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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. Following this, she starred in two blockbusters-the science fiction film Koi. She played a negative role in the romantic drama Armaan, which saw her portray a rich, schizophrenic woman. Her first role of the year was opposite Sunny Deol in Anil Sharma's 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 crime drama 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 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)
