Preity Zinta

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Image:PreityZinta.jpg Preity Zinta (born 31 January 1974) is an Indian actress.

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Early Life

Born in Shimla, native of Rohru, she studied at the Jesus and Mary Simla Convent School after getting a degree in criminal psychology at the St. Bedes College, Zinta began her career as a model, and commercial (ad films) actress (she was seen in Lyril (soap ad film). Her father, Durganand Zinta died when she was thirteen in a car accident in which her mother, Nilprabha Zinta was also involved. Her mother was bedridden because of this incident. Zinta has two brothers, Deepanker Zinta and Manish Zinta, a year older and a year younger respectively. [1]

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Career

Her first movie was supposed to be Kya Kehna but due to delay Dil Se (1998) was released first. The film was her breakthrough role and she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for her performance. Since then her career was that of a typical Bollywood star: not many hits but not many flops either.

In 2003, Zinta had two smash hits, Koi... Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho. She is currently among the most successful actresses in Bollywood. In the year of 2003, she won many awards for her role in the film, Kal Ho Naa Ho. Her performance got her the Filmfare Best Actress Award [2]. Since then she has appeared in two other box office hits, Veer-Zaara (2004) and Salaam Namaste (2005). [3]

She joined a group of top stars (Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, and Priyanka Chopra) in the Temptation 2004 concert, which was a huge international success. She has received an invitation to represent Bollywood at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006 along with Karan Johar. [4]

She narrowly escaped death twice in late 2004, once after an explosion at a Temptation concert in Colombo, and later in the Indian Ocean Tsunami. [5]

Zinta has written three columns for BBC South Asia.[6] [7] [8]

Her next releases will be Krrish, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Jaaneman.

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Personal Life

She has been linked with a few of her co-stars such as Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aamir Khan but has always dismissed them as rumours [9]. She is currently dating the heir to the Bombay Dyeing company Ness Wadia. [10]

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Filmography

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Awards and nominations

2001: Popular Award, Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna

2002: Popular Award, Best Actress nomination for Dil Chahta Hai

2003: Popular Award, Best Actress win for Kal Ho Naa Ho

2004: Popular Award, Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara and Style Diva of the Year win.


1998: Best Debut win for Dil Se and Best Supporting Actress nomination for Dil Se

2001: Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna

2002: Best Supporting Actress nomination for Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

2003: Best Actress win for Kal Ho Naa Ho, Best Actress nomination for Koi... Mil Gaya and Best Villain nomination for Armaan

2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara

2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste


1998: Most Promising Newcomer - Female win for Soldier

2001: Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna

2002: Best Actress nomination for Dil Hai Tumhaara

2003: Best Actress nomination for Kal Ho Naa Ho and Best Villain nomination for Armaan

2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara and Special Award under the category Jodi No. 1 win along with Shahrukh Khan for Veer Zaara

2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste and Special Award under the category Jodi No. 1 nomination along with Saif Ali Khan for Salaam Namaste


1998: Best Female Debut win for Soldier

2003: Superstar of the Year- Female win, Queen of Hearts win and Best Actress nomination for Kal Ho Naa Ho

2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara

2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste


2003: Star of the Year win for Kal Ho Naa Ho

2004: Star of the Year win for Veer Zaara

2005: Star of the Year nomination for Salaam Namaste


She has received five nominations for best actress at the Filmfare awards, and has won once. In 2003 she received three nominations, two in the best actress category and one in the best villain category.

In 2003 and 2004 Preity Zinta was ranked at number two in the Filmfare Top Ten Actress' List. In 2005, she was positioned at number three.[13]

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Trivia

  • Critics began to take notice of her after her performance in Kya Kehna.
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See also

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External links

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