Preity Zinta was born on 31 January 1975 into a Hindu Rajput family from Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. Her father, Durganand Zinta, was an officer in the Indian Army. … See more

Column writing
In 2004, Zinta joined a group of South Asian commentators for BBC News Online. She expressed joy at participating in the project, saying, "I … See more

Zinta is known in the Indian media for her straightforward nature and for honestly expressing her opinions in public, be it about her on … See more

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Debut and early roles (1998–1999)
In 1997, Zinta met Shekhar Kapur when she accompanied a friend to an audition in Mumbai, and was asked if she would audition too. Upon … See more

Zinta used to visit her native town Shimla when she was not busy shooting. In 2006, she moved into her own home in Mumbai. She does not identify with any particular religion. In an … See more

• Bingham, Adam (15 August 2015). Directory of World Cinema: India. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-84150-622-7.
• Chakravarti, Paromita (15 May 2017). "Reading Intertextualities in Rituporno Ghosh's The Last Lear: The Politics of Recanonization" See more