"Being a star is fabulous, but if you're a good actress and a star, it's a different thing altogether. It's good acting that will stand out, rather than just star appeal. I want to be both - a good actress and a star", - Preity Zinta
QUICK FACTS:
Preity ZintaNickname: Preetam Singh
Date of Birth: 31 January 1974
Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'5" or 1.65 m
Weight: 52 kgs
City: Simla
Country: India
Mother: Nilprabha Zinta
Father: Durganand Zinta
Siblings: two brothers: Deepanker Zinta and Manish Zinta
Marital status: single
Spouse: dated Marc Robinson but broke up; boyfriend Ness Wadia
Education: graduated in Criminal Psychology (Bombay University)
Favourite perfume: Envy, Gucci for Men
Favorite food: home-made food and ice-creams
Favorite color: electric blue
Favourite outfit: string pyjamas and anything comfortable
Her hero: Guru Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Al Pacino
Her heroine: Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman, Sridevi
Other facts: she hates waking up early in the morning
Hobbies: fitness
Debut Film: Dil Se..
Occupation: fashion model / bollywood actress
Languages: hindi, english
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FILMOGRAPHY: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Krrish (2006)
Alag (2006)
Salaam Namaste (2005)
Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005)
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004)
Lakshya (2004)
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Armaan (2003)
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002)
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (2001)
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
Farz (2001)
Mission Kashmir (2000)
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega... (2000)
Kya Kehna (2000)
Dillagi (1999)
Sangharsh (1999)
Raja Kumarudu (1999)
Premante Idera (1998)
Soldier (1998)
Dil Se.. (1998)
SITES: Official site
Fan club
PAGES: IMDB
Preity Zinta at About.com
ApunKaChoice.Com - biography, photos, filmography and news
AskMen.com - pictures, biography and commentary
ARTICLES: Why Preity refused to play a prostitute… (Indiafm)
Staring death in the eye! (Indiafm)
I`ve never been happier: Preity Zinta (Sify)
I think Salman is mind-blowing (Sify)
I'm sick of my bubbly image (Expressindia)
Bollywood Actress Heads To Cannes (CBSnews)
Preity, unplugged! (Rediff - special)
MORE INFORMATION:
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Best newcomer performance for Dil Se in Filmfare Awards
Filmfare award for best actress for Kal Ho Na Ho
She has a mix of British and Rajput blood
Preity was a star witness at the 2003 trial of a movie financier, Bharat Shah, who police suspected had links to Mumbai’s underworld nexus
Zinta has written three columns for BBC South Asia
Preity Zinta was wet model in the Liril ad that brought her to Shekhar Kapur's notice
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