Bio Data / Biography
Preity Zinta is a famous Indian actress in Bollywood industry since 90’s. she had done many various hit films and received popularity in Nation. Preity Zinta age is 46 (years old) as in 2021 and celebrated her birthday on 31 January with her friends and family members, She loves to play basketball since her childhood. She bought the IPL team “Kings XI Punjab” with her boyfriend Ness Wadia in 2008. The name of her husband is ‘Gene Goodenough’ who is American financer in US based company and Preity net worth is estimated around $30 Million dollar.
| Real/Full Name | Preity G Zinta |
| Pet & Nickname | RealPZ |
| Profession Line | Actress, Writer, Producer, Business Women |
| Matrimony | Married |
| Husband Name | Gene Goodenough (m. 2016-present) |
| Children | N/A |
| Marriage Date | 28 February 2016 |
| Best Friends | Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukherji, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan |
| Likes & Dislikes | Likes- Natural Beauty Dislikes- To wake up early in the morning |
| Fan Followers | 8.5 Million (on Instagram) |
Boyfriends/Affairs
Boyfriend Name-
Shekhar Kapur (director),
Ness Wadia (actor, model),
Marc Robinson (Businessman, 2005-2009),
Gene Goodenough (financial analyst)
Morphology (Physical Appearance)
| Weight | 52 Kg, 114 pounds |
| Height | in feet 5’feet 4’’ inches 1.62 meters, 162 centimeters |
| Figure value | 32 – 26 – 32 |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Skin Color | Vanllia (Milky) |
Social Media Accounts
Instagram Id @preity_zinta
Controversy
She had romantic relationship with director Shekhar Kapur, interestingly he already got married person, though the result was Shekhar and his wife Suchitra Krishnamurthy was separated and finally divorced it.
She also filed a complaint against her ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia in 2015, because he molested her many times.
Personal Life of Preity Zinta
She was born in well educated family in Shimla on 31 January, her father was a Indian army officer but her father was died due to car accident and her mother was injured, she was just 13 years old.
She completed her schooling from boarding school in Shimla, since her childhood she has interest in studies that is why she performed well during exams.
For further studies, she enrolled in St. Bede’s College, Shimla and received the degree in English and postgraduate in Criminal Psychology.
In school days, she considered herself as a tomboy girl because she grew up with her brother, she has no sister, and she is the only one daughter of her parents.
After completed her studies, she decided to try her luck in modeling and she did first commercial ad with chocolate company Perk due to which she got chance to interact with director in 1996.
Then she gave auditions and got role in film ‘Tara Rum Pum Pum’ with opposite Hrithik Roshan but film was cancelled.
She tied knot with her boyfriend Gene Goodenough (American, Vice-President in Hydroelectric Company NLine Energy) after long relationship on 28 February 2016 in Los Angeles according to Hindu rituals.
| Date of birth | 31st January 1975 (Friday) |
| Age | 46 years (as in 2021) |
| Birth Place | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (India) |
| Birth & Zodiac sign | Aquarius (based on date of birth) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Kshatriya Rajput |
| Address | C/10 A, Ranwar, Waroda Road Bandra, Mumbai |
| Home villa | Rohru, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (India) |
| School Academy | -Convent of Jesus and Mary boarding school, Shimla -The Lawrence School, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) |
| University/College Name | St. Bede’s College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Education Qualification | -Graduate in English -Postgraduate in Criminal Psychology |
| Food habits | Non-Vegetarian |
| Debut Film | Dil Se (1998) |
| Interest & Hobbies | Writing, Swimming, Travelling and Reading and Gym workout |
| Awards | Bollywood Movie Awards 1999: Best Female Debut for film Soldier Filmfare Awards Zee Cine Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards Stardust Awards |
| Salary | Rs. 2-3 Crore per film |
| Net worth | $30 Million dollar |
Family & Ancestor
Parents
| Father | Late Durganand Zinta (Indian army officer) |
| Mother | Nilprabha Zinta |
Siblings
| Brother | Deepankar Zinta (elder, army officer), Manish Zinta (younger, lives in California) |
| Sister | None |
Career Path
She started her filmy career with debut movie Dil Se with stars Sharukh Khan and other film Soldier along with actor Bobby Deol in 1998 and action thriller film Sangharsh with Akshay Kumar in 1999.
She also worked in some Telugu movie like Premante Idera (1998) and Raja Kumarudu (1999) opposite Mahesh Babu.
In 2001, her film with Sunny Deol was Farz which was commercially failed but after that she continually had done successful movie like Mission Kashmir (2000), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Koi….Mil Gaya,. Kal Ho Naa Ho, Lakshya, Veer-Zaara, Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005), Salaam Namaste, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
She also got offered from English movies The Last Lear in 2007 and Heaven on Earth in 2008.
| Year | Movies | Role |
| 1998 | Dil Se | Preeti |
| 1999 | Dillagi | Rani |
| 2000 | Kya Kehna | Priya |
| 2006 | Krrish | Nisha |
| 2007 | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Alvira Khan |
| 2018 | Welcome To New York | Self |
| 2018 | Bhaiaji Superhit | Sapna Dubey |
Favourite & Beloved things
| Food | Kadhi Chawal, Khatti Himachal dal, Chocolates, Pizza |
| Cuisine | Chinese, Indian |
| Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan |
| Actress | Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor |
| Film | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Titanic |
| Perfume | Gucci’s Envy |
| Sports Person | Virat Kohli (Cricketer) |
| Musician Person | Neha Kakkar and Mohammed Rafi |
| Holiday & Festivity Destination(s) | London, New Zealand, Dubai and Greece and Vienna |
| Color & Dye(s) | Blue, Pink |
Luxury Life Style
She loves to buy luxury branded shoes and she has huge collection of shoes.
She also learned some fighting skills for self defense under the trainer.
Tattoo Design- No Design
Car Collection- Lexus LX 470
Some minor known facts about Priety Zinta
- Preity Zinta does not smoke but drinks alcohol like other celebrities.
- She also worked for charitable organization to support the women causes in India and spreading awareness regarding AIDs and blood donation.
- In 2009, on her 34th birthday she adopted 34 girls from the Mother Miracle Orphanage (Rishikesh) to supporting and provides education, food and necessary goods.
- Apart of acting, she also established her own production house ‘PZNZ Media’.
- Preity one of the lady who stands against the Mumbai Underworld don Chhota Shakeel and Bharat Shah because she had received extortion threats from the mafia while she was in film shoot “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” in 2003 and grabbed the award Godfrey’s Mind of Steel Award and Red and White Bravery Awards due to her great work against mafia.
- Zinta was luckily, escaped two times of her death, once in Colombo explosion in ‘Temptation Concert’ she visit for performance in 2004 and second she was stuck in danger area where Indian Ocean Tsunami took place in 2004.
- She also featured as a brand ambassador of her destination Himachal Pradesh.
- Along with her ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia, she bought the IPL team Kings XI Punjab Tenty20 cricket team in 2008 and moreover she is the only youngest women who own the IPL team.
- She owns the IPL Team Kings XI Punjab since 2008.
- Preity loves to raise dogs and has pet dog named Bruno
- She loves to take rest on Sunday and never works on Sunday.
- The Fan followers on her Instagram account around 8.5 Million (as 2021).
- Preity is fitness freak, she practices meditation and yoga in gym to maintain her health and physiques.
