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Preity
Zinta
Preity Zinta (born Preetam Singh Zinta) [1] born 31 January 1974 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is currently 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. Her real name is Preetam Singh Zinta. At first she was going to do a English honours but decided to pursue psychology [2]. 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 [3]. 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. Since then her career has been that of a typical Bollywood star: not many hits but not many flops either.
In 2003, Zinta was the female lead in two of the year's highest grossing films, Koi... Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho. She won many awards for her role as "Naina" in Kal Ho Naa Ho. Her performance got her the Filmfare Best Actress Award [4]. Since then she has appeared in the averagely received Lakshya (2004) [5] and the box office hit Veer-Zaara (2004) [6] and the semi-hit Salaam Namaste (2005) [7]. Salaam Namaste 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. [8]
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 Karan Johar's latest film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna which Preity also stars in. [9]
Zinta has written three columns for BBC South Asia.
Personal life
She has been linked with a few of her co-stars such as Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aamir Khan but has always dismissed them as rumours. She is currently dating Ness Wadia, the heir to the Bombay Dyeing company. [13]
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. [14]
Preity is a very close friend of Hrithik Roshan and his wife Suzanne Khan. [15] She is also friends with Abhishek Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan. [16]
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 [17]
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
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.
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