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Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta in Salaam Namaste (2005)
Born	Preetam Singh Zinta
Website	www.preityzinta.com

Preity Zinta (Hindi: प्रीति ज़िंटा, Urdu: پریتی زینتا , Pronunciation: /priːti ziɳʈaː/, formerly Preetam Singh Zinta) born 31 January 1974 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is among the most successful actresses in the industry.

Early life

Born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, she studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Shimla. She comes from a Hindu Pahari family of Rohru in Shimla District. At first she was going to do a English honours but decided to pursue psychology . She also attended Bombay University. 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's soap ad film).

Her father, Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army. Durganand Zinta died when Preity 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. One of her brothers is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army.

Career

She was meant to make her acting debut with Shekhar Kapur's Tara Rum Pum Pum opposite Hrithik Roshan but the film never took off . Her first movie to be released was supposed to be Soldier 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. Her following films either flopped or were averagely received.

In 2003, Zinta was the female lead in two of the year's highest grossing films, Koi... Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho. Her performance in Kal Ho Naa Ho got her the Filmfare Best Actress Award . Since then she has appeared in the averagely received Lakshya (2004) and the box office hit Veer-Zaara (2004). Salaam Namaste (2005) turned out to be the biggest hit overseas. .

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.

In May 2006, she along with Karan Johar received an invitation to represent Bollywood at the Cannes Film Festival. They took this opportunity to promote Johar's latest film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna which Preity also stars in. The film which released in August 2006 has done very well at the box office.

Zinta has written three columns for BBC South Asia.

Personal life

She is currently dating Ness Wadia, the heir to the Bombay Dyeing company.

Previously, when she was not shooting she used to return to Shimla. Zinta recently moved into her own home in Mumbai, which she bought in mid-2005.

Awards and nominations

IIFA Awards

2001: Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna

2002: Best Actress nomination for Dil Chahta Hai

2003: Best Actress win for Kal Ho Naa Ho

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

2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste and Special Award under the category IIFA Idea Glamorous Star Award win

Filmfare Awards

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

Star Screen Awards

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

Zee Cine Awards

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

Stardust Awards

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

Other awards

• 2001, Sansui Award, Best Actress, Kya Kehna
• 2003, Asian Guild Award, Best Actress, Koi... Mil Gaya
• 2003, Pogo Awards "Most Amazing Actress", Kal Ho Naa Ho
• 2003, Chhoton Ka Funda Award, Koi... Mil Gaya
• 2003, Sansui Award, Best Actress, Kal Ho Naa Ho
• 2003, MTV Immies, Best Actress, Kal Ho Naa Ho
• 2004, BBC Film Café, Best Actress, Veer-Zaara
• 2006 MTV Lycra awards, Most Stylish Actor Female

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.

Filmography

Films

Television appearances

• Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (appeared 2002)
• Koffee with Karan (2004-2005) (appeared December 3, 2004 and March 11, 2005 in Episode #1.3 and Episode #1.15)
• Asian Talk On CNN (2005) (interviewed August 4, 2005)
• Kaun Banega Crorepati? (appeared August 19, 2005 in the Raksha Bandhan Special)
• BBC World (interviewed April 23, 2006 on Peschardt's People)

Trivia

• Her trademark is her dimple.
• Critics began to take notice of her after her performance in Kya Kehna.
• 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.
• Preity was also ranked #12 on the list of "Hundred Most Beautiful Indian Women".

See also

• List of Indian movie actresses
• Filmfare's List of Top Ten Actresses

References

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External links

• Preity Zinta at IMDb
• Official website

• 1974 births
• Living people
• Indian film actors
• Indian models
• People from Himachal Pradesh
• Sikhs