In 2005, along with other Bollywood stars, she performed at the HELP! Telethon Concert to help raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. In July 2006, Zinta attended a blood donation camp organised by the Rotary Club of Delhi in association with Godfrey Philips Bravery Awards, lending her support to the cause of women empowerment, and promoting the humanitarian cause of donating blood. She said, "Donating blood doesn’t kill one but goes on to save somebody’s life...Once blood is donated it becomes universal and might be used by anyone in need, irrespective of community, caste or region. It binds people together".In 2007, Zinta along with Rani Mukerji, donated Rs 250,000 of her winnings from Kaun Banega Crorepati to the Shimla District Red Cross Society in Himachel Pradesh. In January 2007, Zinta visited Hisar, Haryana, and spent a day at the army training base to boost the morale of the jawans (troops), and experience the kind of life that they lead. The visit was conducted for an NDTV show, Jai Jawan, where entertainers and actors visit Indian troops to encourage them. Zinta also met children with disabilities at a special school maintained by the army. In August of that year Zinta, along with Mumbai-based artist Gurcharan Singh, painted for the cause of street children for the non-governmental organization Khushi

Fact
Model and TV anchor
Graduated in Psychology
Turned down the lead in Marigold (2004) .
Has won over 4 awards for Kya Kehna and 7 Awards for Kal Ho Na ho.
Critics began to take notice of her after her performance in Kya Khena.
Won Best Actress at Stardust Awards for ’Veer Zaara.’
She won the IIFA Style Diva Award (2005).
Is a major fan of the hit TV series The Simpsons
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.
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.
Has written three columns for BBC South Asia.
She joined a group of top stars (Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, Rani Mukherjee, and Priyanka Chopra) in the Temptation 2004 concert, which was a huge international success.
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.
Appeared in Manish Malhotra fashion show Freedom (2006).
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).
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.

Biography
Born in Shimla, native of Rohru, after earning a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta began her career as a model, television anchor, and commercial (ad films) actress (she was seen in Lyril (soap) ad film) before breaking into cinema in 1998 with her role in Dil Se, for which she won the Filmfare Sensational Debut Award.
In 2003, Zinta had two smash hits films, Koi... Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho. She is currently among the most successful actresses in Bollywood, having made it without any relation to the industry. In the year of 2003, she won many awards for her role as "Naina" in the film, Kal Ho Naa Ho. She also won herself another Filmfare Award but this time in the popular award category. Since then she has appeared in two other box office hits (Veer-Zaara and Salaam Namaste).
She joined a group of top stars (Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, and Priyanka Chopra) in the Temptation 2004 concert, which was a huge international success.

Film
* Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
* Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
* Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005)
* Salaam Namaste (2005)
* Dil Ne Jise Aapna Kaha (2004)
* Lakshya (2004)
* Veer-Zaara (2004)
* Armaan (2003)
* Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
* Koi Mil Gaya (2003)
* The Hero (2003)
* The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
* Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
* Dulhan Dilwale Ki (2001)
* Har Di Jo Pyar Karega (2000)
* Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000)
* Mission Kashmir (2000)
* Dil Se... (1998)
* Soldier (1998)