Preity Zinta (
Hindi:
प्रीति ज़िंटा, pronounced
[ˈpriːtɪ ˈzɪɳʈaː]; born January 31, 1975)
is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as
Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in
Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in
Soldier
the same year. These performances earned her a Filmfare Best Female
Debut Award, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage
single mother in
Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently played a
variety of character types; her film roles along with her screen persona
contributed to a change in the concept of a Hindi film heroine
Preity zinta photo "beuaty actress"