Preity Zinta's father was Durganand Zinta, an officer in the Indian Army. He died in a car accident while her mother, Nilprabha, was also injured. Her two brothers are Deepanker and Manish. Preity studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Shimla. She has a degree in Criminal Psychology from Mumbai University. She began her career as a model for Lyril soap and Cadbury's Perk. In 1998, Preity Zinta made her Bollywood debut in the film Dil Se…Kya Kehna was the actress' first film as a heroine and it proved to be the surprise hit of 2000. Her roles in Dil Chahta Hai and Dil Hai Tumhara were appreciated and liked by all and that made her an actress to reckon with in Bollywood.She has won over four awards for Kya Kehna and seven awards for Kal Ho Na Ho. Critics began to take notice of her after her performance in Kya Kehna.She joined a group of top stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra in the Temptations 2004 concert, wh... more