The perky actress has been in the news recently for her complaint against former boyfriend, businessman and Kings XI Punjab co owner Ness Wadia. Preity alleged that her ex molested, abused and threatened her inside the Wankhede stadium during an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab the Chennai Super Kings. Preity even took to social media to speak her mind and wrote a long note to express her feelings. The actress has also been in the news in the past year for her film Ishq in Paris that faced a lot of hurdles before its release. As we look at Preity Zinta's life, here are a few lesser known facts about the actress who once dominated the Box Office and made her mark in Bollywood through sheer hard work writes the Indian Express.

Preity faced a personal tragedy when her father, Durganand Zinta, an officer in the Indian Army was involved in a car crash when Preity was only 13. He passed away and her mother, Nilprabha Zinta, who was also in the car, became bedridden. She has two brothers, out of which one is an officer in the Indian Army. Preity herself narrowly escaped death twice: both in the year 2004. Once after a temptation concert in Colombo in 2004 and the second time in December 2004 when Preity was vacationing in Thailand and tragedy struck when the Tsunami swept Thailand and its popular tourists spots, claiming many lives. According to a report in The Times of India, the actress was quoted saying, "I wrote down all the things that I have in life to be grateful about and it was quite a long list."

Is a major fan of the hit TV series The Simpsons. Was the original choice for the film 'Marigold' which also starred Salman Khan. But Ali Larter stepped in to play the character. Preity is very close to her Koi Mil Gaya co star Hrithik Roshan and interestingly, she was supposed to make her debut opposite him in Tara Rum Pum Pum but it got shelved. Is not a follower of any religion in particular.


According to her interview in The Times of India, Zinta was quoted saying, "I believe in good deeds, in karma, I don't believe in going to temples. For me, religion is very personal. It's all about having faith ... We have heard and read that all religions are equal. Now I am increasingly believing in this."