Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu and English-language movies. 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 Best Female Debut Award. Zinta received her first Filmfare Best Actress Award in 2003 for her performance in the drama Kal Ho Naa Ho. In addition to movie acting, Zinta has written a series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia, is a regular stage performer, and along with boyfriend Ness Wadia she is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kings XI Punjab. She is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her mind and openly expressing her opinions, occasionally sparking controversy. Later in 2007, she acted in her first English film, Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear, as a struggling theatre actress opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, and was received well. As of April 2008, Zinta has completed shooting for Jahnu Barua's drama Har Pall, as well as Deepa Mehta's Canadian movie Heaven on Earth, a Punjabi language drama based on the true story of a non-resident Indian battered wife.
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Name: Preetam Singh (Hindi: प्रीति ज़िंटा)
Date of Birth: 31 January 1974
Place of birth: Simla, India
Horoscope: Aquarius
Height: 5'5" or 1.65 m
Weight: 52 kgs
Education: graduated in Criminal Psychology (Bombay University)
Favorite food: home-made food and ice-creams
Favorite color: electric blue
Hobbies: fitness
Occupation: fashion model / bollywood actress
Languages: hindi, english
