| Names |
PREITY ZINTA |
| Date of
Birth |
January 31, 1975
– Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. |
| Identity |
Indian film actress |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1998: She made her acting
debut in Dil Se followed by a role in Soldier the same year.
For these performances she earned a Filmfare Award for Best
Female Debut.
- 2003: She received a
Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the
drama Kal Ho Naa Ho.
- 2003: She was awarded the
Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award for being the only
witness not to retract in court her earlier statements
against the Indian mafia during the 2003 Bharat Shah case.
- 2008: Her first
international film role was in the Canadian film Heaven on
Earth, for which she was awarded the Silver Hugo Award for
Best Actress at the 2008 Chicago International Film
Festival.
- 2009: She was among the 10
recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for "Most
Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".
- 2010: She was awarded an
Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of East
London.
- 2011: She received "World
Diamond Group Platinum Award for Peoples' Friendship" at the
Venice Film Festival.
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| Special
Achievements / Events |
- She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as
Telugu, Punjabi and English language films.
- She has also written a series of columns for BBC News
Online South Asia, through which she came to be known as a
social activist, a television presenter, and a regular stage
performer.
- She is also the co-owner of the Indian Premier League
cricket team Kings XI Punjab.
- She is known for sparking controversies through open and
frank expressions of her opinions on crucial issues.
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