Has won over 4 awards for Kya Kehna and 7 Awards for Kal Ho Na ho.
Won Best Actress at Stardust Awards for 'Veer Zaara.
She won the IIFA Style Diva Award (2005).
Her father, Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army. Her Father Durganand Zinta died when Preity was thirteen, in a car accident in which her mother, Nilprabha Zinta was also involved. Her mother was bedridden because of this incident.
Has two brothers, Deepanker Zinta and Manish Zinta, a year older and a year younger respectively. One of her brothers is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army.
Born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, she studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Shimla. Her real name is Preetam Singh Zinta. She comes from a Sikh family. At first she was going to do a English honours but decided to pursue psychology.She also attended Bombay University. After getting a degree in criminal psychology at the St. Bedes College, Zinta began her career as a model and commercial.
Her good friends in the industry include Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Aishwarya Rai and Saif Ali Khan.
