent brands endorsed by Katrina Kaif are Kay beauty, Nykaa, Lenskart, Kalyan Jewelers, Reebok, and more.

Brands Endorsed by Katrina Kaif

1. Kay Beauty
2. Nykaa
3. Xiaomi India
4. Kalyan Jewelers
5. Lenskart
6. Titan Watches
7. Tropicana Slice
8. Reebok
9. Berger Paints
10. Metro Shoes
11. Lux
12. Educate Girls
13. FBB
14. Splash

Kay Beauty

Kay Beauty is a popular Cosmetic Brand in the country that was founded by the Bollywood star Katrina Kaif. The beauty line is available on the Nykaa’s website and its retail stores. The company currently has two types of store which are Nykaa On trend and Nykaa Luxe. Kay beauty is divided three sections which are Kolor, Kover, Kare which are products dedicated to different parts of the face.

The brand has 48 different pieces makeup priced at an affordable range of Rs. 249 to Rs. 799. Kay Beauty is India first celebrity brand. Katrina has endorsed her own brand in many unique and creative multimedia ad commercials. Commenting on her vision for the brand, the actress said that Kay beauty is not just a brand endorsement, but her brand that truly represents who she is.

She also plays an active role in marketing the company and has come up with trending hashtags like #MakeupThatKares and #ItsKayToBeYou, through which the brand talks about the gap that the brand fulfils by providing a makeup collection that have care ingredients to nourish the skin.

Nykaa

Nykaa is one of the top Indian eCommerce site that specializes in cosmetics and skincare/beauty products. The company was founded in 2012 by Falguni Nayar and has its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Nykaa is at present available in 70 stores in India and offers products from luxury brands such as Tom Ford, Jo Malone London, Dior and Givenchy among others.

Nykaa’s website so far has more than 5 million monthly active users and handles more than 1.5 million order per month. The company has huge portfolio of over 1,500 brands with more than 1.3 lakh products available on all its platform like website and app. Katrina Kaif not only sells her makeup through the e-commerce site but also has funded the company with an undisclosed amount.

The actress has also endorsed the company in events and commercials. In an interview she said that, Nykaa has opened new avenues for women to explore and celebrate their own unique idea of beauty. Falguni Nayar the CEO of Nykaa, also commented that she admires the actress’s work ethic and understanding of beauty products.

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Xiaomi India

Xiaomi is one of the top Chinese multinational electronics company that was founded in 2010. The company has its headquartered in Beijing. The company is known for its products such as smartphones, mobile apps, laptops home appliances, bags, shoes, consumer electronics among others.

In 2018, Xiaomi became the world fourth largest smartphone manufacturer, and also the the leading brand in the Chinese and Indian market. The company has more than 291.6 million monthly users and 18,170 employees around the world, in 2019. Xiaomi announced that Katrina Kaif will endorse the company smartphones like Redmi Y series in 2017.

Manu Jain, the managing director of Xiaomi India said that, “We are excited to have the actress as our product endorser for the Redmi Y series. Katrina is one of those individuals who works extremely hard to complement each and every situation she is a part of. It’s extremely synonymous with what Redmi Y series stands for. ”

Kalyan Jewelers

Kalyan Jewellers is a popular Indian jeweler showroom chain that is present in overall metro cities of India and even in West Asia. The company has over 8000 employees and over the years has launched various product lines like Muhurat, Mudhra, Rang, Anokhi, Ziah, Rang, etc.  Kalyan Jewelers currently hold a strong presence especially in South India, with 35 stores across four southern states.

Currently, the company has over 137 retail stores across India and Middle East, with 30 showrooms spread across UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, as of 2020. Kalyan jewelers made Katrina its global brand ambassador in 2018, since then the actress has been featured in many ad commercials. Katrina Kaif will also be the company’s customer engagement events across its showrooms in India and West Asia.

Ramesh Kalyanaraman, the executive director of Kalyan Jeweller in an interview said that, “The actress personifies brand Kalyan’s attributes of style and elegance. Katrina epitomizes the quintessential woman of today who are confident, progressive and with the courage of her conviction. This association will help our company to explore new avenues to engage with our customers as we script our future growth strategy in India and globally.’’

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Lenskart

Lenskart is a well-known Indian optical prescription eyewear retail chain that has its headquarters in New Delhi. Lenskart was founded by Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary and Sumeet Kapahi in 2010. The company  has over 900 showrooms in 80 cities in India as of 2022. Lenskart valuation stands at $5 billion in 2022.

Lenskart has a manufacturing facility in India that produces more than 300,000 glasses every month and another facility in Zhengzhou, China that manufactures the other 50%. Katrina Kaif became the company’s first brand ambassador and has appeared in many of its commercials, helping the company raise Rs 600 crore in funding since 2010.

Commenting on the association, Peyush Bansal the co-founder of Lenskart said that, Katrina fits the brand like no other celebrity, has the right fan following and so has been signed for two years. He also added that, the company was looking for someone who naturally fit the Lenskart brand proposition of addictive playfulness.

Titan Watches

Titan Company Limited is an Indian fashion house that manufactures products such as watches, jewelry and eyewear. The company started as a joint venture between Tata group and TIDCO and has its headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The company initially started in 1994 as Titan Watches Limited and has currently become the fifth largest watch manufacturer in the world. Titan watch comprises of brands like Fastracks, Sonata, Raga, Octane and Xylus. Titan watches accounted for ₹2,126 crore in revenue which was 10% of the total of the company, in 2018.

The company signed Katrina Kaif as the brand ambassador for Titan Raga. Mr Ajoy Chawla, the Vice-President of Titan commented on the association by saying, Katrina symbolizes the changing face of the successful and contemporary Indian woman that the brand stands for.

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Tropicana Slice

Tropicana Slice is line of fruit flavored soft drinks that initially manufactured by PepsiCo in 1984. The brand was discontinued in the late 2000s until it was acquired by the New Slice Ventures LLC. Slice was re-introduced in India in 2008 by PepsiCo in form of a mango flavored fruit drink. The brand is now advertised as Tropicana Slice and is extremely popular in India.

This brands competes with other mango flavored drink like Maaza that belongs to Coca-Cola and Frooti that is owned by Parle Agro Private Limited. Tropicana Slice made Katrina its brand ambassador and the actress has been the face of the brand by appearing in many ad commercials endorsing the brands.

The most recent campaign ‘Sabse Thick Sabse Tasty’, features the actress posing the ultimate taste challenge to a fan. The blind taste challenge in the ad showcases the actress urging the fan to make a choice between Slice and another mango-flavored drink.

Commenting on the new campaign Anuj Goyal, associate director, Tropicana and Slice, PepsiCo India said, “The Company wanted to encourage consumers to take the new Sabse Thick Sabse Tasty blind taste challenge to bolster Slice’s position as the tastiest and thickest mango drink in India. We are also excited to reach out to our consumers through this campaign that features Katrina Kaif.”

Reebok

Reebok is globally known British footwear and clothing company that has headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. The company manufactures products such as fitness, running and CrossFit sportwear which include clothing and footwear. Reebok is the official footwear and apparel sponsor for CrossFit and Spartan and is a subsidiary of Adidas.

The company was founded by J.W Foster & Sons in 1895 in Bolton Lancashire, England. Katrina became Reebok’s brand ambassador in 2019, the actress has done many exciting collaboration with the company also featured in some multimedia campaign and commercials.

Sunil Gupta, the brand director of Reebok India commented on the association with the actress and said that, “Katrina being a fitness enthusiast, is a perfect fit for Reebok. The company is confident that together we will continue to inspire the youth and be thoughtful leaders in the fitness industry."

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Berger Paints

Berger paints is a second largest Indian multinational paint company that has its headquarters in Kolkata, West Bengal. The company has over 16 manufacturing facilities in India, two in Nepal and one each in Russia and Poland. The company has its presence in countries like India, Russia, Poland, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Berger paints has more than 3,600 employees and a distribution network of more than 25,000 dealers across the country. Katrina Kaif is a face of the brand and has been a new campaign for their Silk Glamor Luxury Emulsion paint. The commercial features Katrina Kaif telling the story of her own house and how she nurtures the feeling of decorating her home to make it picture perfect.

Commenting on the association, Sudhir Nair the general manager of Berger Paints India Limited, says “The new ad campaign brings the idea of giving a stylish makeover to the walls of our home with new reflective technology, Silk Glamor. The idea of signing Katrina Kaif was to explain the beauty of the product to the customers and to accentuate the Silk Glamor brand to higher levels.”

Metro Shoes

Metro wear is a popular multi brand footwear retail chain in the country. The company has a nationwide network of exclusive Metro showrooms at over 206 prime locations across 100 plus cities in India. The company has its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra and has its own e-commerce store offering a wide range of footwear products at an affordable range.

Metro shoes signed Katrina Kaif and Siddharth Malhotra as its brand ambassadors in 2017. Both the actors have been chosen to endorse Metro Shoes’ stylish footwear range as the brand looks to strengthen its position as the country’s fashion footwear.

Commenting on the association, Farah Malik, CEO said that, “We are delighted to have Katrina Kaif and Siddharth Malhotra representing Metro Shoes. Both the actors are the perfect embodiment of what the brand stands for which is a distinctive style with a confident and a sparkling personality.”

Lux

Lux is a trusted brand that is owned by Unilever. The company has its headquarters based in Singapore and offers a huge variety of products ranging from beauty soaps, shower gels, bath additives, hair shampoos to conditioners. Lux originally started out in 1899 with "Sunlight Flakes" which was a laundry soap.

Since then the lux products are marketed in countries like Brazil, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam. The brand currently manufactures its products at 71 facilities and also has over 2000 suppliers.

Katrina became Lux’s brand ambassador in 2010, and was also featured in a commercial for the 'Lux Purple Lotus & Cream' soap that is said to be a soap infused with anti-ageing properties. In an interview, Nandita Chalam, the vice-president and senior creative director of JWT said that, “Lux has always used stars that are on top and even the stars realise that. Kaif was the obvious choice because she's currently very popular and is endorsing the brand for the first time."

Educate Girls

Educate Girls is an international award-winning non-profit organization that was founded by Safeena Husain. The organization is committed towards government’s vision to improve access to primary education for young girls, by involving the local government and communities.

Educate girls currently has a reach to more than 21,000 schools in over 12,000 villages spread across 15 districts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. So far the organization has enrolled over 200,000 out-of school girls since inception and helped them improve their learning outcomes.

Katrina was singed as the brand ambassador for educate girls in 2018, and since then helped the organization by raising her voice for the humanitarian cause. Commenting on the association, Katrina added that, “For over a decade now, Educate Girls has been partnering with the Government in bringing out-of-school girls back to school. I am committed to support Educate Girls in the endeavor to build an India where girls have equal opportunities to access quality education.”

FBB

FBB was founded in 2008, is a clothing brand that belongs to Big Bazaar which is the oldest and largest retail hypermarket chains of India. The company has over 250 plus stores in over 120 cities and towns across the country with FBB stores available in every Big Bazaar store. Fbb has been redefining affordable fashion and has strong presence across all metropolitan cities.

Katrina became the brand ambassador for FBB in 2018, and has so far appeared in some ad commercials along with other Bollywood actors like Diljeet Dosanjh and Varun Dhawan. In 2018, Katrina was featured in a multimedia campaign called, "Blend it like Kat".

Splash

Splash was founded in 1993 and currently has its headquarters in Dubai, UAE. Splash’s parent company is the Landmark Group and has over 150 stores and 50 brand stores across 16 countries in India, Middle Eastern countries, Pakistan, Tanzania and Libya.

The sister group of Splash are well known Lifestyle Stores and Home Centre Stores. Both Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan were signed as brand ambassador in 2017 during the release of the movie Tiger Zinda Hai.

Speaking on her association Katrina said, "Splash to me embodies effortless style and great fashion, which is what I associate with personally. I am very happy to represent the brand as an ambassador for the Middle East, a region that has given me and my movies so much love and support.”

Conclusion

Katrina over the years have became one of the most effective influencers in India. The actress is known to be portrayed as an independent, intelligent, or industrious women throughout the media.

According to Forbes, Katrina Kaif was ranked 23rd in the list of 100 highest-paid celebrities in 2019. She was also ranked No 1 in the Annual Brand Trust Report of 2015. Despite that, the actress has a huge fan following making it another reason for her to be demand in the advertising world for the past decade.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Katrina Kaif?

Katrina Kaif is a British actress that predominantly works in the Hindi Film Industry.

What are the brands endorsed by Katrina Kaif?

Some of the top brands endorsed by Katrina Kaif are:

• Kay Beauty
• Nykaa
• Xiaomi India
• Kalyan Jewelers
• Lenskart
• Titan Watches
• Tropicana Slice
• Reebok
• Berger Paints
• Metro Shoes
• Lux
• Educate Girls
• FBB
• Splash

How much does Katrina Kaif charge for brand endorsement?

Katrina Kaif is known to charge over Rs 7 to 9 crore per endorsement deal.

What is the net worth of Katrina Kaif?

The net worth of Katrina Kaif is estimated to be INR 220 Crores in 2021.

Does Katrina Kaif invest in startups?

Katrina kaif has invested in startups:

• Nykaa
• Kay Beauty

Is Katrina Kaif a brand ambassador?

Katrina Kaif has been a brand ambassador for many brands. Currently, she is the brand ambassador of:

• Slice
• Lino Perros
• Reebok India
• FBB Fashion
• Metro Shoes