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Preity Zinta Info
« on: August 28, 2006, 12:16:48 AM »
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Preity Zinta
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"To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected." -Preity Zinta
biography
Preity Zinta was born January 31, 1974, in Simla, India. Unlike the girls around her she grew up as a tomboy, shunning dolls and choosing to play with her brothers instead. "I was a complete hell raiser," she admits. Her carefree existence would likely have continued were it not for her father's death in a tragic car crash when she was 13. "My mother was with him at the time," Preity recalls. "She was severely hurt and was bedridden for two years. I think that was the first turning point in my life."
From that point forward everything changed. "I was forced to grow up," Preity says. "My brothers are one year older and one year younger than me and I remember they'd be crying all the time." Thankfully, time heals all wounds and Preity soon returned to a regular life. By the time she was 17 she began partying and dating. A year later she enrolled at Bombay University where she studied criminal psychology.
preity zinta models for perk
Although a diligent student, Preity knew from an early age that there was more to life than just academia. And so when her friends encouraged her to model she decided to give it a shot. "I got offers very easily," she recalls. "My first ad was Perk, then came Liril. Both did very well."
preity zinta in dil se
In fact, the ads were so popular they even attracted the attention of famed director Shekhar Kapur. Entranced by Preity's presence, Kapur decided to cast her as the lead in his next film, Tara Rum Pum Pum. Although the movie never got made, Kapur's interest in Preity created a buzz throughout the industry and she soon made her acting debut in 1998's Dil Se. Preity's performance was a hit with fans and critics alike and she promptly won a Filmfare Award for Best Debut.
Two additional movies followed in 1998, including Premante Idera and Soldier, for which Preity won a Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer and a Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.
Showing no signs of a sophomore slump, Preity starred in three high-profile films in 1999, including Raja Kumarudu, Sangharsh and Dillagi. The films established Preity as one of the nation's most promising young stars, although the best of her was still yet to come.
preity zinta in kya kehna
Preity achieved a major breakthrough in 2000 with the romantic drama Kya Kehna. Her performance as a pregnant college student won her universal acclaim as well as Best Actress nominations from The International Indian Film Academy, the Filmfare Awards and the Star Screen Awards.
She followed that up with 2001's Chori Chori Chupke Chupke for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Filmfare Awards. "That put me on the map," she says. "My fan following among the males increased threefold after CCCC I was flooded with letters. Some would send wedding proposals."
preity is india's best actress
Additional accolades (and more than a few proposals) followed in 2003 as Preity starred in two huge blockbuster hits. Her role as an uptight woman in Kal Ho Naa Ho won her a Best Actress award from The International Indian Film Academy, the Filmfare Awards and the Sansui Awards and she was also named Star of the Year by the Stardust Awards and Most Amazing Actress by the Pogo Awards. Her appearance in the sci-fi film Koi Mil Gaya also netted her the Chhoton Ka Funda Award and the Asian Guild Award for Best Actress.
2004 was another huge year thanks to stunning performances in Lakshya, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha and Veer-Zaara, for which she won a Style Diva of the Year Award from the International Indian Film Academy and a Star of the Year Award form the Stardust Awards.
(from askmen.com)
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Awards
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2006, 12:17:24 AM »
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IIFA Awards
2001: Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna
2002: Best Actress nomination for Dil Chahta Hai
2003: Best Actress win for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara and Style Diva of the Year win.
2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste and Special Award under the category IIFA Idea Glamorous Star Award win [15]
Filmfare Awards
1998: Best Debut win for Dil Se and Best Supporting Actress nomination for Dil Se
2001: Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna
2002: Best Supporting Actress nomination for Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
2003: Best Actress win for Kal Ho Naa Ho, Best Actress nomination for Koi... Mil Gaya and Best Villain nomination for Armaan
2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara
2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste
Star Screen Awards
1998: Most Promising Newcomer - Female win for Soldier
2001: Best Actress nomination for Kya Kehna
2002: Best Actress nomination for Dil Hai Tumhaara
2003: Best Actress nomination for Kal Ho Naa Ho and Best Villain nomination for Armaan
2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara and Special Award under the category Jodi No. 1 win along with Shahrukh Khan for Veer Zaara
2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste and Special Award under the category Jodi No. 1 nomination along with Saif Ali Khan for Salaam Namaste
Zee Cine Awards
1998: Best Female Debut win for Soldier
2003: Superstar of the Year- Female win, Queen of Hearts win and Best Actress nomination for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004: Best Actress nomination for Veer Zaara
2005: Best Actress nomination for Salaam Namaste
Stardust Awards
2003: Star of the Year win for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004: Star of the Year win for Veer Zaara
2005: Star of the Year nomination for Salaam Namaste
Other awards
2003, Asian Guild Award, Best Actress, Koi... Mil Gaya
2003, Pogo Awards "Most Amazing Actress", Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003, Chhoton Ka Funda Award, Koi... Mil Gaya
2003, Sansui Award, Best Actress, Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003, MTV Immies, Best Actress, Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004, BBC Film Café, Best Actress, Veer-Zaara
She has received five nominations for best actress at the Filmfare awards, and has won once. In 2003 she received three nominations, two in the best actress category and one in the best villain category.
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Re:Preity Zinta Info
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2006, 12:41:16 AM »
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Preity wrote a monthly column for BBC South Asia... here is one of her last pieces...
In her latest column for the BBC News website, Bollywood star Preity Zinta describes escaping two brushes with death.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4268387.stm
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Re:Preity Zinta Info
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2006, 12:50:30 AM »
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Full Name : Preity Zinta
Profession : Actress
Star Sign : Aquarius
D.O.B : 31st Jan 1975
Height : 5'5
Know For : Her Gorgeous Smile
Debut Film : Dil Se
First Hit Film : Soldier
Most memorable moment to date : I think when I got a slap on my bottom when I was born. Awareness, 'I've arrived'!
Ambition : "I want to bring a change and do something new and different in my profession, but in the beginning I’ll have to toe line, I want to be known as a performer not a star."
Plus Point : "I am easy to work with and get along well with almost everybody."
Minus Point : "My Hindi direction is screwed up, I blink too much and I have no technical knowledge of film making."
Colour which defines me : "Electric blue - it’s so energising."
Most Often Used Word : "I am versatile. I don’t repeat myself."
As an Actress : "I want to be like Sridevi & I want to do both glamorous and non-glamorous roles like Manisha Koirala, I don’t want to called just a pretty bimbo."
Love Life : "I am single and desperately looking for a good man in my life. I did have major crushes when I was younger but no serious relationship." [ Preity is currently dating Ness Wadia ]
Idols : "Guru Dutt, Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman and Sridevi.’
I came on Earth as : "A love child.".
I get turned on by : Raw Emotion
I Dig : Ice-Creams
I Confess : I'm not perfect
I want to possess : A Villa in the South of France.
I maintain myself by : Do you think I’m maintained?
I’m the biggest fan of : Al Pacino
What fascinates me : Nature
My relationship with God : He's on my team
Favourite perfume : Envy, Gucci for Men
Favourite commercial : Lee Cooper Jeans.
Favourite outfit : String pyjamas.
School was : A beautiful Memory
My craziest fan : I dont know yet
Most memorable holiday : I've taken tons of holidays and they've all been memorable. Australia, Hawaii and Europe are my favourites.
Favourite dish : My all-time favourite is kadi-chawal.
Best place to eat : My mum’s kitchen.
Last words before sleep : Goodnight
My complete man should be : A Raymond man
I’d like to wake up : In the Afternoon
ON SCHOOL... : "I studied at the Jesus and Mary Simla Convent School, and then I went to St Bedes College. I was always involved in elocutions, dramatics, debates, basketball, which I loved. I had so much fun. We did the craziest things.
ON WHAT SHE WANTED TO BE... : Whenever I came across something that influenced me, I wanted to be that. So it varied from an astronaut, airhostess, army girl, to truck driver. Once, I wanted to be a nun - my mother wanted me to change schools after that...
ON STARDOM OVER TALENT... : Being a star is fabulous, but if you're a good actress and a star, it's a different thing altogether. It's good acting that will stand out, rather than just star appeal. I want to be both - a good actress and a star..
ON HER FIRST ENCOUNTERS WITH BOLLYWOOD : Shekhar Kapur's Tara Rum Pam Pam was the first film I signed. I met him and he asked me to audition. At that point, I wasn't sure, so I said I didn't really want to audition. But I did, and two weeks later, he called me and asked me to do the movie..
ON HOW THINGS TOOK OFF FROM THERE...: Then came Kya Kehna, actually I did a screen test for that with Akshaye Khanna. Then came Dil Se and Farz; Sangharsh came somewhere in the middle.
ON HAVING DIMPLES AND BEING CONSIDERED A NATURAL FLIRT...: Well, I didn't know all dimpled girls are natural flirts - I think I am a flirt if I like some one. Of course I am a flirt. Flirting is very healthy, for everybody, for your self-boost. It's good for your ego, for the other person's ego… But I also think it's the woman's prerogative to draw the line. So luckily, the ball is in my court, which I'm quite happy about. It's a state of mind, when you're happy you smile more. My whole family has dimples - my father did, my mom has a cleft.
ON SHOPPING...: Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! I've always been a shoe person - I love clothes and bags and belts, but shoes, I'll die for. I love to buy shoes all the time!
ON FITNESS...: I used to be into fitness! In fact, I was really fit, but then during Sangharsh, I broke my leg and was bedridden for six weeks. All I could do was sit with my leg in plaster, and watch movies. Every movie I saw I wrote down on my plaster, so by the end of the six weeks, the plaster was full of movie titles. And I ate like a pig - just ate and ate and ate, watching three movies a day. I put on a lot of weight, after which I was shooting non-stop. Then I saw myself on screen and had a heart attack!
ON A COMING-OF-AGE EXPERIENCE...: I lost my father when I was 13-years-old. He was a great man, my father, and very intelligent. I love him very much. I believe it's very important that parents have a personal connection with their children. It helps kids feel more secure, have a feeling of family, makes them feel loved.
MY IDEA OF SEX APPEAL...: I think sex appeal is defined today as more trashy than it actually is. With all these cheesy videos coming out, these women trying to be sexy, it's disgusting. Sex appeal is intelligence, it's the way you look at someone, it's always more subtle. Sex appeal is not loud, trash is. You don't have to drop half your clothes to be sexy. Sometimes just the way you look at someone, the way you touch that person, that's sexy.
ONE FANTASY THAT STILL HAS TO COME TRUE...: I always keep imagining things. At one point I seriously wanted to be Prime Minister of the country. Recently, I wanted to play Trinity in The Matrix.
THINGS I FIND MOST ATTRACTIVE IN A MAN...: A couple of things-intelligence, self-esteem; I like men who are sure of themselves and not just weathercocks and most importantly, integrity. Common sense and humour also help.
IF I COULD BE REBORN AS SOMEONE ELSE...: I reckon, Madonna. It's no point saying Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi or Nutan because those spots are already taken by all the Miss Indias!
LOVE, MONEY, SEX or POWER...: Love is most important. Least important would be power because if you have money, you automatically have power. Sex is also important because I'm a normal person.
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Re:Preity Zinta Info
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2006, 11:13:12 AM »
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Filmography
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) (post-production)
Jaan-E-Mann (2006) (post-production)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) .... Rhea Saran
Krrish (2006) .... Nisha (Special App)
Alag (2006) .... Special Appearance (Song)
Salaam Namaste (2005) .... Ambar "Ambi" Malhotra
Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005) .... Priti Damani
Veer-Zaara (2004) .... Zaara Hayaat KhanDil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004) .... Dr. Parineeta (Pari)
Lakshya (2004) .... Romila "Romi" Dutta
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) .... Naina Catherine Kapur Patel
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) .... Nisha
Armaan (2003) .... Sonia Kapoor
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) .... Reshma/Ruksar
Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) .... Shalu
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (2001) .... Sakshi
Dil Chahta Hai (2001) .... Shalini
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) .... Madhubala (Madhu)
Farz (2001) .... Kajal Singh
Mission Kashmir (2000) .... Sufiya Parvez
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega... (2000) (as Priety Zinta) .... Jahnvi
Kya Kehna (2000) .... Priya Baxi
Dillagi (1999) .... Rani (Guest Appearance)
Sangharsh (1999) .... CBI Officer Reet Oberoi
Raja Kumarudu (1999) .... Rani
Premante Idera (1998) (as Preity Zintar) .... Jannu
Soldier (1998/II) .... Preeti Singh
Dil Se.. (1998) .... Preeti Nair
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