
Zinta played a journalist in the 2004 war drama Lakshya, which performed poorly at the box-office. For the latter, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Mil Gaya and the romantic comedy-drama Kal Ho Naa Ho. Following this, she starred in two blockbusters-the science fiction film Koi. She played a negative role in the drama Armaan, which saw her portray a rich, schizophrenic woman. Her first role of the year was opposite Sunny Deol in Anil Sharma's action drama The Hero-the most expensive Bollywood film to that point. Her only screen appearance of 2002 was in the box-office flop Dil Hai Tumhaara. Later that year, she portrayed a prostitute-turned- surrogate in the romantic drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke. In 2001, Zinta featured in the dramedy Dil Chahta Hai, which is cited in the media as a defining film of Hindi cinema. That same year, she starred in the romance Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, and the action thriller Mission Kashmir, the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year. She followed this with the role of a teenage single mother in the Kundan Shah-directed drama Kya Kehna (2000), a sleeper hit. In 1999, Zinta played the role of a CBI officer in the psychological thriller Sangharsh. For the films, she won a Filmfare Award in the Best Female Debut category. Later that year, she starred in the commercially successful thriller Soldier. She made her debut in 1998 with a supporting role in the romantic drama Dil Se. Preity Zinta is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films. Preity Zinta at a promotional event for Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
