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Preity Zinta
Preity G. Zinta is an Indian actress and entrepreneur primarily known for her work in Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage sin…
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2026· 5 entries
NDTV: "Preity Zinta Was My Childhood Crush": Kanikka Kapur Recalls Being Starstruck On The Sets Of Batwara 1947
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The Indian Express: Sunny Deol yelled at Preity Zinta for calling Bobby Deol at 11 pm: ‘Ye koi time hai?’
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Public attention spiked: 8,286 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.2× the usual 1,966, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Sunny Deol yelled at Preity Zinta for calling Bobby Deol at 11 pm: ‘Ye koi time hai?’” (The Indian Express).
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2025· 10 entries
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News Mobile rated the claim “Viral image claims to show Preity Zinta hugging 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals player Vaibhav Suryavanshi after an IPL match.” False.
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India Today rated the claim “This photo shows Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta hugging cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi.” False.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Preity Zinta Celebrating Punjab Kings Win With Shreyas Iyer” Fake/AI-generated.
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2021· 2 entries
As Zinta and her Punjab Kings partners bought Saint Lucia's representative team in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which was rebranded as Saint Lucia Kings
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And her husband became parents to twins, a boy and a girl, through surrogacy
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2020· 1 entry
Zinta appeared alongside Vir Das in an episode of the American sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, titled "The Magic Motor Inn"; she was set to reprise her role in a spin-off series, centered around her character's family, but it
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2018· 1 entry
The Bombay High Court quashed this complaint after the issue was amicably settled
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2015· 1 entry
Zinta featured as a talent judge for the seventh season of the dance reality show Nach Baliye
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2014· 1 entry
Expressed concern regarding Zinta's repeated quest for justice, believing it could eventually play against her: "India is not terribly kind to strong-willed, outspoken women who are dubbed 'trouble makers' if they dare t
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2013· 1 entry
That Sangharsh marked a rare occasion in Hindi cinema at the time where a top male star played a secondary role to the leading lady
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2011· 2 entries
Launched her own production company, PZNZ Media
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Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega on Colors Channel
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2010· 1 entry
Time magazine selected her as one of the candidates for its list of the world's 100 most influential people
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2009· 2 entries
Received IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards, among 10 "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade"
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On her 34th birthday, Zinta launched a personal humanitarian initiative by taking 34 girls from the Mother Miracle orphanage in Rishikesh under her patronage
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2008· 1 entry
For the Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
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2007· 1 entry
As part of the NDTV show Jai Jawan, Zinta visited Hisar, Haryana, where she spent a day at the army training base to boost the morale of the jawan troops and met children with disabilities at a special school maintained
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2006· 3 entries
Zinta was part of the "Heat 2006" world tour, along with Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley
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Starring in Karan Johar's drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, and Amitabh Bachchan
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Moved into her own home in Mumbai where she lived until her marriage
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2005· 1 entry
To raise money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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2004· 4 entries
Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2004).
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Zinta played TV journalist Romila Dutta in Farhan Akhtar's war drama Lakshya, alongside Hrithik Roshan
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When she joined a group of stars (Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra) in the "Temptation 2004" tour
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Zinta joined a group of South Asian commentators for BBC News Online
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2003· 3 entries
As she was the lead in India's three highest-grossing films of the year: The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, Koi
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As a witness in the highly-publicised Bharat Shah case, she testified against the organized crime syndicate in India involved in entertainment business
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Zinta appeared in the number one spot on Rediff
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2002· 2 entries
Zinta collaborated once again with director Kundan Shah, as the protagonist in the family drama Dil Hai Tumhaara, alongside Rekha, Mahima Chaudhry and Arjun Rampal
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Participated in the show "From India With Love" in the UK, along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai
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2001· 1 entry
Zinta was paired with Sunny Deol in the action film Farz
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2000· 2 entries
For having connections with Chhota Shakeel, a Mumbai underworld boss
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Was in the drama Kya Kehna, which exceeded expectations to emerge a major box-office success
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for Dil Se.. (1998).
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Followed by a role in Soldier in the same year
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Zinta met Shekhar Kapur when she accompanied a friend to an audition in Mumbai and was asked if she would audition too
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1975· 1 entry
Born 1975-01-31.
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