Preity G Zinta (pronounced [ˈpriË t̪i ˈzɪɳʈaË ]; born 31 January
1975) is an Indian film actress and entrepreneur. After graduating
with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made
her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in
the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for
Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a
teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently
established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a
variety of character types. Some of her roles, deemed culturally
defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona have been
credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film
heroine, and won her several accolades.Following critically
appreciated roles in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai
(2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), Zinta received the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama Kal
Ho Naa Ho (2003). She went on to play leading roles in two consecutive
annual top-grossing films in India, the science fiction film Koi...
Mil Gaya (2003) and the romantic drama Veer-Zaara (2004). She was
later noted for her portrayal of independent, modern Indian women in
Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), top-grossing
productions in overseas markets. Her first international film role was
in the Canadian drama Heaven on Earth (2008), for which she was
awarded the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress and was nominated for
the Genie Award for Best Actress. She followed this with a hiatus from
acting work for several years, with the exception of her self-produced
comeback film, Ishkq in Paris (2013), which failed to leave a mark.In
addition to acting, Zinta is a social activist, television presenter
and stage performer. Between 2004 and 2005, she wrote a series of
columns for BBC News Online South Asia. She is the founder of the
production company PZNZ Media, a co-owner of the Indian Premier League
cricket team Kings XI Punjab since 2008, and the owner of the
South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since
2017. Zinta is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her
mind, and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy. These
controversies include her being the sole witness not to retract in
court her earlier statements against the Indian mafia during the 2003
Bharat Shah case, for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips
National Bravery Award.
1975) is an Indian film actress and entrepreneur. After graduating
with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made
her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in
the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for
Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a
teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently
established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a
variety of character types. Some of her roles, deemed culturally
defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona have been
credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film
heroine, and won her several accolades.Following critically
appreciated roles in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai
(2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), Zinta received the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama Kal
Ho Naa Ho (2003). She went on to play leading roles in two consecutive
annual top-grossing films in India, the science fiction film Koi...
Mil Gaya (2003) and the romantic drama Veer-Zaara (2004). She was
later noted for her portrayal of independent, modern Indian women in
Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), top-grossing
productions in overseas markets. Her first international film role was
in the Canadian drama Heaven on Earth (2008), for which she was
awarded the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress and was nominated for
the Genie Award for Best Actress. She followed this with a hiatus from
acting work for several years, with the exception of her self-produced
comeback film, Ishkq in Paris (2013), which failed to leave a mark.In
addition to acting, Zinta is a social activist, television presenter
and stage performer. Between 2004 and 2005, she wrote a series of
columns for BBC News Online South Asia. She is the founder of the
production company PZNZ Media, a co-owner of the Indian Premier League
cricket team Kings XI Punjab since 2008, and the owner of the
South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since
2017. Zinta is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her
mind, and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy. These
controversies include her being the sole witness not to retract in
court her earlier statements against the Indian mafia during the 2003
Bharat Shah case, for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips
National Bravery Award.
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