Appeared in Manish Malhotra fashion show Freedom (2006).

Very close friends with actor Hrithik Roshan and his wife 'Suzanne Khan'.

Is a major fan of the hit TV series The Simpsons

In May 2006, along with Karan Johar she received an invitation to represent Bollywood at the Cannes Film Festival. They took this opportunity to promote the film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006).

Listed #41 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/ 2006).

She won the IIFA Style Diva Award (2005).

Critics began to take notice of her after her performance in Kya Khena.

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.

She narrowly escaped death twice in late 2004, once after an explosion at a Temptation concert in Colombo, and later in the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Turned down the lead in _Marigold (2004)_.

Her good friends in the industry include Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Aishwarya Rai and Saif Ali Khan.

When not shooting she used to return to her home town Shimla. She recently moved into her own home in Mumbai, which she bought in mid-2005.

Her favorite perfume is Envy by Gucci.

Has written three columns for BBC South Asia.

Her father, Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army. 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.

She joined a group of top stars (Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra) in the Temptation 2004 concert, which was a huge international success.

s a major fan of the hit TV series The Simpsons

Won Best Actress at Stardust Awards for `Veer Zaara.`

Has won over 4 awards for Kya Kehna and 7 Awards for Kal Ho Na ho.

Graduated in Psychology

Model and TV anchor