Did you know?...
*Is of mixed lineage, part Rajput, part British.
*Is the daughter of an army person.
*Studied in a boarding in Shimla.
*Was a tomboy who enjoyed playing basketball and getting into fights.
*Lost her father in a car accident when she was 13.
*Her mother was severly hurt and was bedridden for few years.
*Has earned a degree in criminal psychology.
*Came down from Shimla to audition for Shekhar Kapur's 'Tara Rum Pum Pum'.
*Was noticed first in the Cadbury Perk ad.
*Played a fizzy Malayali in Mani Ratnam's 'Dil Se' 1998 and bagged the award for Best Debutante.
*She was branded as the only 'man in the industry when she testified to having received threats from the underworld during the making of 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'.
*Is a chronic foodie but works out regularly.
Preity speak :
If there is honesty in your face, the battle is won. Yours needn't be the most beautiful face in the world. But the audience will then feel love for you, not lust.
I get bored very fast. I need stimulation, new challenges, new avenues, a new beginning every time. If I have reached one door, I need another door to open for me.
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