BIODATA PREITY ZINTA

Name: Preity Zinta

Place, date of birth: Shimla, Himachal pradesh, India January 31, 1975
Profession: Actress films
Years active: 1998 - up to now

Early life and career background

Preity Zinta was born into a family in the small town of Rohru is included in shimla region
himmachal pradesh state in India. His father, Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army but
unfortunately preity when he was 13 years old died in a car accident. In the accident his mother was
also hit and severely injured resulting could only lie in bed for 2 years. He has two brothers
Deepankar is (his brother) and Manish (her sister). Deepankar follow his father's footsteps to become
an officer in the Indian army while his brother Manish chose to stay in California, United States.

Preity zinta while still children so boyish and with a military background from his father into a deep
impression to him about how to take care of a good family. Discipline and punctuality are important
to him. He studied at a Christian boarding school in Shimla. As a student he was very fond of the
literature. In addition spare time he is very fond of playing basketball.

After graduating from the hostel and then he went to college St. Bede in Shimla with English
language program and he got a good passing score. After graduating from college and then continued
his education again in the graduate program majoring in psychology. Diah earned a degree in criminal
psychology, but after that melanjtkan career in modeling.

His first advertisement on television is in a chocolate product. He could star in the ad because it met
the director while in her friend's birthday party in 1996. Director persuaded him to audition on the
spot and then elected.

acting career

In 1997 preity zinta met with director Shekhar chalk while accompanying her friends audition but the
director said that he would become an actress. Shekhar lime plans to ask him to play in the film which
will be made but then the film project failed to materialize. Shekhar lime director Mani Ratnam
finally recommend about preity zinta until finally he got the role in the movie 'Dil se' with Shah Rukh
Khan and Manisha Koirala. But in the movie 'Dil se' was preity only appeared 20 minutes and not a
leading role. The next in the same year he got the lead role in the film 'Soldier' with actor Bobby Deol.

Of the two films that preity was nominated 'Best supporting actress filmfare award' but in the second
year was awarded as the 'Best female debut filmfare award' for the same film.

In 2000 he played as a lone parent and teenage pregnancy in the movie 'Kya Kehna' which is quite
successful in the market. of this film he was nominated for best actress filmfare awards. In late 2000
she played a TV reporter covering the conflict in the Kashmir region in the film 'Mission Kashmir'
with Hrithik roshan and Sanjay dutt. Aamir khan 2001 together, Saif ali khan, and Akhsay khanna he
gets some credit for the brilliant acting in the film 'Dil chahta hai'.

In mid-2001 he was cast as a sex worker in a bar which is then entered in the domestic life of another
person as a surrogate mother for the couple who can not get a descent, in the movie 'Chori chori
chupke chupke' that she was nominated for both best supporting actress filmfare awards . 2002 preity
plays the protagonist in the family drama 'Dil hai tumhara', although the film was not successful but
her acting as the persecuted stepdaughter rated well by critics.

2003 to 2007 was the golden age in his acting career. a number of films like 'Koi Mil Gaya', 'Kal ho
na ho', 'Veer Zaara', 'Lakhsya', and 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' is very successful in the market and
catapulted his name in the film industry bollywood. But in 2007 her movie titled 'Jhoom Barabar
Jhoom' failed to break the box office and received negative reviews from critics.

Other - other
Preity has written three columns on a website BBC News Online South Asia with the topic of Indian
women. in 2004 he also participated in the concert Shah Rukh Khan temptation in various countries
with Arjun Rampal, priyanka, chopra, Rani Mukherji, and saif ali khan. At the concert in Colombo sri
lanka fortunately he escaped death because at that time the tsunami. Preity recently came to Indonesia
for the first time with Shah Rukh khan, rani mukherjee, Bipasha Basu in concert temptaion reloaded.
By various media he was known as a friendly and open about everything regarding his film. Preity is
very close to Suzanne roshan (wife Hritik roshan, while in industry bollywood he is friends with
Abhisek Bachan, Shah Rukh khan and gauri khan. Si gorgeous doll-like india has also been entered in
row 41 of Asia's sexiest women by UK Magazine easter eye in 2006.
List of awards and award nominations obtained

Apsara films and Television Producers Guild awards

Nominated Best actress in a leading role (2004): Kal ho na ho
Nominated Best actress in a supporting role (2004): Armaan

Bollywood Movie Awards

Best female debut (1999) 'winner': Soldier
Nominated Best Actress (2003): Dil Hai tumhara
Nominated Best Actress (2004): Kal Ho Na Ho

Nominated Best Actress (2005): verr Zaara

Nominated Best Actress (2006): Salaam Namaste
Nominated Best supporting Actress (2007): Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

Filmfare Awards
Best female debut (1999) 'winner': Dil se & Soldier
Best actress (2004) 'winner': Kal ho na ho
Nomination Best Supporting Actress (1999): Dil Se
Nominated Best Actress (2001): Kya Kehna
Nomination Best Supporting Actress (2002): Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
Nominated Best Actress (2004): Koi Mil Gaya
Nominated Best Villain (2004): Armaan
Nominated Best Actress (2005): Veer Zaara
Nominated Best Actress (2006): Salaam Namste
Nominated Best supporting Actress (2007): Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

Global Indian filmfare awards

Nominated Best Actress (2005): Veer zaara
Nominated Best supporting Actress (2007): Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Best Actress (2004) 'winner': Kal ho na ho
Style diva of the year (2005) 'winner'
Glamorous star awards (2006) 'winner'
Nominated Best Actress (2001): Kya Kehna
Nominated Best Actress (2002): Dil Chahta Hai
Nominated Best Actress (2004): Koi Mil Gaya
Nominated Best Actress (2006): Salaam Namaste
Nominated Star of the decade female

MTV Lycra Awards

Most stylish female actor (2005) 'winner': Veer Zaara

Most stylish female actor (2006) 'winner': Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

Sansui Awards
Best Actress (2001) 'winner': Kya Kehna
Best Actress (2004) 'winner': kal ho na ho

Screen Awards
Most Promising Newcomer - Female (1999) 'winner': Soldier
Jodi No.1 (2005) with Shah Rukh Khan 'winner': Veer Zaara
Nominated Best Actress (2001): Kya Kehna
Nominations Jodi No.1 (2002) with Aamir Khan: Dil Chahta Hai
Nominated Best Actress (2003): Dil Hai Tumhara
Nominated Best Actress (2004): Kal ho na ho
Nominations Jodi No.1 (2004) with Shah Rukh Khan: Kal ho na ho
Nominated Best villain (2004): Armaan
Nominated Best Actress (2005): Veer Zaara
Nominated Best Actress (2006): Salaam Namaste
Nominations Jodi No.1 (2006) with Saif ali khan: Salaam Namaste

Stardust Awards
Star of the year-female 'winner' (2004): Kal ho na ho
Star of the year-female 'winner' (2005): Veer Zaara
Star of the year-female 'winner' (2010): Videsh
Nominated Star of the Year-female (2006): Salaam Namaste
Nominated Best supporting actress (2007): kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Searchlight Nomination Best Actress (2009): The last year

Zee Cine Awards

Best female debut (1999) 'winner': Soldier
Queen of Hearts (2003) 'winner'
Superstar of the Year - Female (2003): Kal ho na ho
Nominated Best Actor - Female (2004): Kal Ho Naa Ho

Nominated Best Actor - Female (2005): Veer-Zaara

Nominated Best Actor - Female (2006): Salaam Namaste
Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female (2007): Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna