Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year. These performances earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna. She subsequently...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth31 January 1975
CityShimla, India
CountryIndia
I never thought I'd be an actor - ever. I had never gone to film school or done a dance class.
It really made me think about why everybody around me went and I didn't.
I cannot starve myself. I'm a foodie! I make fabulous pastas, Indian food, parathas and club sandwiches!
The Fastest way to make you dream come true is to wake up!
I stay away from negative relationships. They are energy-sapping vampires. I can't handle them.
I am always friendly with people. When media asks me for a picture or interview, I readily do it. However, I wouldn't like them clicking my picture when I am eating or when I visit a temple. I don't want to be big in front of God.
To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected.
Film is my first love. It wasn't something I intended to fall in love with, but I grew to love it.
Two things in India are religion - one is cricket, and one is movies - these are two things.
I moved to cricket at a time when I was at the peak of my career, and I can guarantee you that no one else from Bollywood would have done that.
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.
I have this whole thing that when God gives you more that you have imagined, you should give it back.
When you step away from doing something that you have always been doing and then you return to it, you have a different perspective. You get that desire and the will to strike at everything.
If I can be my crazy, wild self in front of a person, and he still likes me, that's romantic.