Preity Zinta (Shimla, January 31, 1975) is an Indian actress.
has appeared in many Bollywood films in Hindi as well as in the other language Telugu and English. A graduate in criminal psychology, Zinta made her debut as an actress in the film Dil Se in 1998, followed by Soldier in the same year. He won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for both films and was later praised for his performance in the role of a teenage single mother in the film Kya Kehna. He later extended the scope of her roles, playing characters ranging and very varied nature and, in doing so, has been recognized as the bearer of changing the traditional concept of the heroine in Hindi films.
Zinta received her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in the drama Tomorrow May Never Come in 2003, which became one of the biggest commercial successes of that year overseas Indians. He also played the female lead role in two consecutive big hits in India: the science fiction film Koi ... Mil Gaya, her biggest commercial success so far, and the romantic film, with even amid the relations between India and Pakistan, Veer-Zaara, which earned the praise of critics. She was later noted for his portrait independent, modern Indian women in Salaam Namaste and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, which have had great success abroad. Thanks to this, Zinta has become top actress of Indian cinema.
addition to acting, Zinta is also review and write his columns for BBC News Online South Asia and also plays regularly the activities of the stage. It is known by the Indian media for being a woman who speaks clearly and publicly expressed his views openly, even if sometimes surrounds himself with controversy. These include, above all his being the only witness in court not to retract what he had said earlier against the criminal class in India during the Bharat Shah case, for which she won the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards.
CAREER
Early life and growth environment
Born January 31, 1975 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Zinta comes from a Hindu Rajput family of Rohru in Shimla district. His father, Durgananda Zinta was an officer of the Indian Army and died in a car accident quando Preity aveva tredici anni; l'incidente coinvolse anche sua madre, Nilprabha, che rimase seriamente ferita e dovette restare a letto per due anni. Stando a quello che Zinta riferisce, la morte prematura di suo padre è stata una delle più brutte esperienze della sua vita e un momento cruciale per lei, dato che l’ha costretta a crescere. Zinta ha due fratelli, Deepankar e Manish, il primo di un anno più grande e il secondo un anno più giovane. Deepankar è un ufficiale dell’esercito indiano, mentre Manish si è stabilito a Los Angeles.
Zinta, che si è autodefinita un “maschiaccio” nei primi periodi della sua vita, è stata influenzata principalmente da suo padre. Essendo una bambina cresciuta in una caserma, ha sviluppato fin da piccola dei valori come la disciplina e la puntualità. Ha studiato in collegio al Convento di Jesus and Mary a Shimla. Nonostante abbia ammesso la solitudine del collegio ha anche detto che è stata compensata dall'avere là un “perfetto gruppo di amici”.
Quando era studentessa ha sviluppato un amore per la letteratura, in particolare per William Shakespeare e la poesia, tanto che ha provato anche a scriverne qualcuna. Secondo quanto ha riferito, nonostante le piacesse studiare e prendesse bei voti a scuola, si divertiva a trascorrere molto tempo all'aperto ed era interessata agli sport, in particolare al basket. Dopo essersi diplomata a diciotto years in that college, Zinta enrolled at St Bede's College in Shimla. Initially he majored in English literature, but then followed a program of advanced psychology. He earned a degree in criminal psychology in fact, but later began his career as a model. The first advertisement for the chocolate Zinta Perk was the result of a chance meeting with a director of advertising at the birthday party of a friend in 1996. The director persuaded Zinta to attend the hearing for advertising and she was chosen. After that also appeared in other commercials, like that of Liril.
early-stage (1997-1999)
In 1997, Zinta met the film director Shekhar Kapur while accompanying a friend to an audition and was asked to do it too. Seeing her audition, Kapur insisted on becoming an actress. He was initially hired for the feature film debut in the movie "Tara Rum Pum Pum" by Kapur in a complementary role to Hrithik Roshan, but the filming was canceled; Kapur later recommended to the director Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.
Zinta also began to shoot for the film Kya Kehna Kundan Shah, whose release was delayed until 2000. The delay in the distribution of another film, Soldier, meant that his first appearance on the big screen came with Dil Se in 1998, alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala. Zinta esordì dunque nella parte di Preeti Nair, una ragazza della classe media di Delhi e fidanzata di Khan; il film fu considerato essere un lancio insolito per una nuova venuta, dato che la sua parte riempie per venti minuti lo schermo cinematografico. Comunque alla fine venne notata per il suo ruolo, in particolare per il sincero personaggio che interpretava. La sua scena con Khan nella quale lei doveva chiedergli “Sei vergine?” divenne molto famosa e la sua interpretazione si guadagnò una nomination al Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In seguito recitò il ruolo principale nel dramma d’azione Soldier, che fu uno dei più grandi successi dell’anno. Zinta vinse il Filmfare Best Female Debut Award per le sue interpretazioni Dil Se is that Soldier.
Zinta After that she starred in two films in Telugu language, Premante Ider, with Venkatesh, and Raja Kumarudu in 1999 with Mahesh Babu. He continued his career with the main part in the thriller Sangharsh alongside Akshay Kumar. The film, based on The Silence of the Lambs in 1991 was directed by Tanuja Chandra and written by Mahesh Bhatt. Zinta played the character of Reet Oberoi, un'ufficiale the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) who falls for a killer is caught, played by Kumar. The film was a box office success, although Zinta's performance was appreciated by critics.
The turning point (2000-2002)
Zinta's first film in 2000 was the drama Kya Kehna, which unexpectedly turned out to be a box office success. The film is known to have addressed the issues of single mothers and teen pregnancy and Zinta has earned great appreciation from both the public and the film critic. Her performance as a young mother who fights the prejudices of the company has earned a high number of nominations, including its first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards.
Later that year, he starred in Mission Kashmir, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra's drama alongside Sanjay Dutt and Hrithik Roshan. Set in the valley of Kashmir during the Indo-Pakistani conflict, the film tackles the issues of terrorism and crime as seen through the eyes of Aaltaf, played by Roshan. Zinta's role was to Sufiya Parvez, a TV reporter, whose Aaltaf was in love when he was a boy. Her performance was well received by all. An article appeared in The Hindu said, "Preity Zinta is the usual cherubic itself with attitudes and lends color to the otherwise serious facts." It was a commercial success, the third place that year in India. In 2001, Zinta earned positive reviews for her role, which earned the victory at the National Film Award in the film Dil Chanta Hai, Farhan Akhtar, with Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Khanna. Describing the routine life of the rich teenagers of today, the film tells the story of three friends, Zinta who plays a young woman named Shalini, where he is in love with Aamir Khan. Rediff.com wrote that Zinta is "beautiful and vibrant, ranging from the sweetly naive and confused."
In 2001, there are three other movies Zinta, including the romantic drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke Abbas Mustan, which was distributed with a year's delay, due to the process undergone by the producer Bharat Shah. The film was one of the first Bollywood to address the issue of surrogate mothers. Zinta's performance in the role of Madhubala, a prostitute with a heart of gold, used as a surrogate mother, earned her a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Rediff.com noted that "Preity Zinta, who clearly has the most sensual of all, does her best. His transformation from a prostitute arrogant and impassive in a warm and sensitive person is incredibly believable. " After the release of the film Zinta has been recognized as a great capacity for variability in interpretation, due to the parts of a single mother in Kya Kehna, the CBI officer in Sangharsh and surrogate mother in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and was accredited as bearer of a new image for the top actresses of Bollywood.
In 2002, Zinta collaborated once again with director Kundan Shah, as the protagonist in the family drama Dil Hai Tumhaara, alongside Rekha, Mahima Chaudhry and Arjun Rampal. Although not successful at the box office, her portrayal of Shalu, an adopted daughter, longing for love, was critically acclaimed. Taran Adarsh \u200b\u200bdell'IndiaFM noted that "Preity Zinta in a supporting role chosen by the author of the film, steals the show with a sincere interpretation. Her scenes with Rekha (in the second half) and Alok Nath (before the climax of the story) are simply outstanding. This is surely a performance that wins critical praise with all my heart. "
Il successo (2003-giorno d’oggi)
Zinta è stata la protagonista femminile di tre grossi successi commerciali del 2003: The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, Koi... Mil Gaya e Tomorrow May Never Come. Il primo ad uscire quell'anno fu il dramma patriottico The Hero, con Sunny Deol e Priyanka Chopra; è stato il film più costoso di Bollywood in quell'anno e non è riuscito a ricoprire i costi di produzione al botteghino. Zinta in seguito ha recitato nel film che ha segnato il debutto nella regia per Honey Irani, Armaan, accanto a Amitabh Bachchan e Anil Kapoor. La storia, ambientata in un ospedale, riguarda i problemi e le tribolazioni tra il personale dipendente e il responsabile, Dottor Akash, che vuole sostenere economicamente l’ospedale. Zinta ha interpretato la parte della moglie schizofrenica di Akash, Sonia Kapoor. Il film ha ricevuto per la maggior parte delle critiche positive e in particolare è stata elogiata Zinta. Taran Adarsh ha notato che “Preity Zinta esce con un'altra interpretazione superba, provando la sua parte con la più grande sincerità” e The Tribune ha concluso che “Zinta ha sorpassato tutti con la sua performance convincente”. Per questa interpretazione Zinta ha ricevuto nomination per la categoria Best Villain a varie cerimonie, inclusi i Filmfare.
Seguì il film di fantascienza di Rakesh Roshan Koi... Mil Gaya, riguardante un giovane uomo with a degenerative mental disease. In the film follows along with Rekha and Hrithik Roshan, and he played the role of Nisha, a young woman with whom Roshan is on friendly terms. He received another nomination for Best Actress for this role to the movie. The film was both a financial and critical success. It became the biggest hit of the year as well as Zinta's biggest success to date with a built in India of 489 million rupees.
The last film was played by Zinta quell''nno Tomorrow May Never Come, a wrenching tale directed by Nikhil Advani and written by Karan Johar with Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. The film was accepted favorably by critics and became the second commercial success in India that year after Koi ... Mil Gaya. He went well internationally and became the biggest hit of the Indian overseas, gaining worldwide over 600 million rupees. Zinta played the role of Naina Catherine Kapur, a girl of Indian origin who is insecure and angry American who falls in love with a man who has a fatal disease to the heart. He has won some awards for this performance, including the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Derek Elley of Variety wrote, "Zinta, who has carved out a growing following in the previous three years or so, has never been so good, moving permanently from teen roles to that of a charismatic young woman.
In 2004 he starred in the TV journalist Romil Dutta in Farhan Akhtar's war drama Lakshya, Hrithik Roshan with. The film was based on historical events of the Kargil conflict in 1999. Zinta's character was modeled after TV journalist Barkha Dutt, the only woman reporter to follow events. The film was a critical success, but the interpretation of Zinta has received contradictory reviews, Rediff.com has noted, "Zinta has almost a good role and a great deal of footage in the film, and makes good use without to show too much. " Later that year, Yash Chopra writing per una parte complementare a quella di Shah Rukh Khan come attrice protagonista nella saga d'amore Veer-Zaara, che è stato il più grande successo di Bollywood del 2004 sia in India che all’estero, guadagnando in tutto il mondo oltre 750 milioni di rupie. Il film, che tratta la storia d'amore tra un ufficiale indiano e una donna pakistana, ha ricevuto una grande accoglienza in tutto il mondo e ha vinto vari riconoscimenti come “Miglior Film” nelle maggiori cerimonie di premiazione dell’India. Il personaggio della donna pakistana interpretato da Zinta è stato elogiato; ha ricevuta la sua quarta nomination al Filmfare Best Actress Award e ha vinto lo Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female per il secondo anno consecutivo. Variety noted, "Zinta, the most interesting young actress of her generation, is itself the usual, busy as willing Zaara". Veer-Zaara was the second biggest hit Zinta in Bollywood and the third largest in two consecutive years and marked the beginning of his collaboration with the Yash Raj Films, one of the biggest production houses of Bollywood.
In 2005, Zinta appeared in two films. The first was the popular comedy Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen, with Govinda, a production which had been postponed since 2002. The film has received some criticism, and few rewards at the box office. Zinta's role was minor and was not well accolto. Il suo secondo film è stato la commedia drammatica Salaam Namaste di Siddharth Anand con Saif Ali Khan. Il film è stato un altro grande investimento della Yash Raj Films ed è diventato la più costosa produzione di Bollywood oltreoceano in quell’anno, con entrate di 430 milioni di rupie in tutto il mondo. Il film racconta la storia di una convivenza di una coppia indiana del giorno d'oggi. Zinta interpretava la protagonista femminile Ambar Malhotra, una giovane donna moderna, single, che lascia l'India per passare la vita in Australia. Il film è stato ben accolto dalla critica e l'interpretazione di Zinta le ha fatto guadagnare varie nomination come Miglior Attrice in più cerimonie. Taran Adarsh ha scritto: “Dopo Kya Kehna, Preity Zinta accepts the challenge of interpreting an unwed mother yet again in Salaam Namaste. The actor is excellent, handing in his hands the interpretation of his most successful to date. His kiss with Saif Ali Khan crashes take many people by surprise, but this is the sign of a true professional. " Meanwhile, The New York Times concluded: "She is the queen of cute heart so much that even when the character he plays are not good, it's hard not to like."
Zinta received further success in 2006 starring in Karan Johar's drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna with a respectable cast that included Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee and Kirron Kher. The film became one of the biggest hits at the box office in India earned 464 million rupees and more than 445 million abroad, becoming the biggest hit of all time Bollywood abroad. At the same time he also became the fourth best result in four consecutive years overseas. The film tells the story of two married couples, unhappy in New York and an extra-marital relationship. Zinta played the role of Rhea Saran, editor of a fashion magazine, her performance was appreciated by critics. According to IndiaFM, "Preity not only looks great, but the dedication to her role shows off at crucial moments. The penultimate scene with Rani Mukerji, when compared to the wedding reception, is fabulous.
He then starred in Shirish Kunder's romantic musical Jaan-E-Mann, the story of two men in the United States, played by Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, who love the same woman. The film received positive reviews from the critics, but did not go very well at the box office. Zinta played the role of Piya, the attraction of the two men. Although he had a small role and a character is not developed, which was Rediff described as "pure ornament," its performance was generally well accepted. Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN wrote: "Of the main cast, Preity Zinta seems to be the most important, but the role of the three shorter and it is strange considering the entire story revolves around her. The actress brings a quiet dignity to the role and exerts a drag on its performance, giving the character the maturity required. He explained that the film was a great relief after the most intense, in terms of emotional, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, since the first of the two was "calm, reassuring and very simple."
In 2007 Zinta portrayed the character of an Anglo-Pakistani woman, Alvira Khan, in his third collaboration with the Yash Raj Films, comedy Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom Barabe of Shaadi Ali, alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta. Il film è stato un fallimento commerciale e di critica in India. Fu criticata per la sua interpretazione da The Times of India che scrisse che “lei è troppo plastica come la ragazza anglo-pakistana”.
In seguito nel 2007, Zinta ha cominciato a lavorare con registi di film indipendenti e si è spostata verso cinema neorealistici, conosciuti in India come Parallel Cinema. Ha recitato nel suo primo film in lingua inglese, Rituparno Ghosh (The Last Lear), nella parte di un’attrice di teatro in lotta in un ruolo in contrapposizione a Amitabh Bachchan. Il film è stato visto in anteprima al Toronto International Film Festival nel 2007 ed è stato bene accolto. Le prime recensioni erano favorevoli, con un critico che scrisse: “è bello vederla recitare in un ruolo completamente naturale. Ha interpretato questo ruolo con vera dignità ed è stato un piacere vederla ritornare al suo originario stile di recitazione”. Zinta stessa ha detto riguardo al suo primo film indipendente: “Pensavo che i film indipendenti che loro non pagano non ti davano da mangiare ma mi sbagliavo e sono contenta di essere qui”. A partire dall’ottobre 2007, è impegnata a recitare nel film di prossima uscita di Jahnu Barua Har Pall.
FILMOGRAFIA
Dil Se (1998)
Soldier (1998)
Premante Idera (1998)
Raja Kumarudu (1999)
Sangharsh (1999)
Dillagi (1999)
Kya Kehna (2000)
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000)
Mission Kashmir (Mission Kashmir) (2000)
Farz (2001)
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
Dil Chanta Hai (2001)
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (2001)
Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002)
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
Armaan (2003)
Koi... Mil Gaya (Koi... Mil Gaya) (2003)
Tomorrow May Never Come (Kal Ho Naa Ho) (2003)
Lakshya (2004)
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004)
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005)
Salaam Namaste (Salaam Namaste) (2005)
Alag (2006)
Krrish (Krrish) (2006)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
Barabe Jhoom Jhoom (2007)
Om Shanti Om (Om Shanti Om) (2007)
The Last Lear (2007) (first film in English )
Heroes (2008)
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) (Special Appearance)
Heaven on Earth (2008)
Main Aur Mrs. Khanna (2009) (Cameo)
Har Pall (2010)
