Preity Zinta
Bollywood star, entrepreneur, and fearless voice.
Zinta also co-owns the Punjab Kings cricket team of the Indian Premier League.[1]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 31 January 1975
- Birthplace
- Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1998–present
- Alma mater
- St. Bede's College, Shimla
- Spouse
- Gene Goodenough (2016)
- Children
- 2
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Her early performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[2] Her role in the 2004 cross-border romance Veer-Zaara earned her a fourth Filmfare Best Actress nomination.[3] She married her American partner Gene Goodenough on 29 February 2016 in Los Angeles.[4] Her first film appearance was in the 1998 movie Dil Se.., and later that same year she also acted in Soldier.[2]
Over the course of the decade, she built a career as a prominent Hindi film actress, taking on a wide range of character roles.[2]
What the cited sources add
A 2000 Rediff.com interview described Zinta as "bubbly and effervescent" and noted her "spunky performances."[5] The same interview reported that she was open about her personal life and did not hide her boyfriend Marc Robinson.[5] In that article, she urged people to donate blood, saying "a small effort like donating blood can make such a big difference."[6] A 2006 article in The Hindu reported that Zinta was appointed brand ambassador of the Godfrey Phillips Bravery movement and that she promoted a blood donation drive.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Preity Zinta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "SRK, Preity Zinta, Ambani, Mallya win IPL bids", Hindustan Times, 24 January 2008; Loudon, Bruce, "Instant cricket: just add Preity", The Australian, 19 April 2008; Vyavahare, "Preity's winning spree!", India Times Movies, 30 April 2008; Vyavahare, "Preity's winning spree!", India Times Movies, 30 April 2008; "Preity Zinta, Brett Lee launch sale of tickets in Mohali", Sify, 12 April 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Preity Zinta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Now showing Chakde! – Fiesty foot forward", The Indian Express, 14 August 2007; Bingham 2015, p. 149 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Preity Zinta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jha, "There was constant argument between Aditya and me", Rediff.com, 14 September 2004; Gopal 2012, p. 50–55; "Yash Chopra on Berlin Film Festival Jury", Yash Raj Films, 18 January 2006; Jha, Subhash K., "Veer-Zaara: Hot fave at the Zee awards!", Rediff.com, 28 March 2005; "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)", Box Office India; Hahn, Lorraine, "Bollywood Actress, Preity Zinta Talk Asia Interview Transcript", CNN, 11 January 2005; "Preity Zinta, post Veer-Zaara", Sify, 25 November 2004; "Preity Zinta: Awards & Nominations", Bollywood en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Preity Zinta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "10 celebrities who got married in 2016", Daily News and Analysis, 10 July 2016; Prashar, "Preity Zinta Announces Marriage: 'Let the Goodenough Jokes Begin'", NDTV, 6 March 2016; Kaur, Kiran, "Preity Zinta's mother responsible for her marriage to Gene Goodenough?", The Times of India, 3 March 2016; "'Felt helpless and powerless': Preity Zinta on her family's Covid-19 battle", The Economic Times, 11 January 2021; "All About Preity Zinta's Los Angeles Home", Filmfare, 20 October 2020; Raghuvanshi, "Preity Zinta And Gene Goodenough Welcome Tw en.wikipedia.org
- Khubchandani, Lata, "I had this illusion that filmstars are like kings and queens", Rediff.com, 22 May 2000. facts only, no text reused. rediff.com
- Tankha, Madhur, "In the service of a cause", The Hindu, 29 July 2006. facts only, no text reused. thehindu.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Preity Zinta (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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