15 Movies Starring Preity Zinta

Dil Se..

Dil Se..

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-08-21

Languages:

Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu

Countries:

India

Runtime:

163 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (17350 Reviews)

Director:

Mani Ratnam

Cast:

Writer:

Mani Ratnam (story)

Sujatha (dialogue)

Tigmanshu Dhulia (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Amar Varma, a producer for Indian news radio, meets an enigmatic woman at a railroad station and then again at a hill station. He falls in love with her, but the woman, who calls herself Meghna, rejects and leaves him although she seems to be interested. Later, Varma agrees to marry his family's choice, Preeti. But suddenly Meghna is back, and what is the secret that she holds?

Soldier

Soldier

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-12

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1417 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay)

Shyam Goel (screenplay)

Shyam Goel (story)

Javed Siddiqui (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Major Vijay Malhotra works in the Indian army; on one assignment whereby he is asked to be the security in-charge of a truck-load of arms and ammunitions; he red-handedly caught some traitors attempting to steal these arms. When he attempts to bring them to justice; they attacked him leading to a scuffle which ended up leaving Malhotra dead. They then put the blame on Malhotra; has his dead body stripped of all medals and commendations, and leave him to be cremated by his wife Geeta and young son Raju. The villagers' refuses to let a traitor cremated on their land and leave his body to rot in the hot desert sand. 20 years later Raju has now matured and is on the verge of unravel the secrets of his dad's death and to punish the real perpetrators.

Mission Kashmir

Mission Kashmir

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-27

Languages:

Hindi, Urdu, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

154 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (4270 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Vikram Chandra (story)

Vidhu Vinod Chopra (story)

Abhijat Joshi (screenplay)

Abhijat Joshi (story)

Suketu Mehta (screenplay)

Suketu Mehta (story)

Atul Tiwari (dialogue)

Fullplot:

In a valley of astonishing beauty, a small family lives in an idyllic house: a father, a mother and a son. They are a picture of happiness and love. But appearances are often deceptive. This pastoral landscape is the strife-torn valley of Kashmir, and the son, Altaaf, is an orphan of war who has been adopted by a policeman, Inayat Khan, and his wife, Neelima. Altaaf is slowly recovering from the psychic wounds of seeing his parents and his young sister shot to death before his eyes by a masked man. Years later, a rebel force infiltrates the valley on a secret mission. They need an highly trained fighter with burning anger and find that in Altaaf. He returns to the streets and by lanes of his childhood fighting for Hilal Kohistani, but also obsessed with his own private mission: he must kill the masked intruder who haunts his nightmares -- Inayat Khan.

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega...

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega...

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-07-24

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

173 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (2726 Reviews)

Director:

Raj Kanwar

Cast:

Writer:

Rumi Jaffery (dialogue)

Rumi Jaffery (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Raj is a struggling singer with big dreams who is still waiting for his big break. One night he witnesses an accident where a car spins out of control and lands on the tracks of an on-coming train. Raj runs over to the wreckage and rescues the occupant just in time. He takes her to the hospital and the girl's family are informed. The girl, Pooja Oberoi, survives but is in a vigil coma, a condition whereby she can hear and see everything but cannot speak nor move any part of her body. The Oberoi family is grateful to Raj and are led to believe that he is Pooja's groom, Romi. Raj is reluctant to accept this but then he changes his mind and accepts being the groom, as he has an agenda of his own and takes advantage of this accident to further his goals. But then he meets Pooja's best friend Jahnvi and falls in love with her. The situation is complicated even more when Pooja wakes up from the coma and begins to show feelings for Raj.

Kya Kehna

Kya Kehna

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-05-19

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

IMDB Ratings:

(1189 Reviews)

Director:

Kundan Shah

Fullplot:

The story is about Priya Bakshi (Preity Zinta), the daughter of Gulshan (Anupam Kher) and Rohini Bakshi (Farida Jalal). Priya has her parents, brothers and best friend, Ajay (Chandrachur Singh) who all love and support her. She enters her first year in college and catches the eye of Rahul (Saif Ali Khan) who quickly becomes attracted to her. She succumbs to his charm but her brothers and parents are not sure about Rahul. His womanizing nature worries them and they tell her to stay away from him. However, Priya is unable to leave Rahul. She convinces her parents to meet him but when they talk about marriage he backs off and he leaves Priya. Priya is devastated but moves on with her life. In one sweep she learns that she is pregnant with Rahul's child. Her parents go to Rahul to talk about marriage but to their shock he refuses to marry her. Priya is faced with a decision, and she chooses to keep the child. Her decision prompts her father to chuck her out the house. Alone and neglected Priya is devastated, but her parents and brothers find it hard to live without her and they bring her home. She now has to face society and try to overcome the disdain of her neighbors, among others. Society virtually ostracizes her and her family. She eventually gains the support of those who had earlier disrespected her. At the same time she manages to change Rahul's views as well and he decides to marry her. However, Priya has already given her heart to Ajay and they get married.

Koi... Mil Gaya

Koi... Mil Gaya

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-08

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

171 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (10307 Reviews)

Director:

Rakesh Roshan

Cast:

Writer:

Robin Bhatt (screenplay)

Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay)

Honey Irani (screenplay)

Rakesh Roshan (screenplay)

Rakesh Roshan (story)

Javed Siddiqui (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Scientist Sanjay Mehra devises a computer that is capable of contacting aliens. His happiness is cut short when the scientists at a space-research center scoff at him and refuse to believe his claims. While returning home with his pregnant wife, he glimpses an alien spaceship, and, in the resulting confusion, he cannot control his car, leading to a crash. His wife survives but their unborn child suffers brain damage. Years later, their son Rohit Mehra has grown up but has thinking capacity of a child. He befriends the town Mayor's daughter Nisha, which angers Nisha's suitor Raj, a spoiled brat. One day, Rohit and Nisha find Rohit's father's computer in his shed and follow the instructions provided. That very evening, their town is paid a visit by an alien spaceship that lands someplace nearby and takes off shortly afterward. But when the police inspect the footprints, they discover that one of the aliens has been left behind. Then Rohit and Nisha find the alien, name him Jadoo, and watch as their lives slide into virtual chaos.

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-03-09

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

160 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (2682 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Shyam Goel (screenplay)

Javed Siddiqui (dialogue)

Neeraj Vora (story)

Fullplot:

Raj and Priya are newly married. Priya is heavy with children, but due to unexpected circumstances, she loses her child and is unable to conceive again. Enter Madhoo, a prostitute who is willing to become surrogate mother for the couple. Their relationship becomes entangled with love triangle when Madhoo falls in love with Raj.

Dil Chahta Hai

Dil Chahta Hai

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-24

Languages:

Hindi, English, Urdu

Countries:

India

Runtime:

183 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (40617 Reviews)

Director:

Farhan Akhtar

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Kassim Jagmagia (story)

Farhan Akhtar (story)

Farhan Akhtar (screenplay)

Farhan Akhtar (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Three young men Akash, Sameer, and Siddharth are close friends, but their tastes and characters are completely incompatible. So when Siddharth falls in love with a much older woman, Tara, a woman who has been unsuccessful in keeping her marriage intact as well as alcohol-dependent, widens the rift between the trio, forcing them to part company. Years later, the trio will be re-united, they will be much mature and understanding, but will they still accept Siddharth love for Tara, especially when they themselves have fallen in love with women around their respective ages?

Lakshya

Lakshya

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-06-18

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

186 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (8900 Reviews)

Director:

Farhan Akhtar

Cast:

Writer:

Javed Akhtar (dialogue)

Javed Akhtar (screenplay)

Javed Akhtar (story)

Karan Kashyap (dialogue supervisor)

Fullplot:

Karan is a lazy good-for-nothing who lives on the generated income of his father and elder brother at their family business. Karan's days: hang out with buddies and romance a woman named Romi. When he watches an action movie, he decides to enlist in the army with a friend, but basic training proves to be too much of a bother and he shortly abandons it, thus making him lose respect on the home front. Romi also stops respecting him. Karan decides he must re-join the army and show his family and Romi that he, too, is focused upon the path he has to take in this lifetime, but will he be resilient enough to carry out this task?

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-04-10

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

160 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (1096 Reviews)

Director:

Anil Sharma

Fullplot:

Arun Khanna is a spy for the Indian government whose aid is enlisted to stop ISI Chief Ishak Khan. Khan is trying to build a nuclear bomb with which he can liberate Kashmir from the Indians. A battle of wits ensues. When Khan detonates a bomb at Khanna's engagement party to a fellow spy, Khanna's resolve is only strengthened. Now not only does he have to fight Khan, but he also has to track down his missing fiancee.

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-11-28

Languages:

Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Panjabi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

186 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (36210 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue)

Karan Johar (screenplay)

Karan Johar (story)

Fullplot:

Naina {Preity Zinta} is a young woman, slightly ticked off for reasons more than one. His father committed suicide when she needed him the most, leaving Jennifer{Jaya bachchan}, his wife all alone. Lajjo{Sushma Seth}, Jennifer's mother-in-law blames Jennifer for the same. furthermore, Jennifer is unhappy because Lajjo refuses to accept Gia, a 6-year old girl whom Jennifer adopted. Even the restaurant Jennifer is running is not going great guns. in short, nothing is well on the Kapur family front. the only factors that redeem Naina's existence are his toiling and tolerant mother Jennifer, and her bumbling stumbling MBA classmate Rohit {Saif Ali Khan}. Meanwhile, Aman{Shah Rukh Khan}, a happy-go-lucky guy arrives in Naina's neighbourhood and soon changes everything around, thanks to his contagious joviality and jest for life. He proves to be the messiah for the Kapur family in every sort. Naina is not a happy camper initially but could remain unaffected by his charisma for long, and falls in love with him. On the contrary, some platonic moments arouse Rohit's fondness for Naina a bit more and he's in love too. But when Naina thinks of confessing her love to Aman, she realises that Aman is a married man. its only later when we find out that Aman lies because he is a heart patient and has a limited life to live. But since Aman loves Naina too, he wants some one's love to embrace Naina after him for which he finds Rohit suitable. Rohit who took no time to move after some pain, is somehow coaxed by Aman to re-think about his relation with Naina. Aman plans a strategic set of efforts and brings Rohit and Naina close. But when Naina finds out the truth, what follows is a complex string of pangs of helpless love. Aman meets his decided fate, but not before changing Naina's life forever.

Veer-Zaara

Veer-Zaara

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-11-12

Languages:

Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

192 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (28763 Reviews)

Director:

Yash Chopra

Cast:

Writer:

Aditya Chopra (dialogue)

Aditya Chopra (screenplay)

Aditya Chopra (story)

Fullplot:

Veer Pratap Singh (Shah Rukh Khan) is an officer and pilot in the Indian Air Force who one day meets a beautiful Pakistani heiress, Zaara Hayaat Khan (Preity Zinta), as she travels to a small Indian village to scatter the ashes of one of her family's loyal servants. Veer has family in the village, and while most Indians show no affection for Pakistanis, his aunt and uncle are willing to take Zaara in for the night. It isn't long before Veer finds himself falling for her; however, Veer learns that Zaara is engaged to another man, Raza (Manoj Bajpai), a cruel and humorless Pakistani. A friend of Zaara contacts Veer and tells him that Zaara wants out of her engagement and has strong feelings for him, but when he comes to her rescue, matters take a turn for the worse and Veer winds up in jail. Twenty years later, Veer is still behind bars, and finds that his case is being given a new trial, but while he has a new chance at freedom, he discovers his lawyer will be going up against a state attorney who has never lost a case.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-08-11

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

193 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(12409 Reviews)

Director:

Karan Johar

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Karan Johar (story)

Shibani Bathija (screenplay)

Karan Johar (screenplay)

Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Dev lives in the United States of America and is a foot ball player. He is married to Riya, who works and models for a magazine. Dev fractures his leg, becomes handicapped and dependent on Riya. He stays at home all the time and broods on his ill-luck. He also starts suspecting his wife of having an affair with some other man. His suspicions turn into reality when he sees her with a man named Rishi. By chance, the two families of Rishi, his dad and his wife, together with Dev and Riya become friendly and get together. It is here that Dev will disrupt everyone lives when he will openly accuse Riya of having an affair with Rishi.

Salaam Namaste

Salaam Namaste

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-09

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

158 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (4592 Reviews)

Director:

Siddharth Anand

Cast:

Writer:

Siddharth Anand (screenplay)

Abbas Tyrewala (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The new millennium has begun and one must accept the reality that East Indians have immigrated everywhere on Earth. One such place where a number of Indians have made their new homes is Australia's Melbourne. A doctor, who does have problems translating some words into Hindi; Jignesh Pandya, who has come from Surat, India, where his parents operate and run "Archana Sarees" and has become a doctor; Ranjan Mathur who has recently immigrated, is now on the look-out for a wife, and does find one, after many hilarious misadventures, including one with a gorgeous hooker, Lisa; Then there is Ambar Malhotra or Ambi, who lived in Bangalore with her parents, quarreled with them because she did not want to marry someone of their choice, ended up coming to Australia on a student exchange program, studies medicine, but lands a job as a radio announcer with 101.5 FM "Salaam Namaste"; and finally there is Nikhil Arora alias Nicki, who came here to become an Architect, did get his qualifications, but ended up as Head Chef with "Nick of Time" restaurant. Watch what happens when two completely different people, from different backgrounds, habits and culture, meet and decide to live together to see if they can maintain a long-term relationship.

Salaam Namaste

Salaam Namaste

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-09

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

158 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (4560 Reviews)

Director:

Siddharth Anand

Cast:

Writer:

Siddharth Anand (screenplay)

Abbas Tyrewala (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The new millennium has begun and one must accept the reality that East Indians have immigrated everywhere on Earth. One such place where a number of Indians have made their new homes is Australia's Melbourne. A doctor, who does have problems translating some words into Hindi; Jignesh Pandya, who has come from Surat, India, where his parents operate and run "Archana Sarees" and has become a doctor; Ranjan Mathur who has recently immigrated, is now on the look-out for a wife, and does find one, after many hilarious misadventures, including one with a gorgeous hooker, Lisa; Then there is Ambar Malhotra or Ambi, who lived in Bangalore with her parents, quarreled with them because she did not want to marry someone of their choice, ended up coming to Australia on a student exchange program, studies medicine, but lands a job as a radio announcer with 101.5 FM "Salaam Namaste"; and finally there is Nikhil Arora alias Nicki, who came here to become an Architect, did get his qualifications, but ended up as Head Chef with "Nick of Time" restaurant. Watch what happens when two completely different people, from different backgrounds, habits and culture, meet and decide to live together to see if they can maintain a long-term relationship.

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