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Preity Zinta

April 21, 2023

Preity G Zinta[1] (pronounced [ˈpriːt̪i ˈzɪɳʈa]; born 31 January 1975) 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 single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of Indian film heroines, and won her several accolades.[2][3]

Preity Zinta
Zinta in 2018
Born (1975-01-31) 31 January 1975 (age 48)
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Alma materSt. Bede's College, Shimla
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • entrepreneur
Years active1998–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Gene Goodenough
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(m. 2016)​
Children2
AwardsFull list
Signature

Following critically appreciated 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 annual top-grossing films in India, Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004), and was noted for her portrayal of independent, modern Indian women in Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), top-grossing productions in 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 followed this with a hiatus from acting work for several years, with the exception of her self-produced comeback film, Ishkq in Paris (2013), which failed to leave a mark.

Zinta is also a social activist, television presenter and stage performer. Between 2004 and 2005, she wrote a series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia. She is the founder of the production company PZNZ Media, a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings since 2008, and the owner of the South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since 2017. Zinta is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her mind, and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy. These controversies include her being the sole witness not to retract in court her earlier statements 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 into a Hindu Rajput family from Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.[4][5][6][7] Her father, Durganand Zinta, was an officer in the Indian Army.[8] He died in a car accident when she was thirteen; the accident also involved her mother, Nilprabha, who was severely injured and consequently remained bedridden for two years. Zinta called the tragic accident and her father's death a significant turning point in her life, which forced her to mature rapidly.[9] She has two brothers; Deepankar and Manish, a year older and a year younger, respectively. Deepankar is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army, while Manish lives in California.[10]

Zinta, who describes herself as having been a tomboy as a child, has emphasised her father's military background as having given her a lasting impression on how family life was to be conducted. He asserted the importance of discipline and punctuality to the children.[11] She studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary boarding school in Shimla. Although she confesses to loneliness in the boarding school, she noted that it was compensated by her finding a "... perfect set of friends" there.[8][12] As a student, she developed a love for literature, particularly the works of William Shakespeare and poetry.[8] According to Zinta, she enjoyed schoolwork and received good grades; in her free time she played sports, especially basketball.[9]

After her schooling at Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla, Zinta enrolled at St. Bede's College in Shimla.[8] She graduated with an English honours degree, and then started a graduate programme in psychology.[13] She earned a postgraduate degree in criminal psychology, but later took up modelling.[8] Zinta's first television commercial was for Perk chocolates, the result of a chance meeting with a director at a friend's birthday party in 1996.[8] The director persuaded Zinta to audition for the spot, and she was selected. Afterwards, she appeared in other catalogues and commercials, including one for the soap Liril.[9][13]

Acting career

See also: filmography and awards

Debut and early roles (1998–1999)

In 1997, Zinta met Shekhar Kapur when she accompanied a friend to an audition in Mumbai, and was asked if she would audition too.[14][15] Upon seeing her audition, Kapur insisted that she become an actress. She was originally scheduled to make her screen debut in Kapur's Tara Rum Pum Pum opposite Hrithik Roshan, but the filming was cancelled.[16][17] She reminisced the experience: "I began to recognise the power of destiny. I had no intention ever to be an actress."[15] Kapur later recommended her for director Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. (1998), a romantic thriller about a terrorist group in New Delhi.[13][14] Zinta often recalls that when she joined the film industry her friends teased her that she would typically "wear white saris and dance in the rain", thereby motivating her to play different parts.[8][14]

Zinta commenced shooting for Kundan Shah's Kya Kehna, whose release was delayed until 2000.[18] The delay of another film, Soldier (1998), meant that her first release was Dil Se.. opposite Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala.[14] She was introduced as Preeti Nair, a middle-class Delhi girl and Khan's fiancée. The film was considered an unusual launch for a newcomer, as her role called for only twenty minutes of screen time.[18] However, she was eventually noticed for her role, particularly for the forthright character she played.[9] Her scene with Khan, in which she asked him, "Are you a virgin?", became well-known,[19][18] and her portrayal earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[20] Khalid Mohamed of Bombay Talkies said that she "radiates confidence and spunk even if she's given just scraps of footage".[21][22] The film did not attract a wide audience in India but was the first Hindi film to enter the UK's top 10 box-office charts.[23] Zinta's second release of 1998 was Abbas–Mustan-directed action-drama Soldier, one of the biggest commercial hits of the year.[24][25] She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in both Dil Se.. and Soldier.[26]

Zinta next acted in two Telugu films, Premante Idera (1998) and Raja Kumarudu (1999).[27] She followed with the leading role in Sangharsh, a 1999 thriller directed by Tanuja Chandra and written by Mahesh Bhatt.[28] Zinta portrayed Reet Oberoi, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer who falls in love with a captured killer played by Akshay Kumar.[29] Having been impressed with Zinta's work in Dil Se.., Chandra approached her for the part after several leading actresses had refused the offer, which Zinta viewed as an opportunity to expand her range.[30][31] Sangharsh was not a box-office success, although Zinta's performance received favourable comments by critics.[24][9] An article published by The Tribune described her performance as "an amazing act" in an "intense film", documenting her career path thus far with the observation: "She wowed the audiences with her cameo in Dil Se.., then she zapped the viewers with her sensuality in Soldier and now Preity Zinta is all set to shock everybody with her stark performance [in Sangharsh]."[32] Subhash K. Jha reflected in 2013 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.[33]

Breakthrough and career advancement (2000–2002)

Zinta's first role in 2000 was in the drama Kya Kehna, which exceeded expectations to emerge a major box office success.[24][34] The film addressed themes of single parenthood and teenage pregnancy, and gained Zinta wider recognition from the public as well as film critics.[18][35] Her portrayal of Priya Bakshi, a teenage single mother who fights social prejudice, earned her several award nominations, including her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards.[36][20] Anupama Chopra from India Today reported that Zinta belonged to a new breed of Hindi film actors that breaks away from character stereotypes.[18] Further positive feedback came her way that year for her starring role in the romantic comedy Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega.[37][38] She next appeared alongside Sanjay Dutt and Hrithik Roshan in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's drama Mission Kashmir (2000).[39] Set in the valley of Kashmir during the Indo-Pakistani conflicts, the film dealt with the topic of terrorism and crime;[40] it was an economic success, becoming the year's third-highest-grossing release in India.[41] Zinta's role was that of Sufiya Parvez, a TV reporter and Roshan's childhood love. A review in The Hindu noted her for lending colour to an otherwise serious subject matter, and she shared similar sentiments about the character, citing its positive nature within the dark film as having sparked her interest in the part.[42][43]

 
Zinta at the audio release of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke in 2001

In 2001, Zinta was paired with Sunny Deol in the action film Farz. Her role was dismissed by critics, and the film failed commercially.[44][24] Abbas–Mustan's family drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was released later that year after a one-year delay due to the trial of producer Bharat Shah and opened to a wide audience.[45] One of the first Hindi films to address the controversial issue of surrogate childbirth,[46] it starred Zinta as Madhubala, a golden-hearted prostitute hired as a surrogate mother.[43][47] Initially reluctant to play the part, she eventually accepted it at the directors' persuasion and, to prepare for it, visited several bars and nightclubs at Mumbai's red-light areas to study the lingo and mannerisms of sex-workers.[48] Reviews of the film were varied, but critics singled out Zinta for praise.[49][50][51] She received a second Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards for her performance, of which reviewer Sukanya Verma wrote: "Preity Zinta, who clearly has the meatiest part of all, makes the best of it. Her transformation from the cocky and unabashed prostitute to a sensitive and warm person is amazingly believable."[20][52]

Two more 2001 releases featured Zinta, including Farhan Akhtar's coming-of-age Dil Chahta Hai. Depicting the contemporary routine life of Indian affluent youth, it focuses on a period of transition in the lives of three young friends (Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna).[53][54] Zinta played Aamir Khan's love interest Shalini, who is conflicted about her upcoming, loveless marriage. Dil Chahta Hai was popular with critics, some of whom believed it broke new ground with an unusually realistic portrayal of India's urban milieu.[55] It was named Best Feature Film in Hindi at the 49th National Film Awards and received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film.[56][57] A moderate box-office success in India, it performed well in the big cities but failed in the rural areas, which was attributed by trade analysts to the city-oriented lifestyle it presented.[24][58] Dinesh Raheja took note of Zinta's "casual and appealing acting", and Sita Menon described her as "beautiful and vibrant, wavering between endearingly naive and confused".[59][60] Next followed Deepak Shivdasani's Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke, a romantic drama co-starring Ajay Devgn and Madhuri Dixit which was commercially and critically unsuccessful.[19][24][61]

In 2002, 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.[34] She played Shalu, an adopted daughter craving love, a role she identified with due to its rebellious nature.[12] Billed as a star vehicle for Zinta,[62] Dil Hai Tumhaara did not succeed financially, but her portrayal was uniformly acclaimed by critics, with those critical of the film marking her presence as its main highlight.[24][19][63] Taran Adarsh from entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama noted: "... Preity Zinta, in an author-backed role ... steals the show with a sterling performance ... Here's a performance that is sure to win accolades from the junta and critics whole-heartedly."[64]

Established actress (2003–2007)

Zinta was the lead in India's three highest-grossing films of 2003: The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, Koi... Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho.[65] The Hero, co-starring Sunny Deol and Priyanka Chopra, is an action drama about a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) secret agent on a mission to gather intelligence about terrorist activity from across the border of Kashmir.[66] Zinta played the part of Reshma, a Kashmiri villager who falls in love with the agent and becomes part of this network. The film, involving stunts never seen before in the cinematic history of Bollywood, became the most expensive Hindi film ever produced at the time.[67][68] The third-highest-grossing film of the year, it was labelled a disappointment against its high production costs.[65][69] She next starred in Honey Irani's directorial debut, Armaan; the drama is set in a hospital and follows the travails of its personnel and its principal, Dr. Akash (Anil Kapoor), who struggles arduously to sustain the institution financially. Zinta played Akash's schizophrenic wife Sonia Kapoor,[70] a role written specially for her and which she considered her best to that point.[19][71] The film received predominantly positive reviews, and Zinta was particularly praised.[72] Khalid Mohamed called her a "peppy scene-stealer, achieving her manic mood swings dexterously", and Vinayak Chakravorty concluded, "As Sonia, Preity takes over the script and, indeed, the film, unleashing a brilliant act as the deceptively bubbly but manipulative wife."[73][74] For her performance, she received nominations for Best Performance in a Negative Role at different award ceremonies, including Filmfare.[20]

 
Zinta pictured with Saif Ali Khan (left) and Shah Rukh Khan at an event for Kal Ho Naa Ho in 2003

Rakesh Roshan's science-fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya, about a developmentally disabled young man (Hrithik Roshan) coming in contact with an alien, followed.[75][76] Zinta's portrayal of Nisha, a young woman whom Roshan befriends and falls in love with, was deemed "fresh and inspired" by The Times of India.[77] Regarded as the "most novel Bollywood movie of the year" by Empire magazine,[78] the film emerged as India's most popular film of the year with a domestic total of ₹680 million (equivalent to ₹2.1 billion or US$27 million in 2020).[79][65] It went on to spawn two superhero sequels—Krrish and Krrish 3—making it the first of the Krrish film series, to which Zinta did not proceed.[80] Set in New York City, Nikhil Advani's romantic drama Kal Ho Naa Ho starred Zinta as Naina Catherine Kapur, an insecure and irritable Indian-American who falls for a man with a fatal heart disease (Shah Rukh Khan).[81] The film earned over ₹750 million (equivalent to ₹2.3 billion or US$29 million in 2020) worldwide: the second-biggest hit of the year after Koi... Mil Gaya in India and the top-grossing Hindi film overseas.[65][82][83] Critics received Kal Ho Naa Ho favourably,[84][85] and Ram Kamal Mukherjee of Stardust asserted that it exclusively rested on Zinta's "astounding performance", noting her for having "skillfully handled the hues of the complex character".[86][87] At the 49th Filmfare Awards, Zinta received two Best Actress nominations: one for Koi... Mil Gaya, which was named Best Film, and another for Kal Ho Naa Ho, for which she won the award,[88][89] in addition to accolades from other functions, including IIFA and Stardust.[20][90]

In 2004, Zinta played TV journalist Romila Dutta in Farhan Akhtar's war drama Lakshya, alongside Hrithik Roshan. The film is based on the historical events of the 1999 Kargil War, and Zinta's character is modelled after Barkha Dutt, the only female reporter who covered the conflict.[91] She called it the toughest film she had worked on and said it made her respect journalists.[92] To provide an accurate portrayal, she watched a number of Dutt's television shows and read books on the conflict.[93] The film was a critical success, yet her performance received mixed reviews; Namrata Joshi of Outlook likened her to "a teenybopper trying to do a TV newsreading skit for her college fest",[94] and Rediff.com's Rajeev Pai observed that despite a good part, she only "does a fairly decent job of it without ever being spectacular".[95] Lakshya failed to attract an audience, grossing ₹235.6 million (US$3.0 million) against its ₹330 million (US$4.1 million) budget.[24][96]

For the lead part in his cross-border romance Veer-Zaara (2004), Yash Chopra was looking for an actress whose "look and personality could be transformed". Having identified this opportunity in Zinta, who was mostly known for playing westernised characters, he cast her in the title role of Zaara Haayat Khan, a feisty Pakistani woman whose love story with Indian officer Veer Pratap Singh (Shah Rukh Khan) spans three decades amid trials and tribulations.[97][98] Highly anticipated pre-release, the film had a strong international release, including a screening at the Berlin International Film Festival, and was named Best Film at major Indian award functions.[99][100] With revenues of over ₹940 million (equivalent to ₹2.8 billion or US$35 million in 2020), it was that year's top-grossing Hindi film both in India and abroad.[82] Zinta's part required her to master the fine nuances of the Urdu language.[13] Though excited at first, she later "got knots in her stomach" worrying about her performance, but Chopra assured her.[101] Her work resulted in a fourth Filmfare Best Actress nomination, among others.[20] Jitesh Pillai wrote of her "tremendous restraint", and Avijit Ghosh of The Telegraph likewise believed she had delivered her most nuanced performance.[102][103] Derek Elley of Variety hailed her as "the most interesting young actress of her generation".[104] Veer-Zaara was Zinta's second highest-grossing film and third major success in two consecutive years.[105]

Zinta starred opposite Govinda in the 2005 folk comedy Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen, a production that had been delayed since 2002.[106] The film garnered negative reviews and poor box office returns,[24] and Subhash K. Jha found Zinta's work to be incompatible with her screen image and acting style.[107][108] Critics and moviegoers were more appreciative that year of Siddharth Anand's comedy-drama Salaam Namaste, which saw Zinta and Saif Ali Khan as a contemporary cohabiting Indian couple in Australia dealing with an unexpected pregnancy.[109][110] Produced on a big budget by Yash Raj Films,[111] it was the first Indian feature filmed entirely in Australia and became the year's highest-grossing Indian production outside of India and overall third-highest-grossing Hindi film, earning ₹572 million (equivalent to ₹1.7 billion or US$21 million in 2020).[112][113] Zinta received a number of Best Actress nominations for playing the protagonist Ambar Malhotra, a single modern young woman who leaves India to make her own life in Melbourne and works as a radio host while studying medicine.[109][20] Devyani Srivastava of Mid-Day considered the independent, strong-minded character of Ambar to be a rare Hindi film heroine, and Taran Adarsh argued that Zinta had given "her most accomplished performance to date".[114][115] Anita Gates of The New York Times noted Ambar's negative shades but admired Zinta's positive personality, by which she remains likable even despite uncharitable traits in her characters.[116]

 
Zinta at a promotional event for Jaan-E-Mann in 2006

Zinta received further success in 2006, starring in Karan Johar's drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, and Amitabh Bachchan.[24][117] The film became one of the biggest box-office hits in India, earning ₹635 million (equivalent to ₹1.7 billion or US$22 million in 2020), and grossed over ₹496 million (equivalent to ₹1.4 billion or US$17 million in 2020) abroad—the biggest Bollywood success of all-time in the overseas market up until then.[118] It was Zinta's fourth overseas top-earner in four consecutive years.[112] Revolving around two unhappily married couples in New York, the film featured Zinta as Rhea Saran, an ambitious fashion magazine editor whose husband begins an adulterous affair with a family acquaintance.[119] She described the part as an attempt to shed her vivacious public image.[120] Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna polarised critics, but The Indian Express approved of Zinta's effort, noting her for having "walked with poise, sat with grace, smiled with composure and spoken with calmness".[121] Other reviews questioned the limited length of her role.[122] In later years, Filmfare and Verve lauded the character for breaking stereotypes of screen portrayals of married women in Hindi films.[123][124]

Zinta next appeared in Shirish Kunder's romantic musical Jaan-E-Mann (2006). She played Piya, the cynosure of two men in the United States (Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar).[125] The film opened to mixed reviews from critics and its eventual box office profit was poor.[24] Despite being mostly criticised for taking a role of minimal importance, she was complimented on her performance and appearance.[126][127] She said the film was a great relief after the more emotionally intense Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, as Jaan-E-Mann was "easy, happy and much more simple".[128] Even less successful was her next turn as British Pakistani woman Alvira Khan in her third project with Yash Raj Films, the comedy Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007), co-starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta. The film was a commercial failure in India and critics panned her performance;[24][129] The Times of India described her as "too plastic"[130] and Rediff.com concluded, "From accent to emotion, Preity is plain and simple insufferable in this film."[131]

Professional expansion (2007–2008)

Following the failure of two of her commercial releases, Zinta decided to venture into art films, a movement of neo-realistic films known in India as parallel cinema.[132] She acted alongside Amitabh Bachchan in her first English-language film, Rituparno Ghosh's film-within-a-film drama The Last Lear (2007).[133] Zinta played Shabnam, a struggling film actress working on a new project opposite Shakespearean actor Harish Mishra (Bachchan) in the midst of a turbulent relationship with her possessive husband. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and was received well.[134][135] Later reviews in India were approving, with Rajeev Masand writing that she "gets through her scenes competently, never allowing her cute-as-a-button image to take away from the impact she makes here as a conflicted, mature woman".[136] Sukanya Verma called Zinta "palpably vulnerable" but lamented the English dialogue, finding it distracting "from the seriousness of the situation".[137] The Last Lear was named the Best English Film at the 55th National Film Awards.[138] Initially dismissive of art films, Zinta eventually spoke positively of her experiment with the genre, confessing, "I did think with art films that they don't pay you, they don't feed you, but I was wrong, and I'm so happy to be here."[139]

Zinta next starred in Samir Karnik's Heroes (2008), a three-chapter road movie about two film students who, as part of an assignment, travel across North India to deliver three un-posted letters written by army personnel who lost their lives during the 1999 Kargil war to their families. Zinta is featured in the first chapter as Salman Khan's war widow, Kuljeet Kaur, a woman who becomes the sole breadwinner of the family and single-handedly raises her son. In preparation for the role Zinta attended Anupam Kher's acting school, "Actor Prepares" to learn the dialect and mannerisms of a Punjabi woman.[140] The film was released to a mixed critical reaction, but her performance received rave reviews; Anand Singh of Hindustan Times wrote: "Karnik is merely interested in wringing tears the old-fashioned way, and not in starting a debate. He succeeds—mainly because Preity Zinta brings to a role a gravitas and dignity that is seen on the faces of ordinary women—this may be her coming of age as an actress."[141]

In the same year she played the leading role of Chand in Deepa Mehta's Canadian film Heaven on Earth, a Punjabi-language mystical drama based on the true story of a young Indian woman who, after an arranged marriage to a non-resident Indian man from Canada, migrates to Toronto and becomes a victim of severe domestic abuse.[142] Zinta described Mehta as one director she was longing to work with to fulfill her desire for "a new kind of acting challenge".[132] To prepare for the part, she studied extensively the subject of domestic violence and took a crash course in Punjabi, a language that was totally alien to her.[143] She confessed to not being able to emotionally disconnect from the part during the making of the film: "I never knew a character would affect me so deeply. I've become completely withdrawn and introspective ... I can't snap out of the character."[144] She eventually called it her most challenging project, as it helped her "shed everything that Preity Zinta was about".[145] Heaven on Earth was first screened at several film festivals and garnered career-best reviews for Zinta.[146] Peter Debruge of Variety wrote of her "stunning psychological transformation" in the part and Will Sloan labelled her "a revelation".[147] Her performance earned her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival, for "her strong yet subtle performance as a woman struggling to keep her dreams despite brutal realities".[148][149][150] She was also nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress.[151][152]

Hiatus and occasional returns (2009–present)

 
Zinta at a promotional event for Ishkq in Paris in 2013

Following Heaven on Earth, Zinta took a two-year sabbatical from films, later explaining that she had chosen to focus on her work with her cricket team.[153] In 2011, she launched her own production company, PZNZ Media.[154] Two years later and following numerous delays, she starred in her first film under the banner – the Prem Raj-directed romantic comedy Ishkq in Paris, which she also co-wrote.[155][156] An Indo-French collaboration, the film saw Zinta as a half-Indian half-French Parisian woman alongside Rhehan Malliek and Isabelle Adjani. Zinta's role required her to learn French and follow a strict diet and fitness regime, for which she hired the services of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson.[157][158] Whilst the film bombed at the box office and received mostly negative reviews, Zinta's performance attracted a mixed critical reception.[24][159][160] Sonia Chopra of Sify called her "hugely likeable", and added that she is a "good actress, astute producer and ... writer".[161] Shilpa Jamkhandikar from Deccan Herald, critical of both the film and Zinta's work, concluded a scathing review by calling it "a mediocre film, one that was supposed to showcase one of our favourite leading ladies, but instead just shows us what a shadow of her past she's become".[162]

Following a five-year sabbatical, Zinta starred opposite Sunny Deol as an aggressive Varanasi-based wife in Neeraj Pathak's action comedy Bhaiaji Superhit (2018).[163][164] Ajit Duara of Open magazine called the film a "rude, sexist, and completely mixed-up farce" and bemoaned that the "once vivacious [Zinta] appears completely disinterested in her surroundings and in her co-actors".[165] In 2020, 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,[166][167] but in June ABC announced that it would not be moving forward with the spin-off.[168]

Other work

Column writing

In 2004, Zinta joined a group of South Asian commentators for BBC News Online. She expressed joy at participating in the project, saying, "I am pretty outspoken and have my own view on every subject. So it will be a good platform for me to air my views."[169] Her first column, "The changing face of Bollywood", published in January 2004,[170] discussed the evolution of Bollywood in the past decade. The column became one of the site's ten most read stories of the day. In her second column, "Odds stacked against Indian women", Zinta analysed the eve teasing phenomenon in India, and criticised those who practice it.[171] She wrote, "Incidents like these take away a woman's dignity, her space and her freedom ... why the state is so helpless in protecting the women. Why should women feel unsafe in a country which had an internationally revered woman prime minister?" The column caught the attention of readers worldwide, and she received thousands of e-mails about it.[172] It was applauded particularly by women for its stand against abuse of Indian women.[172] Her third column, "The darkness that all actors fear", was a more personal column and dealt with her stardom, fans, insecurity and fears as an actor.[173] Her fourth and final column, titled "Facing death in Sri Lanka and Thailand", described her two near-death experiences in late 2004.[174]

Stage performances and television presenting

 
Zinta performing at "Temptation 2004"

Zinta has taken part in several stage shows and world tours since 2001. Her first world tour, a series of concerts called "Craze 2001", was performed across the US alongside Anil Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Gracy Singh. The show faced early cancellation due to the 11 September 2001 attacks, and the team prepared to return to India as soon as possible. However, the shows continued successfully in Canada.[175] In 2002, she participated in the show "From India With Love" in the UK, along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. It took place at two outdoor venues, Manchester's Old Trafford and London's Hyde Park, with more than 100,000 spectators.[176]

Zinta's largest world tour was in 2004, 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. Showcased in more than 22 countries across the world, it became Bollywood's most prominent international concert.[177][178] In 2006, Zinta was part of the "Heat 2006" world tour, along with Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.[179] "The Unforgettable Tour" (2008) saw Zinta performing with the Bachchan family and Ritesh Deshmukh in a forty-day show staged in eleven cities across North America, Europe and the Caribbean.[180] In December 2012 Zinta returned to the stage with the "Temptation Reloaded" concert in Jakarta (joined by Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji and Bipasha Basu).[181]

In 2011, Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega on Colors Channel.[182] An Indian version of Guinness Book of World Records, the show premiered on 18 March to an audience measurement of 3.3 rating points, which made it occupy the seventh position on the chart of celebrity-driven reality shows on Hindi entertainment channels.[183] In a four-star review for Hindustan Times, critic Rachana Dubey wrote, "Preity is a riot. She's vivacious and knows exactly when she needs to be serious and when she can crack jokes."[184] Later that year Zinta started hosting the celebrity-based chat show Up Close & Personal with PZ, shot at her own penthouse in Mumbai and broadcast on the newly launched channel UTV Stars. The first episode aired on 3 September.[185] In 2015, Zinta featured as a talent judge for the seventh season of the dance reality show Nach Baliye.[186]

Humanitarian work

During her years in the film industry, Zinta has been involved with different charitable organisations and has particularly supported women's causes in India, for instance protesting against female infanticide.[187][188] She has also participated in AIDS awareness drives and campaigns to clean up Mumbai.[189]

 
Zinta at an event against child trafficking in 2012

Along with other Bollywood stars, Zinta performed at the "HELP! Telethon Concert" in 2005 to raise money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[190] The following year, as an ambassador of the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Movement, Zinta attended a blood donation camp organised by the Rotary Club of Delhi and the Godfrey Phillips Awards. She lent her support to the cause of women's empowerment and promoted blood donation. She said, "Donating blood doesn't kill one but goes on to save somebody's life ... Once blood is donated it becomes universal and might be used by anyone in need, irrespective of community, caste or region. It binds people together."[191]

In 2007, 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 by the army.[192] In August, along with Mumbai-based artist Gurcharan Singh, Zinta painted for the cause of street children for the non-governmental organisation Khushi.[193] In December she joined the efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to curb human trafficking in India. She spoke on behalf of awareness against the practice, the need for protection and rehabilitation for those rescued from it, and punishment for perpetrators.[194] In 2009, on her 34th birthday, Zinta adopted 34 girls from the Mother Miracle orphanage in Rishikesh and took the responsibility of financially supporting their education, food and clothing.[195] She expressed her excitement at doing so and recounted her full commitment to their upbringing.[196]

In January 2010 Zinta was appointed the brand ambassador of The Loomba Trust, an organisation that works for the welfare of widows and their children. She said, having lost her father at thirteen, she could relate to the problems faced by widowed women.[197] Later in the year, she joined the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as their Goodwill Ambassador in India, to promote public awareness on HIV prevention, treatment and support, with emphasis on women and children, and combat discrimination against it. Speaking of her appointment, Zinta expressed hope to be "the voice for the voiceless" and bring about a "transformation in the minds of people" through collaborative work.[198] In October 2010 Zinta was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of East London. It was awarded in honour of both her cultural contribution and her humanitarian work, with the citation describing her as "an international actress, pioneering star of Hindi cinema and devoted humanitarian. Preity has carved a path for women to follow."[199][200]

Ownership of cricket teams

Along with Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and others, Zinta acquired ownership rights in 2008 for the Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League (IPL).[201] The group paid $76 million for the franchise and named the team Kings XI Punjab (it was renamed Punjab Kings in 2021).[202] Until 2009, Zinta was the only woman to own an IPL team, and was the league's youngest owner.[203] She has been involved with launching ticket sales and promoting the team.[203][204] She said, "My involvement with the team is total. I am extremely passionate about our team and I do believe that I am the team's good luck factor, so I want to be there for everything."[203] In September 2017, she became the owner of the Stellenbosch Kings franchise team of South Africa's Mzansi Super League. Further business expansion took place in 2021 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.[205][206]

Personal life

Zinta used to visit her native town Shimla when she was not busy shooting. In 2006, she moved into her own home in Mumbai.[207] She does not identify with 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 equal. Now I am increasingly believing in this."[208] She narrowly escaped death twice in late 2004: first after an explosion at a Temptation concert in Colombo, Sri Lanka; and second during the Indian Ocean earthquake.[174]

 
Zinta with her husband Gene Goodenough in 2016

Zinta has been the subject of several controversies.[209][210] In 2003, as a witness in the Bharat Shah case, she testified against the Indian mafia. Bharat Shah, the financer of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, was arrested in 2000 for having connections with Chhota Shakeel, a Mumbai underworld boss.[211][212] Unlike several of her colleagues, Zinta repeated in court her earlier statement that she had received extortion threats from the mafia during the shooting of the film.[213] After her testimony, she was given witness protection and was forced to stay out of the public eye for two months.[120] Thirteen other witnesses before her, including celebrities Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan, were witnesses in the case but later retracted their earlier statements.[214] Zinta was the only witness who did not become hostile to the prosecution;[214] the nation responded positively to her actions.[215][216] Consequently, she was the first recipient of Godfrey's Mind of Steel Award at the annual Red and White Bravery Awards, given to her for the "courageous act" of standing against the Mumbai Underworld.[215] On receiving the award, she said, "To be brave is not to be fearless. It is when you fear and you get over it, then you can be called brave. I am human. It is not that I fear nothing. But getting over a fear is a continuous process and I have been successful so far."[217] Since 2006, Zinta has been the brand ambassador for the Godfrey Phillips Bravery awards.[191]

Tabloids have often linked Zinta romantically with other Bollywood stars, but she has strongly denied any such rumours.[218] In 2000, Zinta began dating model Marc Robinson. They separated the following year, and according to Zinta remained on good terms.[219] Zinta dated the Bombay Dyeing heir, businessman Ness Wadia from February 2005 until May 2009.[220] Their relationship was often reported on by the media, with frequent speculation about an engagement or a break-up.[221][222] On 13 June 2014, Zinta filed a complaint with the Mumbai police against Ness Wadia alleging he had molested, threatened, and abused her at an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 30 May.[223][224] Wadia denied the allegations.[225] In 2018, the Bombay High Court quashed this complaint after the issue was amicably settled.[226]

On 29 February 2016, Zinta married her American partner Gene Goodenough at a private ceremony in Los Angeles.[227][228] Goodenough is Senior Vice-president for Finance at NLine Energy, a US-based hydroelectric power company.[229] Zinta moved to Los Angeles following the marriage; she visits India on a frequent basis.[230][231] In 2021, she and her husband became parents to twins, a boy and a girl, through surrogacy.[232]

Media image and artistry

Zinta is known in the Indian media for her straightforward nature and for honestly expressing her opinions in public, be it about her on-screen or off-screen life or raising a voice against social injustice.[233][234][188] While she does not believe she is "as tough as people portray [her] to be", she asserts having no qualms about speaking her mind, even if faced with surmounting opposition, as long as she stands "by what's right".[235] These features were noted during the Bharat Shah case, when she testified against the underworld; following this incident she was often called by journalists "the only man in Bollywood", a label she was unhappy with for its underlying misogynist connotations.[2][187] Film actor Amitabh Bachchan, describing her as "frank and painfully honest", lauded her "drive and guts in a world that can be most cruel to a single girl".[236] Author and columnist Shobhaa De, while commending her for lodging a molestation complaint against Ness Wadia in 2014, 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 to raise their voices, especially against men. Zinta is such a woman."[237]

 
Zinta in 2012

Her characteristic dimple has been cited by the media as her trademark. At the beginning of her career, she was often described by the press as having a vivacious personality and a bubbly, outgoing persona, an image she had confessed to disliking.[120][238] According to film critic Sukanya Verma, Zinta's energetic nature extends from her real life into her screen appearances and is an integral part of her technique. Discussing Hindi film actresses and their flair for comedy, Verma wrote of Zinta: "What can you say about an actress who giggles non-stop in a tone that is anything but prim and propah? She is carefree. She is animated. She talks non-stop. She laughs all the time. She has a chilled out sense of humour. And a tomboyish streak too. Preity Zinta is all that and more. All this greatly contributes to her style of acting."[239]

Director Tanuja Chandra ascribed Zinta's screen appeal to her lack of acting pretense, commenting, "She doesn't act, she's so real that you just can't look away from her."[31] Reviewing Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) for Hindustan Times, Vinayak Chakravorty noted that "there is an admirable zest that Preity pumps into every role she does".[49] Farhan Akhtar, who directed her in two films, believes she is an actress who "can mould herself – the way she speaks, works and her body language – and adapt herself to roles", while Vidhu Vinod Chopra (director of the 2000 film Mission Kashmir) credits her with the ability to "make the viewer believe even in the most convoluted situation."[240][19] In a review of Salaam Namaste, Australian film critic Jake Wilson observed, "While Preity Zinta isn't the subtlest actress, she's quite a comedienne – for a Hollywood equivalent to her combination of beauty, high-strung emotion and facial gymnastics you might have to go back to Natalie Wood."[241] American critic Derek Elley considers her to be "one of Bollywood's best pure actresses."[242]

Following her portrayal of such characters as those in Sangharsh (1999), Kya Kehna (2000), Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Zinta was recognised for her versatility and gained a reputation for playing roles that go against Indian traditional mores.[11][120][243] These roles were cited by critics as having helped to establish a new image for Indian screen women by means of departure from conventional parts previously played by leading actresses in mainstream Hindi films.[2][244][245] Karan Johar describes her as "a new-wave actress" who has the advantage of working at a time when "films portray a woman who knows her mind".[19] Author Monika Mehta notes the similarity between Zinta's public image as an independent and opinionated woman and her culturally defiant character in Salaam Namaste.[246] According to Jennifer Thomas, who analysed Zinta's roles for a chapter in the book Once Upon a Time in Bollywood (2007), Zinta "resists patriarchal constraints through her modern lifestyle and the controversial roles she chooses".[247]

Zinta is one of the best-known celebrities in India; at her career peak she was one of Hindi cinema's most celebrated stars and was acknowledged for having managed a career without any traditional assistance or family relations in the film industry.[2][244][248] She featured in Box Office India's top actress listing for seven years and ranked first for two consecutive years (2003–2004).[105] In 2003, Zinta appeared in the number one spot on Rediff.com's "Top Bollywood Female Stars".[249] She was ranked second for the following three years.[250][251][252] She has been featured frequently on other Rediff.com lists, including "Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actresses",[253] "Bollywood's Best Dressed Women"[254] and "Women of Many Faces".[255] Between 2006 and 2008 Zinta made three consecutive appearances at the Cannes Film Festival. At first she attended the 2006 Film Festival along with filmmaker Karan Johar to represent the Hindi film industry and promote Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna,[256] returning in later years as the brand ambassador of Chopard, the maker of luxury watches and jewellery.[257]

In September 2006 the UK magazine Eastern Eye ranked her among "Asia's Sexiest Women".[258] In 2010, Time magazine selected her as one of the candidates for its list of the world's 100 most influential people. She was the only Indian actress nominated for the poll and eventually did not make it to the final list, ranked at 144.[259] This was followed, however, by a marked period of decline in her popularity when she restricted her work in films, which was further decreased with the debacle of her self-produced comeback vehicle.[237] Film journalists like Khalid Mohamed and Subhash K. Jha have written columns in which they lament her absence from the movies and encourage her to return to acting.[260][261]

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  • Taparia Rathi, Nidhi (30 September 2002). "Bollywood's bubbly girl Preity Zinta guns for top spot". India Today. Living Media India Limited. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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preity, zinta, preity, zinta, pronounced, ˈpriːt, ˈzɪɳʈa, born, january, 1975, indian, actress, entrepreneur, primarily, known, work, hindi, films, after, graduating, with, degrees, english, honours, criminal, psychology, zinta, made, acting, debut, 1998, foll. Preity G Zinta 1 pronounced ˈpriːt i ˈzɪɳʈa born 31 January 1975 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 single mother in Kya Kehna 2000 She subsequently established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a variety of character types Her roles often deemed culturally defiant along with her unconventional screen persona have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of Indian film heroines and won her several accolades 2 3 Preity ZintaZinta in 2018Born 1975 01 31 31 January 1975 age 48 Shimla Himachal Pradesh IndiaAlma materSt Bede s College ShimlaOccupationsActressproducerentrepreneurYears active1998 presentWorksFull listSpouseGene Goodenough m 2016 wbr Children2AwardsFull listSignatureFollowing critically appreciated 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 annual top grossing films in India Koi Mil Gaya 2003 and Veer Zaara 2004 and was noted for her portrayal of independent modern Indian women in Salaam Namaste 2005 and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2006 top grossing productions in 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 followed this with a hiatus from acting work for several years with the exception of her self produced comeback film Ishkq in Paris 2013 which failed to leave a mark Zinta is also a social activist television presenter and stage performer Between 2004 and 2005 she wrote a series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia She is the founder of the production company PZNZ Media a co owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings since 2008 and the owner of the South African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since 2017 Zinta is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her mind and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy These controversies include her being the sole witness not to retract in court her earlier statements against the Indian mafia during the 2004 Bharat Shah case for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Acting career 2 1 Debut and early roles 1998 1999 2 2 Breakthrough and career advancement 2000 2002 2 3 Established actress 2003 2007 2 4 Professional expansion 2007 2008 2 5 Hiatus and occasional returns 2009 present 3 Other work 3 1 Column writing 3 2 Stage performances and television presenting 3 3 Humanitarian work 3 4 Ownership of cricket teams 4 Personal life 5 Media image and artistry 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 Further reading 10 External linksEarly life and background EditPreity Zinta was born on 31 January 1975 into a Hindu Rajput family from Shimla district Himachal Pradesh 4 5 6 7 Her father Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army 8 He died in a car accident when she was thirteen the accident also involved her mother Nilprabha who was severely injured and consequently remained bedridden for two years Zinta called the tragic accident and her father s death a significant turning point in her life which forced her to mature rapidly 9 She has two brothers Deepankar and Manish a year older and a year younger respectively Deepankar is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army while Manish lives in California 10 Zinta who describes herself as having been a tomboy as a child has emphasised her father s military background as having given her a lasting impression on how family life was to be conducted He asserted the importance of discipline and punctuality to the children 11 She studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary boarding school in Shimla Although she confesses to loneliness in the boarding school she noted that it was compensated by her finding a perfect set of friends there 8 12 As a student she developed a love for literature particularly the works of William Shakespeare and poetry 8 According to Zinta she enjoyed schoolwork and received good grades in her free time she played sports especially basketball 9 After her schooling at Convent of Jesus and Mary Shimla Zinta enrolled at St Bede s College in Shimla 8 She graduated with an English honours degree and then started a graduate programme in psychology 13 She earned a postgraduate degree in criminal psychology but later took up modelling 8 Zinta s first television commercial was for Perk chocolates the result of a chance meeting with a director at a friend s birthday party in 1996 8 The director persuaded Zinta to audition for the spot and she was selected Afterwards she appeared in other catalogues and commercials including one for the soap Liril 9 13 Acting career EditSee also filmography and awards Debut and early roles 1998 1999 Edit In 1997 Zinta met Shekhar Kapur when she accompanied a friend to an audition in Mumbai and was asked if she would audition too 14 15 Upon seeing her audition Kapur insisted that she become an actress She was originally scheduled to make her screen debut in Kapur s Tara Rum Pum Pum opposite Hrithik Roshan but the filming was cancelled 16 17 She reminisced the experience I began to recognise the power of destiny I had no intention ever to be an actress 15 Kapur later recommended her for director Mani Ratnam s Dil Se 1998 a romantic thriller about a terrorist group in New Delhi 13 14 Zinta often recalls that when she joined the film industry her friends teased her that she would typically wear white saris and dance in the rain thereby motivating her to play different parts 8 14 Zinta commenced shooting for Kundan Shah s Kya Kehna whose release was delayed until 2000 18 The delay of another film Soldier 1998 meant that her first release was Dil Se opposite Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala 14 She was introduced as Preeti Nair a middle class Delhi girl and Khan s fiancee The film was considered an unusual launch for a newcomer as her role called for only twenty minutes of screen time 18 However she was eventually noticed for her role particularly for the forthright character she played 9 Her scene with Khan in which she asked him Are you a virgin became well known 19 18 and her portrayal earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 20 Khalid Mohamed of Bombay Talkies said that she radiates confidence and spunk even if she s given just scraps of footage 21 22 The film did not attract a wide audience in India but was the first Hindi film to enter the UK s top 10 box office charts 23 Zinta s second release of 1998 was Abbas Mustan directed action drama Soldier one of the biggest commercial hits of the year 24 25 She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in both Dil Se and Soldier 26 Zinta next acted in two Telugu films Premante Idera 1998 and Raja Kumarudu 1999 27 She followed with the leading role in Sangharsh a 1999 thriller directed by Tanuja Chandra and written by Mahesh Bhatt 28 Zinta portrayed Reet Oberoi a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI officer who falls in love with a captured killer played by Akshay Kumar 29 Having been impressed with Zinta s work in Dil Se Chandra approached her for the part after several leading actresses had refused the offer which Zinta viewed as an opportunity to expand her range 30 31 Sangharsh was not a box office success although Zinta s performance received favourable comments by critics 24 9 An article published by The Tribune described her performance as an amazing act in an intense film documenting her career path thus far with the observation She wowed the audiences with her cameo in Dil Se then she zapped the viewers with her sensuality in Soldier and now Preity Zinta is all set to shock everybody with her stark performance in Sangharsh 32 Subhash K Jha reflected in 2013 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 33 Breakthrough and career advancement 2000 2002 Edit Zinta s first role in 2000 was in the drama Kya Kehna which exceeded expectations to emerge a major box office success 24 34 The film addressed themes of single parenthood and teenage pregnancy and gained Zinta wider recognition from the public as well as film critics 18 35 Her portrayal of Priya Bakshi a teenage single mother who fights social prejudice earned her several award nominations including her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards 36 20 Anupama Chopra from India Today reported that Zinta belonged to a new breed of Hindi film actors that breaks away from character stereotypes 18 Further positive feedback came her way that year for her starring role in the romantic comedy Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega 37 38 She next appeared alongside Sanjay Dutt and Hrithik Roshan in Vidhu Vinod Chopra s drama Mission Kashmir 2000 39 Set in the valley of Kashmir during the Indo Pakistani conflicts the film dealt with the topic of terrorism and crime 40 it was an economic success becoming the year s third highest grossing release in India 41 Zinta s role was that of Sufiya Parvez a TV reporter and Roshan s childhood love A review in The Hindu noted her for lending colour to an otherwise serious subject matter and she shared similar sentiments about the character citing its positive nature within the dark film as having sparked her interest in the part 42 43 Zinta at the audio release of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke in 2001 In 2001 Zinta was paired with Sunny Deol in the action film Farz Her role was dismissed by critics and the film failed commercially 44 24 Abbas Mustan s family drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was released later that year after a one year delay due to the trial of producer Bharat Shah and opened to a wide audience 45 One of the first Hindi films to address the controversial issue of surrogate childbirth 46 it starred Zinta as Madhubala a golden hearted prostitute hired as a surrogate mother 43 47 Initially reluctant to play the part she eventually accepted it at the directors persuasion and to prepare for it visited several bars and nightclubs at Mumbai s red light areas to study the lingo and mannerisms of sex workers 48 Reviews of the film were varied but critics singled out Zinta for praise 49 50 51 She received a second Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards for her performance of which reviewer Sukanya Verma wrote Preity Zinta who clearly has the meatiest part of all makes the best of it Her transformation from the cocky and unabashed prostitute to a sensitive and warm person is amazingly believable 20 52 Two more 2001 releases featured Zinta including Farhan Akhtar s coming of age Dil Chahta Hai Depicting the contemporary routine life of Indian affluent youth it focuses on a period of transition in the lives of three young friends Aamir Khan Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna 53 54 Zinta played Aamir Khan s love interest Shalini who is conflicted about her upcoming loveless marriage Dil Chahta Hai was popular with critics some of whom believed it broke new ground with an unusually realistic portrayal of India s urban milieu 55 It was named Best Feature Film in Hindi at the 49th National Film Awards and received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film 56 57 A moderate box office success in India it performed well in the big cities but failed in the rural areas which was attributed by trade analysts to the city oriented lifestyle it presented 24 58 Dinesh Raheja took note of Zinta s casual and appealing acting and Sita Menon described her as beautiful and vibrant wavering between endearingly naive and confused 59 60 Next followed Deepak Shivdasani s Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke a romantic drama co starring Ajay Devgn and Madhuri Dixit which was commercially and critically unsuccessful 19 24 61 In 2002 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 34 She played Shalu an adopted daughter craving love a role she identified with due to its rebellious nature 12 Billed as a star vehicle for Zinta 62 Dil Hai Tumhaara did not succeed financially but her portrayal was uniformly acclaimed by critics with those critical of the film marking her presence as its main highlight 24 19 63 Taran Adarsh from entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama noted Preity Zinta in an author backed role steals the show with a sterling performance Here s a performance that is sure to win accolades from the junta and critics whole heartedly 64 Established actress 2003 2007 Edit Zinta was the lead in India s three highest grossing films of 2003 The Hero Love Story of a Spy Koi Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho 65 The Hero co starring Sunny Deol and Priyanka Chopra is an action drama about a Research and Analysis Wing RAW secret agent on a mission to gather intelligence about terrorist activity from across the border of Kashmir 66 Zinta played the part of Reshma a Kashmiri villager who falls in love with the agent and becomes part of this network The film involving stunts never seen before in the cinematic history of Bollywood became the most expensive Hindi film ever produced at the time 67 68 The third highest grossing film of the year it was labelled a disappointment against its high production costs 65 69 She next starred in Honey Irani s directorial debut Armaan the drama is set in a hospital and follows the travails of its personnel and its principal Dr Akash Anil Kapoor who struggles arduously to sustain the institution financially Zinta played Akash s schizophrenic wife Sonia Kapoor 70 a role written specially for her and which she considered her best to that point 19 71 The film received predominantly positive reviews and Zinta was particularly praised 72 Khalid Mohamed called her a peppy scene stealer achieving her manic mood swings dexterously and Vinayak Chakravorty concluded As Sonia Preity takes over the script and indeed the film unleashing a brilliant act as the deceptively bubbly but manipulative wife 73 74 For her performance she received nominations for Best Performance in a Negative Role at different award ceremonies including Filmfare 20 Zinta pictured with Saif Ali Khan left and Shah Rukh Khan at an event for Kal Ho Naa Ho in 2003 Rakesh Roshan s science fiction film Koi Mil Gaya about a developmentally disabled young man Hrithik Roshan coming in contact with an alien followed 75 76 Zinta s portrayal of Nisha a young woman whom Roshan befriends and falls in love with was deemed fresh and inspired by The Times of India 77 Regarded as the most novel Bollywood movie of the year by Empire magazine 78 the film emerged as India s most popular film of the year with a domestic total of 680 million equivalent to 2 1 billion or US 27 million in 2020 79 65 It went on to spawn two superhero sequels Krrish and Krrish 3 making it the first of the Krrish film series to which Zinta did not proceed 80 Set in New York City Nikhil Advani s romantic drama Kal Ho Naa Ho starred Zinta as Naina Catherine Kapur an insecure and irritable Indian American who falls for a man with a fatal heart disease Shah Rukh Khan 81 The film earned over 750 million equivalent to 2 3 billion or US 29 million in 2020 worldwide the second biggest hit of the year after Koi Mil Gaya in India and the top grossing Hindi film overseas 65 82 83 Critics received Kal Ho Naa Ho favourably 84 85 and Ram Kamal Mukherjee of Stardust asserted that it exclusively rested on Zinta s astounding performance noting her for having skillfully handled the hues of the complex character 86 87 At the 49th Filmfare Awards Zinta received two Best Actress nominations one for Koi Mil Gaya which was named Best Film and another for Kal Ho Naa Ho for which she won the award 88 89 in addition to accolades from other functions including IIFA and Stardust 20 90 In 2004 Zinta played TV journalist Romila Dutta in Farhan Akhtar s war drama Lakshya alongside Hrithik Roshan The film is based on the historical events of the 1999 Kargil War and Zinta s character is modelled after Barkha Dutt the only female reporter who covered the conflict 91 She called it the toughest film she had worked on and said it made her respect journalists 92 To provide an accurate portrayal she watched a number of Dutt s television shows and read books on the conflict 93 The film was a critical success yet her performance received mixed reviews Namrata Joshi of Outlook likened her to a teenybopper trying to do a TV newsreading skit for her college fest 94 and Rediff com s Rajeev Pai observed that despite a good part she only does a fairly decent job of it without ever being spectacular 95 Lakshya failed to attract an audience grossing 235 6 million US 3 0 million against its 330 million US 4 1 million budget 24 96 For the lead part in his cross border romance Veer Zaara 2004 Yash Chopra was looking for an actress whose look and personality could be transformed Having identified this opportunity in Zinta who was mostly known for playing westernised characters he cast her in the title role of Zaara Haayat Khan a feisty Pakistani woman whose love story with Indian officer Veer Pratap Singh Shah Rukh Khan spans three decades amid trials and tribulations 97 98 Highly anticipated pre release the film had a strong international release including a screening at the Berlin International Film Festival and was named Best Film at major Indian award functions 99 100 With revenues of over 940 million equivalent to 2 8 billion or US 35 million in 2020 it was that year s top grossing Hindi film both in India and abroad 82 Zinta s part required her to master the fine nuances of the Urdu language 13 Though excited at first she later got knots in her stomach worrying about her performance but Chopra assured her 101 Her work resulted in a fourth Filmfare Best Actress nomination among others 20 Jitesh Pillai wrote of her tremendous restraint and Avijit Ghosh of The Telegraph likewise believed she had delivered her most nuanced performance 102 103 Derek Elley of Variety hailed her as the most interesting young actress of her generation 104 Veer Zaara was Zinta s second highest grossing film and third major success in two consecutive years 105 Zinta starred opposite Govinda in the 2005 folk comedy Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen a production that had been delayed since 2002 106 The film garnered negative reviews and poor box office returns 24 and Subhash K Jha found Zinta s work to be incompatible with her screen image and acting style 107 108 Critics and moviegoers were more appreciative that year of Siddharth Anand s comedy drama Salaam Namaste which saw Zinta and Saif Ali Khan as a contemporary cohabiting Indian couple in Australia dealing with an unexpected pregnancy 109 110 Produced on a big budget by Yash Raj Films 111 it was the first Indian feature filmed entirely in Australia and became the year s highest grossing Indian production outside of India and overall third highest grossing Hindi film earning 572 million equivalent to 1 7 billion or US 21 million in 2020 112 113 Zinta received a number of Best Actress nominations for playing the protagonist Ambar Malhotra a single modern young woman who leaves India to make her own life in Melbourne and works as a radio host while studying medicine 109 20 Devyani Srivastava of Mid Day considered the independent strong minded character of Ambar to be a rare Hindi film heroine and Taran Adarsh argued that Zinta had given her most accomplished performance to date 114 115 Anita Gates of The New York Times noted Ambar s negative shades but admired Zinta s positive personality by which she remains likable even despite uncharitable traits in her characters 116 Zinta at a promotional event for Jaan E Mann in 2006 Zinta received further success in 2006 starring in Karan Johar s drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna alongside Shah Rukh Khan Rani Mukerji Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan 24 117 The film became one of the biggest box office hits in India earning 635 million equivalent to 1 7 billion or US 22 million in 2020 and grossed over 496 million equivalent to 1 4 billion or US 17 million in 2020 abroad the biggest Bollywood success of all time in the overseas market up until then 118 It was Zinta s fourth overseas top earner in four consecutive years 112 Revolving around two unhappily married couples in New York the film featured Zinta as Rhea Saran an ambitious fashion magazine editor whose husband begins an adulterous affair with a family acquaintance 119 She described the part as an attempt to shed her vivacious public image 120 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna polarised critics but The Indian Express approved of Zinta s effort noting her for having walked with poise sat with grace smiled with composure and spoken with calmness 121 Other reviews questioned the limited length of her role 122 In later years Filmfare and Verve lauded the character for breaking stereotypes of screen portrayals of married women in Hindi films 123 124 Zinta next appeared in Shirish Kunder s romantic musical Jaan E Mann 2006 She played Piya the cynosure of two men in the United States Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar 125 The film opened to mixed reviews from critics and its eventual box office profit was poor 24 Despite being mostly criticised for taking a role of minimal importance she was complimented on her performance and appearance 126 127 She said the film was a great relief after the more emotionally intense Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as Jaan E Mann was easy happy and much more simple 128 Even less successful was her next turn as British Pakistani woman Alvira Khan in her third project with Yash Raj Films the comedy Jhoom Barabar Jhoom 2007 co starring Abhishek Bachchan Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta The film was a commercial failure in India and critics panned her performance 24 129 The Times of India described her as too plastic 130 and Rediff com concluded From accent to emotion Preity is plain and simple insufferable in this film 131 Professional expansion 2007 2008 Edit Following the failure of two of her commercial releases Zinta decided to venture into art films a movement of neo realistic films known in India as parallel cinema 132 She acted alongside Amitabh Bachchan in her first English language film Rituparno Ghosh s film within a film drama The Last Lear 2007 133 Zinta played Shabnam a struggling film actress working on a new project opposite Shakespearean actor Harish Mishra Bachchan in the midst of a turbulent relationship with her possessive husband The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and was received well 134 135 Later reviews in India were approving with Rajeev Masand writing that she gets through her scenes competently never allowing her cute as a button image to take away from the impact she makes here as a conflicted mature woman 136 Sukanya Verma called Zinta palpably vulnerable but lamented the English dialogue finding it distracting from the seriousness of the situation 137 The Last Lear was named the Best English Film at the 55th National Film Awards 138 Initially dismissive of art films Zinta eventually spoke positively of her experiment with the genre confessing I did think with art films that they don t pay you they don t feed you but I was wrong and I m so happy to be here 139 Zinta next starred in Samir Karnik s Heroes 2008 a three chapter road movie about two film students who as part of an assignment travel across North India to deliver three un posted letters written by army personnel who lost their lives during the 1999 Kargil war to their families Zinta is featured in the first chapter as Salman Khan s war widow Kuljeet Kaur a woman who becomes the sole breadwinner of the family and single handedly raises her son In preparation for the role Zinta attended Anupam Kher s acting school Actor Prepares to learn the dialect and mannerisms of a Punjabi woman 140 The film was released to a mixed critical reaction but her performance received rave reviews Anand Singh of Hindustan Times wrote Karnik is merely interested in wringing tears the old fashioned way and not in starting a debate He succeeds mainly because Preity Zinta brings to a role a gravitas and dignity that is seen on the faces of ordinary women this may be her coming of age as an actress 141 In the same year she played the leading role of Chand in Deepa Mehta s Canadian film Heaven on Earth a Punjabi language mystical drama based on the true story of a young Indian woman who after an arranged marriage to a non resident Indian man from Canada migrates to Toronto and becomes a victim of severe domestic abuse 142 Zinta described Mehta as one director she was longing to work with to fulfill her desire for a new kind of acting challenge 132 To prepare for the part she studied extensively the subject of domestic violence and took a crash course in Punjabi a language that was totally alien to her 143 She confessed to not being able to emotionally disconnect from the part during the making of the film I never knew a character would affect me so deeply I ve become completely withdrawn and introspective I can t snap out of the character 144 She eventually called it her most challenging project as it helped her shed everything that Preity Zinta was about 145 Heaven on Earth was first screened at several film festivals and garnered career best reviews for Zinta 146 Peter Debruge of Variety wrote of her stunning psychological transformation in the part and Will Sloan labelled her a revelation 147 Her performance earned her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival for her strong yet subtle performance as a woman struggling to keep her dreams despite brutal realities 148 149 150 She was also nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress 151 152 Hiatus and occasional returns 2009 present Edit Zinta at a promotional event for Ishkq in Paris in 2013 Following Heaven on Earth Zinta took a two year sabbatical from films later explaining that she had chosen to focus on her work with her cricket team 153 In 2011 she launched her own production company PZNZ Media 154 Two years later and following numerous delays she starred in her first film under the banner the Prem Raj directed romantic comedy Ishkq in Paris which she also co wrote 155 156 An Indo French collaboration the film saw Zinta as a half Indian half French Parisian woman alongside Rhehan Malliek and Isabelle Adjani Zinta s role required her to learn French and follow a strict diet and fitness regime for which she hired the services of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson 157 158 Whilst the film bombed at the box office and received mostly negative reviews Zinta s performance attracted a mixed critical reception 24 159 160 Sonia Chopra of Sify called her hugely likeable and added that she is a good actress astute producer and writer 161 Shilpa Jamkhandikar from Deccan Herald critical of both the film and Zinta s work concluded a scathing review by calling it a mediocre film one that was supposed to showcase one of our favourite leading ladies but instead just shows us what a shadow of her past she s become 162 Following a five year sabbatical Zinta starred opposite Sunny Deol as an aggressive Varanasi based wife in Neeraj Pathak s action comedy Bhaiaji Superhit 2018 163 164 Ajit Duara of Open magazine called the film a rude sexist and completely mixed up farce and bemoaned that the once vivacious Zinta appears completely disinterested in her surroundings and in her co actors 165 In 2020 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 166 167 but in June ABC announced that it would not be moving forward with the spin off 168 Other work EditColumn writing Edit In 2004 Zinta joined a group of South Asian commentators for BBC News Online She expressed joy at participating in the project saying I am pretty outspoken and have my own view on every subject So it will be a good platform for me to air my views 169 Her first column The changing face of Bollywood published in January 2004 170 discussed the evolution of Bollywood in the past decade The column became one of the site s ten most read stories of the day In her second column Odds stacked against Indian women Zinta analysed the eve teasing phenomenon in India and criticised those who practice it 171 She wrote Incidents like these take away a woman s dignity her space and her freedom why the state is so helpless in protecting the women Why should women feel unsafe in a country which had an internationally revered woman prime minister The column caught the attention of readers worldwide and she received thousands of e mails about it 172 It was applauded particularly by women for its stand against abuse of Indian women 172 Her third column The darkness that all actors fear was a more personal column and dealt with her stardom fans insecurity and fears as an actor 173 Her fourth and final column titled Facing death in Sri Lanka and Thailand described her two near death experiences in late 2004 174 Stage performances and television presenting Edit Zinta performing at Temptation 2004 Zinta has taken part in several stage shows and world tours since 2001 Her first world tour a series of concerts called Craze 2001 was performed across the US alongside Anil Kapoor Aamir Khan Aishwarya Rai and Gracy Singh The show faced early cancellation due to the 11 September 2001 attacks and the team prepared to return to India as soon as possible However the shows continued successfully in Canada 175 In 2002 she participated in the show From India With Love in the UK along with Amitabh Bachchan Aamir Khan Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai It took place at two outdoor venues Manchester s Old Trafford and London s Hyde Park with more than 100 000 spectators 176 Zinta s largest world tour was in 2004 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 Showcased in more than 22 countries across the world it became Bollywood s most prominent international concert 177 178 In 2006 Zinta was part of the Heat 2006 world tour along with Akshay Kumar Saif Ali Khan Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley 179 The Unforgettable Tour 2008 saw Zinta performing with the Bachchan family and Ritesh Deshmukh in a forty day show staged in eleven cities across North America Europe and the Caribbean 180 In December 2012 Zinta returned to the stage with the Temptation Reloaded concert in Jakarta joined by Shah Rukh Khan Rani Mukerji and Bipasha Basu 181 In 2011 Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records Ab India Todega on Colors Channel 182 An Indian version of Guinness Book of World Records the show premiered on 18 March to an audience measurement of 3 3 rating points which made it occupy the seventh position on the chart of celebrity driven reality shows on Hindi entertainment channels 183 In a four star review for Hindustan Times critic Rachana Dubey wrote Preity is a riot She s vivacious and knows exactly when she needs to be serious and when she can crack jokes 184 Later that year Zinta started hosting the celebrity based chat show Up Close amp Personal with PZ shot at her own penthouse in Mumbai and broadcast on the newly launched channel UTV Stars The first episode aired on 3 September 185 In 2015 Zinta featured as a talent judge for the seventh season of the dance reality show Nach Baliye 186 Humanitarian work Edit During her years in the film industry Zinta has been involved with different charitable organisations and has particularly supported women s causes in India for instance protesting against female infanticide 187 188 She has also participated in AIDS awareness drives and campaigns to clean up Mumbai 189 Zinta at an event against child trafficking in 2012 Along with other Bollywood stars Zinta performed at the HELP Telethon Concert in 2005 to raise money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 190 The following year as an ambassador of the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Movement Zinta attended a blood donation camp organised by the Rotary Club of Delhi and the Godfrey Phillips Awards She lent her support to the cause of women s empowerment and promoted blood donation She said Donating blood doesn t kill one but goes on to save somebody s life Once blood is donated it becomes universal and might be used by anyone in need irrespective of community caste or region It binds people together 191 In 2007 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 by the army 192 In August along with Mumbai based artist Gurcharan Singh Zinta painted for the cause of street children for the non governmental organisation Khushi 193 In December she joined the efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC to curb human trafficking in India She spoke on behalf of awareness against the practice the need for protection and rehabilitation for those rescued from it and punishment for perpetrators 194 In 2009 on her 34th birthday Zinta adopted 34 girls from the Mother Miracle orphanage in Rishikesh and took the responsibility of financially supporting their education food and clothing 195 She expressed her excitement at doing so and recounted her full commitment to their upbringing 196 In January 2010 Zinta was appointed the brand ambassador of The Loomba Trust an organisation that works for the welfare of widows and their children She said having lost her father at thirteen she could relate to the problems faced by widowed women 197 Later in the year she joined the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS UNAIDS as their Goodwill Ambassador in India to promote public awareness on HIV prevention treatment and support with emphasis on women and children and combat discrimination against it Speaking of her appointment Zinta expressed hope to be the voice for the voiceless and bring about a transformation in the minds of people through collaborative work 198 In October 2010 Zinta was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of East London It was awarded in honour of both her cultural contribution and her humanitarian work with the citation describing her as an international actress pioneering star of Hindi cinema and devoted humanitarian Preity has carved a path for women to follow 199 200 Ownership of cricket teams Edit Along with Ness Wadia Mohit Burman and others Zinta acquired ownership rights in 2008 for the Mohali based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League IPL 201 The group paid 76 million for the franchise and named the team Kings XI Punjab it was renamed Punjab Kings in 2021 202 Until 2009 Zinta was the only woman to own an IPL team and was the league s youngest owner 203 She has been involved with launching ticket sales and promoting the team 203 204 She said My involvement with the team is total I am extremely passionate about our team and I do believe that I am the team s good luck factor so I want to be there for everything 203 In September 2017 she became the owner of the Stellenbosch Kings franchise team of South Africa s Mzansi Super League Further business expansion took place in 2021 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 205 206 Personal life EditZinta used to visit her native town Shimla when she was not busy shooting In 2006 she moved into her own home in Mumbai 207 She does not identify with 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 equal Now I am increasingly believing in this 208 She narrowly escaped death twice in late 2004 first after an explosion at a Temptation concert in Colombo Sri Lanka and second during the Indian Ocean earthquake 174 Zinta with her husband Gene Goodenough in 2016 Zinta has been the subject of several controversies 209 210 In 2003 as a witness in the Bharat Shah case she testified against the Indian mafia Bharat Shah the financer of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was arrested in 2000 for having connections with Chhota Shakeel a Mumbai underworld boss 211 212 Unlike several of her colleagues Zinta repeated in court her earlier statement that she had received extortion threats from the mafia during the shooting of the film 213 After her testimony she was given witness protection and was forced to stay out of the public eye for two months 120 Thirteen other witnesses before her including celebrities Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan were witnesses in the case but later retracted their earlier statements 214 Zinta was the only witness who did not become hostile to the prosecution 214 the nation responded positively to her actions 215 216 Consequently she was the first recipient of Godfrey s Mind of Steel Award at the annual Red and White Bravery Awards given to her for the courageous act of standing against the Mumbai Underworld 215 On receiving the award she said To be brave is not to be fearless It is when you fear and you get over it then you can be called brave I am human It is not that I fear nothing But getting over a fear is a continuous process and I have been successful so far 217 Since 2006 Zinta has been the brand ambassador for the Godfrey Phillips Bravery awards 191 Tabloids have often linked Zinta romantically with other Bollywood stars but she has strongly denied any such rumours 218 In 2000 Zinta began dating model Marc Robinson They separated the following year and according to Zinta remained on good terms 219 Zinta dated the Bombay Dyeing heir businessman Ness Wadia from February 2005 until May 2009 220 Their relationship was often reported on by the media with frequent speculation about an engagement or a break up 221 222 On 13 June 2014 Zinta filed a complaint with the Mumbai police against Ness Wadia alleging he had molested threatened and abused her at an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 30 May 223 224 Wadia denied the allegations 225 In 2018 the Bombay High Court quashed this complaint after the issue was amicably settled 226 On 29 February 2016 Zinta married her American partner Gene Goodenough at a private ceremony in Los Angeles 227 228 Goodenough is Senior Vice president for Finance at NLine Energy a US based hydroelectric power company 229 Zinta moved to Los Angeles following the marriage she visits India on a frequent basis 230 231 In 2021 she and her husband became parents to twins a boy and a girl through surrogacy 232 Media image and artistry EditZinta is known in the Indian media for her straightforward nature and for honestly expressing her opinions in public be it about her on screen or off screen life or raising a voice against social injustice 233 234 188 While she does not believe she is as tough as people portray her to be she asserts having no qualms about speaking her mind even if faced with surmounting opposition as long as she stands by what s right 235 These features were noted during the Bharat Shah case when she testified against the underworld following this incident she was often called by journalists the only man in Bollywood a label she was unhappy with for its underlying misogynist connotations 2 187 Film actor Amitabh Bachchan describing her as frank and painfully honest lauded her drive and guts in a world that can be most cruel to a single girl 236 Author and columnist Shobhaa De while commending her for lodging a molestation complaint against Ness Wadia in 2014 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 to raise their voices especially against men Zinta is such a woman 237 Zinta in 2012 Her characteristic dimple has been cited by the media as her trademark At the beginning of her career she was often described by the press as having a vivacious personality and a bubbly outgoing persona an image she had confessed to disliking 120 238 According to film critic Sukanya Verma Zinta s energetic nature extends from her real life into her screen appearances and is an integral part of her technique Discussing Hindi film actresses and their flair for comedy Verma wrote of Zinta What can you say about an actress who giggles non stop in a tone that is anything but prim and propah She is carefree She is animated She talks non stop She laughs all the time She has a chilled out sense of humour And a tomboyish streak too Preity Zinta is all that and more All this greatly contributes to her style of acting 239 Director Tanuja Chandra ascribed Zinta s screen appeal to her lack of acting pretense commenting She doesn t act she s so real that you just can t look away from her 31 Reviewing Chori Chori Chupke Chupke 2001 for Hindustan Times Vinayak Chakravorty noted that there is an admirable zest that Preity pumps into every role she does 49 Farhan Akhtar who directed her in two films believes she is an actress who can mould herself the way she speaks works and her body language and adapt herself to roles while Vidhu Vinod Chopra director of the 2000 film Mission Kashmir credits her with the ability to make the viewer believe even in the most convoluted situation 240 19 In a review of Salaam Namaste Australian film critic Jake Wilson observed While Preity Zinta isn t the subtlest actress she s quite a comedienne for a Hollywood equivalent to her combination of beauty high strung emotion and facial gymnastics you might have to go back to Natalie Wood 241 American critic Derek Elley considers her to be one of Bollywood s best pure actresses 242 Following her portrayal of such characters as those in Sangharsh 1999 Kya Kehna 2000 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke 2001 Salaam Namaste 2005 and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2006 Zinta was recognised for her versatility and gained a reputation for playing roles that go against Indian traditional mores 11 120 243 These roles were cited by critics as having helped to establish a new image for Indian screen women by means of departure from conventional parts previously played by leading actresses in mainstream Hindi films 2 244 245 Karan Johar describes her as a new wave actress who has the advantage of working at a time when films portray a woman who knows her mind 19 Author Monika Mehta notes the similarity between Zinta s public image as an independent and opinionated woman and her culturally defiant character in Salaam Namaste 246 According to Jennifer Thomas who analysed Zinta s roles for a chapter in the book Once Upon a Time in Bollywood 2007 Zinta resists patriarchal constraints through her modern lifestyle and the controversial roles she chooses 247 Zinta is one of the best known celebrities in India at her career peak she was one of Hindi cinema s most celebrated stars and was acknowledged for having managed a career without any traditional assistance or family relations in the film industry 2 244 248 She featured in Box Office India s top actress listing for seven years and ranked first for two consecutive years 2003 2004 105 In 2003 Zinta appeared in the number one spot on Rediff com s Top Bollywood Female Stars 249 She was ranked second for the following three years 250 251 252 She has been featured frequently on other Rediff com lists including Bollywood s Most Beautiful Actresses 253 Bollywood s Best Dressed Women 254 and Women of Many Faces 255 Between 2006 and 2008 Zinta made three consecutive appearances at the Cannes Film Festival At first she attended the 2006 Film Festival along with filmmaker Karan Johar to represent the Hindi film industry and promote Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 256 returning in later years as the brand ambassador of Chopard the maker of luxury watches and jewellery 257 In September 2006 the UK magazine Eastern Eye ranked her among Asia s Sexiest Women 258 In 2010 Time magazine selected her as one of the 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