Full name: Preity Zinta
Nickname: Preity
Birth Date: January 31, 1975
Birth Place: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Religion: Hinduism
Occupation: Film Actress
Years active: 1998–present
Net Worth: $135 million
Spouse (s): Gene Goodenough
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Preity Zinta is a popular Indian film actress who predominately appears in Bollywood films but has some role in different language films like Telegu, Punjabi, and English. She is the co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab, an Indian Premier League cricket team. The actress got her career triumph with her ever the first movie and established herself as a leading Bollywood actress.
Preity Zinta Early Life:
Preity Zinta was born on January 31, 1975, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India to Durganand Zinta and Nilprabha. Her father was an Indian Army officer who died in a car accident, and her mother was also severely injured by the accident.
When she was only 13 years old lost her father which had a significant impact on her life and forced her to mature quickly. She has two brothers Deepankar, an Indian Army commissioned officer and Manish lives in California.
She studied at a boarding school in Shimla. Then she admitted into St. Bede’s College, Shimla, and graduated with English Honors. Preity develops a love for literature, especially Shakespeare. Later she earned a post-graduate degree in Criminal Psychology.
Preity Zinta Career:
Preity Zinta kicked off her journey in the media industry with modeling and her first TVC was for Perk Chocolates. She made her debut in the Bollywood film industry with the movie ‘Dill Se..’ in 1998. In the movie, she showed a terrific performance and earn the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Then she appeared in the movie Kya Kehna in 2000 in the role of a teenage single mother. Then the actress showed off a magnificent performance in the movie Chori Chori Chupke Chupke with Salman Khan. In 2003, Preity made her career breakthrough performance in the film ‘Kal HoNaa Ho’ movie conveys the Best Actress Filmfare Award for the heroine.
In the same year, she starred in another blockbuster movie ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ with co-actor Hrithik Roshan. The movie created a fierce stir at the Bollywood box office and the heroine gets positive acclamation from the critics. She already acted in lots of blockbuster movies including ‘Veer-Zaara’, ‘Salaam Namaste’ and ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’. In 2008, Preity starred in the ‘Heaven on Earth’ and received the Silver Hugo Award.
Personal Life:
It is reported she has often romantically linked with Bollywood stars, but Zinta refused such rumors. Preity dated Marc Robinson in 2000. She also dated Ness Wadia between 2005 and 2009. Preity Zinta tied the knot with Gene Goodenough on February 28, 2016, amidst a lot of speculation. He is Kim Kardashian’s brother reality television star and a management graduate.
Preity Zinta Height Weight and Body Measurement:
Body shape: Hourglass
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Weight: 52 kg
Bra size: 32B
Waist Size: 26 inches
Hip Size: 32 inches
Body measurement: 32-26-32
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Light Brown
Shoe size: 7