Preity Zinta is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is among the most successful actresses in the industry, and is regarded as one of the biggest names in India.
Making her acting debut in 'Mani Ratnam's Dil Se', Zinta had her first commercial success with 'Soldier' from the same year, and was widely recognized with Kundan Shah's 'Kya Kehna'. She went to enact different and diverse roles during her career, keeping versatility as an actress.
Balancing commercial successes with critically acclaimed performances, she has established herself as one of the most prominent leading actresses of Hindi cinema. Zinta is placed on the top in the list of the biggest actresses of this generation.
Preity was born in Himachal Pradesh. She faced hurdles in her early life due to the early demise of her father at the time when she was very young. Her family consists of her mother and two brothers. She completed her school in Simla and later Graduated in Advanced Criminal Psychology.
Before coming to Bollywwod, Preity gained much fame as a model. Her excellent performance and fresh face in the advertisements of 'Liril' and 'Perk' sweep every body's heart away. Her Debut movie was 'Dil Se' where she played a small role opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Although the role she performed was short, but it left a long lasting impression in the hearts of the viewers. This was due to the vivacious and spontaneous performance that separated her from the impression of being a newcomer.
Zinta was welcomed with similar success the following year in 2006. Her first release, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna released in August. The film became one of the biggest box office hits in India, and turned out to be the biggest Bollywood hit in the overseas market ever. She played a stylish and modern fashion magazine editor in the film, which was also well received. Her second release, Jaan-E-Mann performed poorly at the box office.
In 2007, Zinta was offered the lead role in the foreign film Marigold, but turned it down. Zinta's first release of 2007 was Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, which did not do well in India. The film did better overseas, especially in the U.K. She received mixed reviews for her performance in the film. Zinta also turned her career professionally, as she started to work more with Art Film directors and serious films, rather than mainly working on commercial cinema. She completed her first English film, Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear, opposite Amitabh Bachchan. She is also set to star in Jahnu Barua's forthcoming film Har Pall.
In her personal life, Preity resembles the same chirpy nature that her different characters portray in her movies. She is a fun-loving girl who loves ice cream and traveling. She is an insatiable reader and a garrulous speaker. Men find her really attractive due to her careless ways of speech and stunning looks which are highlighted by her cute dimples.
