|                                                                                         Name  |                                                                                                                      Preity Zinta  |                            
|                                                                                         Nick name  |                                                                                                                      Preetam Singh  |                            
|                                                                                         Date of Birth  |                                                                                                                      January 31st, 1974  |                            
|                                                                                         Place of Birth  |                                                                                                                      Simla  |                            
|                                                                                         Height  |                                                                                                                      5'5"  |                            
|                                                                                         Weight  |                                                                                                                      52 kgs  |                            
|                                                                                         Profession  |                                                                                                                      Acting and Modeling  |                            
|                                                                                         Education  |                                                                                         Jesus and Mary Simla Convent School,                                                                                          St Bedes College  (graduated in Psychology)                                                            |                            
|                                                                                         Modelling  |                                                                                                                      In Liril and Cadbury's Perk Advertisements  |                            
|                                                                                         Talent discovered by  |                                                                                                                      Shekar Kapur  |                            
|                                                                                         Debut film   |                                                                                                                      'Tara Rum Pum Pum' (never released)  |                            
|                                                                                         First movie to hit the screens  |                                                                                                                       Manirathnam's 'Dil Se'  |                            
|                                                                                         Telugu films  |                                                                                                                      Raja Kumarudu, Premante Idera  |                            
|                                                                                         Fascinated by  |                                                                                                                      Nature  |                            
|                                                                                         Likes to own  |                                                                                                                      A Villa in southern France  |                            
|                                                                                         Once dated  |                                                                                                                      Marc Robinson  |                            
|                                                                                         Tragedy  |                                                                                                                      Lost her father when she was just 13yrs old  |                            
|                                                                                         Hates  |                                                                                                                      to wake up early in the morning  |                            
|                                                                                         When angry  |                                                                                                                      Uses her fists than words  |                            
|                                                                                         Childhood ambitions  |                                                                                                                      Varied from an astronaut, airhostess, army girl,                              truck driver and also a nun.  |                            
|                                                                                         Personal Favourites   |                                                                                        Colour: Electric blue                                                                                         Outfit: string paijamas                                                                                         perfume: Envy, Gucci for Men.                                                                                         food: ice-creams                                                                                         vacation spot: Greece, New Zealand, Vienna.                                                                                                                     actors: Guru Dutt, Al Pacino                                                                                         Actresses: Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman and Sridevi.                                                            |                            
|                                                                                         Awards  |                                                                                        2004 Won the Film fare award for best actress - film                              'Kal  Ho Na Ho'                                                                                         2003- Zee cine awards- Queen of hearts award.                                                                                                                     1999- Won the Film fare Award for best newcomer-                              film 'Dil Se'                                                                                         1999- Won the Screen Award for best promising new                              comer -film 'Soldier'                                |                            
|                                                                                         About herself  |                                                           
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|                                                                                         Aspirations as an actress  |                                                                                                                      Want to do both glamorous and non-glamorous roles,                              do not want to be called as a  pretty bimbo.  |                            
|                                                                                         Biggest confession  |                                                                                                                      That she is not perfect  |                            
|                                                                                         Facts  |                                                                                                                      * Never works on Sundays * Refuses to share personal live * loves to buy shoes  |                            
|                                                                                         Address  |                                                                                                                      C/10A, Ranwar, Waroda Rd, Off. Hill Rd, Bandra (W) Mumbai 400 050  |                            
|                                                                                         Quote  |                                                                                                                      " Films are a part of my life; I do them, they don't                              do me."  |