Preity Zinta was born on January 31st 1974 in a Rajput family. Her dad Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army and her mom Nilprabha was a homemaker. The actress has two brothers Deepanker and Manish Zinta. Preity started schooling in Convent of Jesus and Mary School in Shimla, India. Preity was thirteen when her parents met with a tragic accident. Preity lost her Dad while her mom was bedridden. After completing her schooling, Preity pursued criminal psychology at St Bedes College. Preity, who came to Mumbai to pursue her acting career, took modeling as her first step into the glamour world. She hit jackpot wit ‘Liril Soap’ commercial and next she bagged the famous ‘Perk Chocolate’ assignment. Preity auditioned for a couple of big projects and signed three big movies Shekhar Kapoor’s ‘Tara rum Pum Pum’, Mani Ratnam’s ‘Dil Se’ and Abbas Mastan’s ‘Soldier’. Preity, who made an impressive debut, has managed to work with all big banners like Karan Johar, Yash Chopra and Rakesh Roshan. Preity has delivered blockbusters like ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’, Koi Mil Gaya’ and ‘Salaam Namaste’. Preity Zinta also; had a close brush with death during the tsunami of 2005. The actress was so distressed after the incident that she withdrew herself for eight months. Preity recovered from the trauma and has bounced back with full zest. The actress has been linked with many co-stars but she is in a serious relationship with Ness Wadia the Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing Industries. Preity is also endorsing some big brands like Pepsi, Head and Shoulders Shampoo, Cadbury Perk, Hyundai Santro, Maggi Noodles and TVS Scooty. Besides acting and modeling, Preity also writes columns for BBC.
