Preity Zinta wallpapers & Biography,प्रीति जिंटा वॉलपेपर और जीवनी

Preity Zinta wallpapers & Biography 

Preity Zinta born 31 January 1975 is an Indian actress and entrepreneur known primarily for her work in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in 1998 in Dil Se.., followed by a role in Soldier that same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She established her career as one of the leading Hindi film actresses of the decade with a variety of characters. Her roles, often considered culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona earned her recognition and several accolades.

Following critically acclaimed roles in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) and Armaan (2003), Zinta received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She starred in two consecutive highest-grossing films in India, Koi Mil Gaya (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004), and was noted for her portrayals of independent, modern Indian women in Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which were top-grossing films in both domestic and overseas markets. For her first international role in the Canadian drama Heaven on Earth (2008), she was awarded the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress and nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress. She then took a hiatus from acting for several years, intermittently starring in her self-produced comeback film, Ishq in Paris (2013), which failed to make a mark.

Zinta is also a social activist, television presenter and stage performer. Between 2004 and 2005, she wrote several columns for BBC News Online South Asia. She is the founder of the production company PZNZ Media, co-owns the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings since 2008 and the South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since 2017. Zinta is known in the Indian media for speaking her mind publicly and has occasionally courted controversy as a result. These controversies include being the only witness not to retract her earlier statements in court against the Indian mafia during the 2004 Bharat Shah case, for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award.

Early life and Background

Preity Zinta was born on 31 January 1975 in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh to a Himachali Rajput Hindu family. Her father, Durganand Zinta, was an officer in the Indian Army.He died in a car accident when she was thirteen years old; the accident also involved her mother Neelprabha, who was severely injured and was bedridden for two years as a result. Zinta described the tragic accident and her father's death as a turning point in her life, which forced her to mature rapidly. She has two brothers; Dipankar and Manish, who are a year older and a year younger respectively. Dipankar is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army, while Manish lives in California. 

Zinta, who describes herself as a tomboy in her childhood, has emphasised her father's military background as having left a lasting impression on her view of how family life should be conducted. He stressed the importance of discipline and punctuality to children.She attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary boarding school in Shimla. Although she admits to being lonely at boarding school, she said this was offset by having "... the perfect group of friends there". As a student, she developed a love for literature, particularly the works of William Shakespeare and poetry.According to Zinta, she enjoyed her schoolwork and got good grades; in her spare time she played sports, particularly basketball.

Personal life

Zinta used to visit her native town of Shimla when not shooting. In 2006, she moved into her own house in Mumbai. She does not belong to any particular religion. In an interview with The Times of India, she commented: "I believe in good deeds, in karma. I don't believe in going to temples. For me, religion is very personal. It's all about having faith ... We have heard and read that all religions are the same. Now I believe in that more and more She had two near-fatal deaths in late 2004: the first time after an explosion at a Temptations concert in Colombo, Sri Lanka; and the second time during the Indian Ocean earthquake

Zinta has been the subject of several controversies. In 2003, as a witness in the Bharat Shah case, she testified against the Indian mafia. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke's financier Bharat Shah was arrested in 2000 for having links with Mumbai underworld boss Chota Shakeel. Unlike many of her colleagues, Zinta recanted her earlier statement in court that she had received extortion threats from the mafia during the film's shooting.Following her testimony, she was granted witness protection and forced to stay out of the public eye for two months.