Preity Zinta

Birthday: 31 January 1975, Simla, India

Height: 163 cm

Preity Zinta shot to fame as the refreshing, cool, wet model in the Liril commercial. She also modeled for Perk and her dimpled smile won the hearts of millions. Preity never thought she would be an actress. Kapoor saw her in the Liril commercial and liked her so much that he instantly decided that the next film he would announce would have her in the lead. However, 'Tara Rum Pum' never got made and is still pending since the director got very busy with his other projects.But another offer soon came by, Kundan Shah's Kya Kehna (2000). Though the film was the first, Preity had actually begun shooting for her first release which was Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. (1998). The film was a hit which won Preity accolades. Later Abbas-Mustan's Soldier (1998) that too was a hit at the box-office confirmed she was here to stay. Though Kya Kehna (2000) was her first film, but it released in 2000 and was the surprise hit of 2000.Her role in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) was appreciated and liked by all and that has made her an actress to reckon with in Bollywood. Her screen presence, charm and down to earth nature has made her the favorite actress of almost all the directors and producers. With banners and films like Rakesh Roshan's Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) with 'Hrithik Roshan', Nikkhil Advani's Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Jaya Bhaduri, Farhan Akhtar's Lakshya (2004) with Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan, Atul Agnihotri's Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004) starring Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla, Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara (2004) with Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste (2005) with Saif Ali Khan, and Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) with Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, Preity has already made her place in the hearts of the public and also in Bollywood. Hide

Love is always real and true love is even more real! Love is always real and true love is even more real!

You know what's the worst part about being an actress? It's the pressure to look gorgeous all the ti Show more You know what's the worst part about being an actress? It's the pressure to look gorgeous all the time and to behave perfectly. But I'm not perfect, nobody is. Hide

I lost my father when I was 13-years-old. He was a great man, my father, and very intelligent. I lov Show more I lost my father when I was 13-years-old. He was a great man, my father, and very intelligent. I love him very much. I believe it's very important that parents have a personal connection with their children. It helps kids feel more secure, have a feeling of family, makes them feel loved. Hide

On love at first sight "It is superficial to fall in love with someone looking at their face. To me Show more On love at first sight "It is superficial to fall in love with someone looking at their face. To me I need to discover the person. I would never look at someone and exclaim - He is the one!" Hide

Acting can truly take a toll on your nerves. I mean we have to be larger than life. Worse, I've seen Show more Acting can truly take a toll on your nerves. I mean we have to be larger than life. Worse, I've seen actors acting off the sets too. Hide

I am proud to be part of today's Bollywood. I love dancing and lip synching to our songs. I am proud to be part of today's Bollywood. I love dancing and lip synching to our songs.

On the changing face of Indian cinema "At one time I wondered if I was doing the right films, today Show more On the changing face of Indian cinema "At one time I wondered if I was doing the right films, today I know I have made the right choices. Indian cinema is changing, not step by step but by leaps. New blood is coming in, mindsets are changing and our exposure to the world is ever- increasing. I am glad these positive changes are happening when I am in the industry and not ten years from now." Hide

I want to bring a change and do something new and different in my profession, but in the beginning I Show more I want to bring a change and do something new and different in my profession, but in the beginning I'll have to toe line, I want to be known as a performer not a star. Hide

Whenever I came across something that influenced me, I wanted to be that. So it varied from an astro Show more Whenever I came across something that influenced me, I wanted to be that. So it varied from an astronaut, airhostess, army girl, to truck driver. Once, I wanted to be a nun - my mother wanted me to change schools after that... Hide

To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected. To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected.

I am single and desperately looking for a good man in my life. I did have major crushes when I was y Show more I am single and desperately looking for a good man in my life. I did have major crushes when I was younger but no serious relationship. Hide

Preity Zinta's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (48)

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Koffee with Karan - Season 5

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Fresh Off the Boat - Season 2

Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha

Ishkq in Paris

Kaun Banega Crorepati - Season 17

Kaun Banega Crorepati - Season 12

Bigg Boss - Season 18

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

Kya Kehna

Koffee with Karan - Season 6

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Fresh Off the Boat - Season 6

Dil Se

Sangharsh

Jaan-E-Mann: Lets Fall in Love... Again

Koffee with Karan - Season 4

Fresh Off The Boat - Season 1

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega...

Koffee with Karan - Season 2

Krrish (2006)

Veer-Zaara [Audio: Hindi]

Dil Hai Tumhaara

Koffee with Karan - Season 7