Preity Zinta

Full Name: Preity Zinta

Profession: Actress

Education: Graduated in Psychology

Star Sign: Aquarius

DOB: January 31st

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 52 kgs.

Status: Single 

Known For: Her Gorgeous Smile

Debut Film: Dil Se

First Hit Film: Soldier with Bobby Deol

Most Serious Role(s): In Sangharsh where she takes Askhay's support to fight Ashutosh Rana.

Awards & Achievements:

Best Debut Award for Soldier.
Learn More About Manisha:

Birthday : 

January 31st

Sun sign : 

Aquarius

Ambition : 

"I want to bring a change and do something new and different in my profession, but in the beginning I’ll have to toe line, I want to be known as a performer not a star."

Plus point : 

"I am easy to work with and get along well with almost everybody."

Minus point : 

"My Hindi direction is screwed up, I blink too much and I have no technical knowledge of film making."

Colour which defines me : 

"Electric blue - it’s so energising."

Favourite cuss word : 

"Shit."

Most often used word : 

"I am versatile. I don’t repeat myself."

As an actress : 

"I want to be like Sridevi & I want to do both glamorous and non-glamorous roles like Manisha Koirala, I don’t want to called just a pretty bimbo."

Love life : 

"I am single and desperately looking for a good man in my life. I did have major crushes when I was younger but no serious relationship."

Idols : 

"Guru Dutt, Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman and Sridevi.’

I came on earth as : 

" A love child."

I get turned on by : 

Raw emotion

I dig : 

Ice-creams.

I confess : 

I’m not perfect.

I want to possess : 

A Villa in the South of France.

I maintain myself by : 

Do you think I’m maintained?

I weigh : 

52 kgs.

I’m the biggest fan of : 

Al Pacino.

I refuse to share : 

my personal life.

What fascinates me : 

Nature.

My relationship with God : 

He’s on my team.

Favourite perfume :

Envy, Gucci for Men.

Favourite commercial : 

Lee Cooper Jeans.

Favourite outfit : 

String pyjamas.

School was : 

A beautiful memory.

My craziest fan : 

I don’t know yet.

Favourite holiday spot : 

Greece, New Zealand, Vienna.

Best place to eat : 

My mum’s kitchen.

Last words before sleep : 

Good night.

My complete man should be : 

A Raymond Man.

I’d like to wake up : 

In the Afternoon.

ON SCHOOL...

"I studied at the Jesus and Mary Simla Convent School, and then I went to St Bedes College. I was always involved in elocutions, dramatics, debates, basketball, which I loved. I had so much fun. We did the craziest things.

ON WHAT SHE WANTED TO GROW INTO...

Whenever I came across something that influenced me, I wanted to be that. So it varied from an astronaut, airhostess, army girl, to truck driver. Once, I wanted to be a nun - my mother wanted me to change schools after that...

ON STARDOM OVER TALENT...

Being a star is fabulous, but if you're a good actress and a star, it's a different thing altogether. It's good acting that will stand out, rather than just star appeal. I want to be both - a good actress and a star.

ON HER FIRST ENCOUNTERS WITH BOLLYWOOD...

Shekhar Kapur's Tara Rum Pam Pam was the first film I signed. I met him and he asked me to audition. At that point, I wasn't sure, so I said I didn't really want to audition. But I did, and two weeks later, he called me and asked me to do the movie.

ON HOW THINGS TOOK OFF FROM THERE...

Then came Kya Kehna, actually I did a screen test for that with Akshaye Khanna. Then came Dil Se and Farz; Sangharsh came somewhere in the middle. What I am looking forward to now is Dil Hai Tumhara directed by Kundan Shah, produced by Tips, where I'm starring along with Rekha, Arjun Ramphal, Mahima and Jimmy Shergill. Then there's Koi Milgaya, produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Hrithik.

ON HAVING DIMPLES AND BEING CONSIDERED A NATURAL FLIRT...

Well, I didn't know all dimpled girls are natural flirts - I think I am a flirt if I like some one. Of course I am a flirt. Flirting is very healthy, for everybody, for your self-boost. It's good for your ego, for the other person's ego… But I also think it's the woman's prerogative to draw the line. So luckily, the ball is in my court, which I'm quite happy about. It's a state of mind, when you're happy you smile more. My whole family has dimples - my father did, my mom has a cleft.

ON SHOPPING...

Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! I've always been a shoe person - I love clothes and bags and belts, but shoes, I'll die for. I love to buy shoes all the time!

ON FITNESS...

I used to be into fitness! In fact, I was really fit, but then during Sangharsh, I broke my leg and was bedridden for six weeks. All I could do was sit with my leg in plaster, and watch movies. Every movie I saw I wrote down on my plaster, so by the end of the six weeks, the plaster was full of movie titles. And I ate like a pig - just ate and ate and ate, watching three movies a day. I put on a lot of weight, after which I was shooting non-stop. Then I saw myself on screen and had a heart attack!

ON A COMING-OF-AGE EXPERIENCE...

I lost my father when I was 13-years-old. He was a great man, my father, and very intelligent. I love him very much. I believe it's very important that parents have a personal connection with their children. It helps kids feel more secure, have a feeling of family, makes them feel loved.