Preity Zinta was born on 31 January 1975 into a Hindu Rajput family from Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. Her father, Durganand Zinta, was an officer in the Indian Army. He died in a car accident when she was … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Column writing
In 2004, Zinta joined a group of South Asian commentators for BBC News Online. She expressed joy at participating in the project, saying, "I … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Zinta used to visit her native town Shimla when she was not busy shooting. In 2006, she moved into her own home in Mumbai. She does not … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

• Film portal
• India portal
• List of Indian film actresses
• List of people from Himachal Pradesh ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Debut and early roles (1998–1999)
In 1997, Zinta met Shekhar Kapur when she accompanied a friend to an audition in Mumbai, and was asked if she would audition too. Upon seeing her audition, Kapur insisted that she become an actress. She was … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Zinta is known in the Indian media for her straightforward nature and for honestly expressing her opinions in public, be it about her on … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

• Bingham, Adam (15 August 2015). Directory of World Cinema: India. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-84150-622-7.
• Chakravarti, Paromita (15 May 2017). "Reading Intertextualities in Rituporno Ghosh's The Last Lear: The Politics of Recanonization" ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ