Preity Zinta, the wildly successful Bollywood Diva, is a Delhiite who hails from a defence background. Having already made her mark as a model while still in school she shot to fame as the refreshing, cool, wet model in the Liril advert. This early work, along with her mischievous expressions and twinkling eyes in the Cadbury's Perk ad brought her to the attention of famed director, Shekhar Kapur, who was then looking for fresh faces to launch his film 'Tara Rum Pum Pum'. Although Preity had signed up for the film it never went into production.

With her name doing the industry rounds she secured a number of film deals in quick succession, her first starring release being 'Dil Se..'. While the film underperformed at the box-office, Preity's dazzling smile and pleasant disposition in a small but significant role left behind a decidedly happy impression. With 'Dil Se..' Preity had already proved she could act and since then she hasn't looked back.

Preity, a relentless self-improver, and Psychology graduate, doesn't take her success lightly. Or too seriously either, for that matter. Maybe that's why she enjoys it so much. Preity claims the film that has touched her heart the most is Kal Ho Naa Ho. "When I heard the script, I almost fell off the chair! It was very close to my life."

Abridged Filmography:

Salaam Namaste ( Saif Ali Khan, Arshad Warsi, Tania Zaetta)
Veer Zaara ( Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee)
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha ( Salman Khan, Bhumika Chawla)
Lakshya ( Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan)
Kal Ho Na Ho ( Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan)
Koi Mil Gaya ( Hrithik Roshan, Rekha)
Armaan ( Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Gracy Singh)
The Hero ( Sunny Deol, Priyanka Chopra)
Dil Hai Tumhara ( Mahima Chaudhary, Arjun Rampal)
Yeh Raaste Hai Pyar Ke ( Ajay Devgan, Madhuri Dixit)
Dil Chahta Hai ( Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Sonali Kulkarni)
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke ( Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Johnny Lever)
Farz ( Sunny Deoz)
Mission Kashmir ( Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt)
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega ( Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee)
Kya Kehna! ( Saif Ali Khan, Chandrachur Singh, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal)
Sangharsh ( Akshay Kumar, Ashutosh Rana)