Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Zinta in 2018 | |
| Born | 31 January 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1996–present[1] |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Gene Goodenough (m. 2016) |
| Awards | Full list |
Preity Zinta[2] (pronounced [ˈpriːt̪i ˈzɪɳʈaː]; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress and businesswoman. Her first movie roles were in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in the same year.
She is known for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She also got a lot of credit for her roles in films such as Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), and she especially won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She also played leading roles in the science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and the romantic drama Veer-Zaara (2004), which were the two consecutive top-grossing films in India for her. She also played other roles like a modern Indian woman in both Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which were the highest grossing productions in the overseas markets.
Life
Preity Zinta was born in 1975. She has two brothers. Her father was in the army, but he died in a car crash when she was thirteen. She went to school in Shimla. Zinta studied an English honours degree at university.[3]
Preity Zinta married Gene Goodenough from America in 2016. They had two children in 2021 by surrogacy. Their children are twins. As of 2025, they spend time in both Hollywood and Mumbai.[4]
Preity Zinta publicly supports ACT (Against Child trafficking), and has worked with Melanne Verveer on the global campaign. [5]
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References
- ↑ "After Preity Zinta and Hrishita Bhatt, latest Liril girl Tara Sharma gets lucky". India Today. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ "Preity Zinta Adds Her Husband's Name To Her Name, After 2 Years Of Marriage, Just Like Sonam K Ahuja". The Indian Express. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Preity Zinta: Unseen photos from her childhood that you cannot afford to miss". India Today. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Preity Zinta says Gene Goodenough 'lucked out' marrying an Indian woman". The Statesman. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Preity Zinta combating child trafficking". Digital Spy. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2026.