St. Bede's College, Shimla Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla
Occupations
Actress
producer
entrepreneur
Years active
1998–present
Works
Full list
Spouse
Gene Goodenough
(m. 2016)
Children
2
Awards
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Preity G Zinta[1] (pronounced [ˈpriːt̪iˈzɪɳʈa]; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian entrepreneur and actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona won her recognition and several accolades.[2][3]
Following critically appreciated roles in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), Zinta received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She starred in two consecutive annual top-grossing films in India, Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004), and was noted for her portrayal of independent, modern Indian women in Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), top-grossing productions in domestic and overseas markets. For her first international role in the Canadian drama Heaven on Earth (2008) she was awarded the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress and nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress. She followed this with a hiatus from acting work for several years, with the exception of her self-produced comeback film, Ishkq in Paris (2013), which failed to leave a mark.
Zinta is also a social activist, television presenter and stage performer. Between 2004 and 2005, she wrote a series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia. She is the founder of the production company PZNZ Media, a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings since 2008, and the owner of the South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since 2017. Zinta is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her mind, and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy. These controversies include her being the sole witness not to retract in court her earlier statements against the Indian mafia during the 2004 Bharat Shah case, for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award.
^Times News Network (8 June 2018). "Two years after marriage, Preity Zinta adds husband's initials to her name". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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Preity G Zinta (pronounced [ˈpriːt̪i ˈzɪɳʈa]; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian entrepreneur and actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films...
Preity G Zinta is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films. She made her debut in 1998 with a supporting role in the drama Dil Se... Later that...
PreityZinta is an Indian actress, who has received several awards for her acting in Hindi films. Her career began in 1998 with Mani Ratnam's acclaimed...
film starring PreityZinta, Rhehan Malliek and Isabelle Adjani, directed by Prem Raj, produced by Zinta and co-written by Raj and Zinta. Initially set...
Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kundan Shah. The film stars PreityZinta in the central part of Shalu, a young woman who, unbeknownst to her,...
2005). "Preity woman's man". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009. "Bollywood Actress PreityZinta Files...
and Neeraj Vora respectively. Starring Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji and PreityZinta in lead roles, the film's music is composed by Anu Malik and lyrics are...
and PreityZinta, with Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lillete Dubey, and Delnaaz Irani in supporting roles. In the film, Naina Catherine Kapur (Zinta) and...
League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, PreityZinta and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the Maharaja Yadavindra...
ensemble cast including Sunny Deol, PreityZinta, Arshad Warsi, Ameesha Patel and Shreyas Talpade. The marked Zinta's comeback to films after a 5-year hiatus...
Kehna dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy and society views on the same, and stars PreityZinta in the central role as a single teenage...
and Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and PreityZinta in lead roles, alongside a supporting cast of Arshad Warsi, Tania Zaetta...
friends (Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna). It also stars PreityZinta, Sonali Kulkarni and Dimple Kapadia. Dil Chahta Hai was based on Akhtar's...
and a screenplay by Habib Faisal, the film stars Abhishek Bachchan, PreityZinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta in lead roles, with Amitabh Bachchan in a...
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, PreityZinta and Kirron Kher. The film explores themes of marital infidelity and dysfunctional...
openly) is an Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Govinda and PreityZinta. Due to complications the film kept on getting delayed therefore it was...
Best Feature Film in English in 2007. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, PreityZinta, Arjun Rampal, Divya Dutta, Shefali Shah and Jisshu Sengupta. Shefali...
Nadiadwala, written by Rumi Jaffrey, and edited by Sanjay Verma. Salman Khan, PreityZinta and Rani Mukerji are featured in lead roles. The film is a remake of...
Barua. The film stars PreityZinta, Shiney Ahuja and Isha Koppikar in leading roles. Dharmendra appears in a supporting role as Zinta's father. The film relates...
Vinod Chopra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff, PreityZinta, and Sonali Kulkarni. It deals with terrorism and the tragedy of children...
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