Preity Zinta, a name synonymous with a bubbly personality, infectious smile, and iconic dimpled cheeks, marks her 49th birthday today. Over two decades, she has carved a niche in the Indian film industry, beginning her Bollywood journey in 1998 with a supporting role in Mani Ratnam’s “Dil Se”. This marked the inception of a prolific career, further bolstered by her Filmfare Award-winning debut in the thriller “Soldier”. Besides her cinematic achievements, Preity is also a successful entrepreneur, co-owning the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings.
Her early successes in films like “Kya Kehna”, “Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega”, and “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” set the stage for a series of hits. With “Kal Ho Naa Ho” and “Salaam Namaste”, Preity’s versatility shone through. Her roles in “Veer Zaara” and “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna” further solidified her status as a leading actress in Bollywood.
On her 49th birthday, let...
Her early successes in films like “Kya Kehna”, “Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega”, and “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” set the stage for a series of hits. With “Kal Ho Naa Ho” and “Salaam Namaste”, Preity’s versatility shone through. Her roles in “Veer Zaara” and “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna” further solidified her status as a leading actress in Bollywood.
On her 49th birthday, let...
- 1/31/2024
- by Anshu Harvansh
- ReferSMS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (Ians) Actress Preity G Zinta has opened up on the roles that she has portrayed on the screen, saying that though she never went to an acting school or a workshop, she just wanted to get things right on set.
Preity recently celebrated the 20 years of the cult science fiction film ‘Koi…Mil Gaya’, starring Hrithik Roshan in the lead. She has done numerous roles in movies like ‘Dil Se’, ‘Sangharsh’, ‘Kya Kehna’, ‘Salaam Namaste’, etc.
The roles she had portrayed were often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona. Was this a conscious decision?
Preity told Ians: “There was a definitive understanding for me, even though I never went to an acting school or a workshop, I just wanted to get things right on set, to be honest. Script wise, whichever director gave me a script that made sense to me and the character aligned with my beliefs,...
Preity recently celebrated the 20 years of the cult science fiction film ‘Koi…Mil Gaya’, starring Hrithik Roshan in the lead. She has done numerous roles in movies like ‘Dil Se’, ‘Sangharsh’, ‘Kya Kehna’, ‘Salaam Namaste’, etc.
The roles she had portrayed were often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona. Was this a conscious decision?
Preity told Ians: “There was a definitive understanding for me, even though I never went to an acting school or a workshop, I just wanted to get things right on set, to be honest. Script wise, whichever director gave me a script that made sense to me and the character aligned with my beliefs,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
MarriageActor Preity Zinta took to social media to share that they have named their newborn babies Jai and Gia.PTIPreityGZinta/TwitterBollywood star Preity Zinta on Thursday, November 18 announced that she and her husband, financial analyst Gene Goodenough have become parents to twins -- a son and a daughter -- through surrogacy. Zinta, who has been away from the big screen, said they have named their newborn babies Jai and Gia. “Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family,” she wrote on Twitter. Hi everyone, I wanted to share our amazing news with all of you today. Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family. pic.twitter.
- 11/18/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta have starred in three movies together namely Kya Kehna, Kal Ho Na Ho and Salaam Namaste. The actress has stayed away from the big screen for a while as she got busy with her cricket team. Saif Ali Khan has always been sports enthusiast especially cricket as his father,Read More
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- 4/4/2017
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
In the year 2000, Preity entered the industry with a very controversial film Kundan Shah's Kya Kehna which had her playing an unwed mother. The film got delayed Preity was first seen in Mani Rathnam's Dil Se where she shocked the nation and made Shah Rukh blush by asking him if he was a virgin. In 2001 she played a prostitute who turns a surrogate mother to Salman Khan's child in Abbas-Mustan's Chori Chori Chupke Chupke In 2003 she stunned the nation by testifying against the underworld in court. No other Bollywood denizen male or female dared to do the same. In 2005 Preity filed a defamation suit against a Mumbai tabloid for publishing a transcript of a tape allegedly featuring the voice of Salman Khan speaking in less than respectful tones about her. In 2007 Suchitra Krishnamoorthy accused Preity of being the cause of her marriage with Shekhar Kapoor breaking up.
- 6/16/2014
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
New Delhi, May 23: If popular international show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is remade in India, actress Preity Zinta is all for being a part of it.
"If 'CSI' is remade in India - the real thing, I want to be a part of it. I have studied criminal psychology," Preity said in a statement.
The actress, who portrayed strong female characters in "Kya Kehna" and "Sangharsh", shared her thoughts about increasing crimes against women on Big CBS Prime's "Super Crime Sundays".
This Sunday, a two-hour special of the show focuses on the increasing number of crimes committed against women through special episodes of the investigative.
"If 'CSI' is remade in India - the real thing, I want to be a part of it. I have studied criminal psychology," Preity said in a statement.
The actress, who portrayed strong female characters in "Kya Kehna" and "Sangharsh", shared her thoughts about increasing crimes against women on Big CBS Prime's "Super Crime Sundays".
This Sunday, a two-hour special of the show focuses on the increasing number of crimes committed against women through special episodes of the investigative.
- 5/23/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
It's Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's 37th birthday today!She started her Bollywood career with Dil Se in 1998 opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Some of her hit films are Soldier, Kya Kehna, Mission Kashmir, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Armaan, Koi... Mil Gaya, Lakshya, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Veer-zaara, Salaam Namaste, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and many more.Apart from Bollywood she has also acted in an English film-The Last Lear (directed by Rituparno Ghosh) and a Cana...
- 1/31/2012
- GlamSham
Men Will Be Men, the forthcoming comedy flick may not boast of big stars but nonetheless aims to tickle the audience’s bones with its tongue-in-cheek humour. Directed by debutante Gorky and produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the film featuring television actors Rohit Khurana, Gaurav Chopra among others, takes a look at four men who’re frustrated with the monotony in their lives. According to Gorky, “The movie is skewed towards male humour and explores the lives of men who refuse to grow up.” The first-time director, who’s assisted Kundan Shah on Kya Kehna! and Hum To Mohabbat Ke, ...
- 4/16/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Men Will Be Men, the forthcoming comedy flick may not boast of big stars but nonetheless aims to tickle the audience’s bones with its tongue-in-cheek humour. Directed by debutante Gorky and produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the film featuring television actors Rohit Khurana, Gaurav Chopra among others, takes a look at four men who’re frustrated with the monotony in their lives. According to Gorky, “The movie is skewed towards male humour and explores the lives of men who refuse to grow up.” The first-time director, who’s assisted Kundan Shah on Kya Kehna! and Hum To Mohabbat Ke, ...
- 4/16/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Men Will Be Men, the forthcoming comedy flick may not boast of big stars but nonetheless aims to tickle the audience’s bones with its tongue-in-cheek humour. Directed by debutante Gorky and produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the film featuring television actors Rohit Khurana, Gaurav Chopra among others, takes a look at four men who’re frustrated with the monotony in their lives. According to Gorky, “The movie is skewed towards male humour and explores the lives of men who refuse to grow up.” The first-time director, who’s assisted Kundan Shah on Kya Kehna! and Hum To Mohabbat Ke, ...
- 4/16/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Men Will Be Men, the forthcoming comedy flick may not boast of big stars but nonetheless aims to tickle the audience’s bones with its tongue-in-cheek humour. Directed by debutante Gorky and produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the film featuring television actors Rohit Khurana, Gaurav Chopra among others, takes a look at four men who’re frustrated with the monotony in their lives. According to Gorky, “The movie is skewed towards male humour and explores the lives of men who refuse to grow up.” The first-time director, who’s assisted Kundan Shah on Kya Kehna! and Hum To Mohabbat Ke, ...
- 4/16/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is in awe of Anil Kapoor and says looking at him inspires her to work harder. "Met Anil Kapor in the gym and he never ceases to amaze me and inspire me! More power to him! Watching him made me workout harder and not complain," Preity posted on her Twitter acount. Known for her performace in movies like Dil Se, Kya Kehna and Dil Chahta Hai, Preity worked with Anil in Armaan. ...
- 7/22/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is in awe of Anil Kapoor and says looking at him inspires her to work harder.
‘Met Anil Kapor in the gym and he never ceases to amaze me and inspire me! More power to him! Watching him made me workout harder and not complain,’ Preity posted on her Twitter acount.
Known for her performace in movies like ‘Dil Se’, ‘Kya Kehna’ and ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, Preity worked with Anil in ‘Armaan’.
‘Met Anil Kapor in the gym and he never ceases to amaze me and inspire me! More power to him! Watching him made me workout harder and not complain,’ Preity posted on her Twitter acount.
Known for her performace in movies like ‘Dil Se’, ‘Kya Kehna’ and ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, Preity worked with Anil in ‘Armaan’.
- 7/22/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
June 5, 2010: Priety Zinta became one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood with her movies Dil Se, Soldier, Kya Kehna etc. She won accolades for various performances playing the roles of Shalini in Dil Chahta Hai or Naina in Kal Ho Na Ho.
The actress has not been seen in any movie since 2008 though. Her last movie was the multi-starrer Heroes. It is obvious that her fans have missed her a lot! Zinta was busy with her Ipl team Kings XI Punjab. She was seen supporting her team’s players for the Ipl matches too.
Preity has recently got entangled in legal issues herself. However, nothing.
The actress has not been seen in any movie since 2008 though. Her last movie was the multi-starrer Heroes. It is obvious that her fans have missed her a lot! Zinta was busy with her Ipl team Kings XI Punjab. She was seen supporting her team’s players for the Ipl matches too.
Preity has recently got entangled in legal issues herself. However, nothing.
- 6/5/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Saif Ali Khan is one of the top actors today and with him also wearing the hat of a producer now, one does hope to see some good films coming from the actor in next few years. However, the actor admits that after a decent beginning, there was a time period in the middle of his innings when things weren't going in the direction he had envisaged. "Yeah, it was a disastrous patch and this is where Hum Saath Saath Hai came in handy. There were also Kachche Dhaage and Kya Kehna whic...
- 2/24/2010
- GlamSham
Movie Review: Tere Sang; Star Cast: Ruslaan Mumtaz, introducing Sheena Shahabadi, Rajat Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Neena Gupta and Anupam Kher; Director: Satish Kaushik; Rating: ** - Has its heart in its place…but.
While the poster designs of the film with a teenage girl shown pregnant suggests it to be a blatant copy of Oscar winning film Juno, the fact is Teree Sang is not. It is also not really similar to Preity Zinta’s Kya Kehna though it too dealt with a very young unmarried girl getting pregnant. But despite having its heart in the right place, Teree Sang doesn’t.
While the poster designs of the film with a teenage girl shown pregnant suggests it to be a blatant copy of Oscar winning film Juno, the fact is Teree Sang is not. It is also not really similar to Preity Zinta’s Kya Kehna though it too dealt with a very young unmarried girl getting pregnant. But despite having its heart in the right place, Teree Sang doesn’t.
- 8/7/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Satish Kaushik's next directorial venture after the flopping of Himesh Reshammiya's Karzzzz is Teree Sang, starring a relative newcomer in form of Ruslaan Mumtaz (of MP3 fame) and Sheena Shahabadi. The film, as is obvious from its bold first look, deals with the theme of teenage pregnancy. Since it is not such a big issue in India, not many films have earlier been made with this theme in mind. However, there is one film that one can recall (which dealt with the issue) and it...
- 6/23/2009
- GlamSham
Priety Zinta dimpled her way into the hearts of million of fans with the Perk commercial directed by Shekhar Kapoor more than a decade back. Today she considered amongst the most respected actress of Bollywood as she has made a place for herself as one of the best actresses today. With films like Dil Se, Kya Kehna (her first full fledged performance as a complete actress) Armaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Koi Mil Gaya, Kal Ho Naa Ho and Heroes, the actress has proved that she is not just a pretty face but a talented actress too. With films like Veer Zaara and now Videsh, Preity showed her detractors that she.
- 5/26/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The bubbliest, chirpiest and cutest lady of Bollywood Preity Zinta turns a year older on her birthday today. So let's have a quick run through over some of the best performances in her career so far. Kya Kehna . Her role as a teenage single mother gained wide recognition from the public as well as film critics and shot to fame. Sangharash . Playing a tough Cbi officer garnered Preity quite a lot of critical acclaim. This is by far considered the best performance of her career....
- 1/30/2009
- GlamSham
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