Preity Zinta is a Bollywood actress, producer, businesswoman, and writer. She was born on 31 January 1975 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She attended St Bede’s College, Shimla, Covent of Jesus and Mary Boarding School, Shimla, and Laurence School, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. 

Her father, Lt Durganand Zinta was an officer in Indian Army. Her mother’s name is Neelprabha Zinta. She has two brothers, Deepankar Zinta and Manish Zinta. 

Preity is married to Gene Goodenough. They are parents to Jai Zinta Goodenough and Gia Zinta Goodenough. 

Preity Zinta’s favourites

Her hobbies include dancing, exercising in gym, reading and writing. 

She likes to eat kadhi chawal, and dal chawal. 

Her favourite actors are Guru Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Amir Khan, Rani Mukherjee, and Shah Rukh Khan.

Her favourite film is ‘Titanic’.

She often wears the perfumes ‘Valentino’ and ‘Roberto Cavelli’.

Her favourite travelling destinations are Greece, New Zealand and Vienna. 

Her favourite colour is blue. 

She owns a Lexus LX 470 car. 

Preity earns around Rs 2-3 crore for one film. 

Interesting facts about Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta is best known for her roles in early 2000s Hindi movies. 

When she was 13 years old, she lost her father in a car accident. 

Preity was exceptionally bright in her studies. 

Preity’s debut

Preity made her debut in Bollywood with a supporting role in the film ‘Dil Se’. The film was released in the year 1998. 

Preity Zinta gained immense popularity after the release of 2001 film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. Her co-actors were Amir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshaye Khanna. The film is still loved by the audience. 

Apart from Hindi films, Preity Zinta has also worked in films of many other languages like Telugu, English, and Punjabi.

World Tour Shows

In the year 2002, she participated in a world tour show called ‘From India with Love’ along with Amitabh Bachchan, Amir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai. The show was organized at Old Trafford and Hyde Park in London and was attended by 100,00 people. 

In 2004, she was part of the tour ‘Temptation Concert’. She was joined by Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra. 

In 2011, Preity was seen hosting the television show ‘Guinness World Records- Ab India Todega’.

In 2015, she worked as a judge in the dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye’.

She participates in various social campaigns and spreads awareness about women empowerment. 

Preity Zinta’s filmography

Some of Preity Zinta’s popular films are, Koi Mil Gaya (2003), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Veer Zaara (2004), Chori Chori Chupe Chupke (2001), Soldier (1998), Sangharsh (1999), Mission Kashmir (2000), Krrish (2006), Lakshya (2004), Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007), Kya Kehna (2000), and Salaam Namaste (2005).

Awards

In 2003, she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’.

Preity Zinta owns an IPL team ‘Kings XI Punjab’. 

In the year 2008, Preity was honoured with the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the Chicago International Film Festival for her performance in the Canadian film ‘Heaven on Earth’.

She is a devotee of Lord Ganesha and celebrates all Indian festivals lavishly. 

Preity’s marriage

On 29 February 2016, Preity tied the knot with Gene Goodenough; he is the Senior Vice President of a US-based firm. 

The couple welcomed their twins in the year 2021. The name of the kids are Jai Zinta Goodenough and Gia Zinta Goodenough.