Name: Preity ZintaBirth name: Preity Zinta
Date of birth: January 31, 1975
Birthplace: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Occupation: Film actress
Preity Zinta was born on January 31, 1975. She 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, and in doing so has been credited with changing the image of a Hindi film heroine.
