Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta (pronounced ; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress and businesswoman. Her first movie roles were in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in the same year.

She is known for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She also got a lot of credit for her roles in films such as  Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), and she especially won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She also played leading roles in the science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and the romantic drama Veer-Zaara (2004), which were the two consecutive top-grossing films in India for her. She also played other roles like a modern Indian woman in both Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which were the highest grossing productions in the overseas markets.

Life

Preity Zinta was born in 1975. She has two brothers. Her father was in the army, but he died in a car crash when she was thirteen. She went to school in Shimla. Zinta studied an English honours degree at university.

Preity Zinta married Gene Goodenough from America in 2016. They had two children in 2021 by surrogacy. Their children are twins. As of 2025, they spend time in both Hollywood and Mumbai.

Preity Zinta publicly supports ACT (Against Child trafficking), and has worked with Melanne Verveer on the global campaign. 
 thumb | right | Zinta at ACT with Verveer in 2012.

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Category:1975 births
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Category:Indian movie actors
Category:Indian television actors
Category:Indian businesspeople
Category:Indian movie producers
Category:Filmfare Awards winners