Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia spend New Year in Canada

Preity Zinta and beau Ness Wadia are away at Canada to celebrate the New Year. Preity Zinta has been working very hard throughout the year and wanted to go skiing this year with Ness and ring in the new year along with him. From there Preity will be flying to Los Angeles next.

The actress has been very busy this year and did not get time to holiday. The year for Preity began with her IPL matches plus shooting for films like Jahnu Barua’s Har Pall, Samir Karnik’s Heroes, Deepa Mehta’s Heaven On Earth and Rituparno Ghosh’s The Last Lear. Having been busy Preity did not get time to pay attention to herself. Hence the actress is now busy taking care of her fitness and has also lost the oodles of weight that she has gained. Preity now weighs 46 kgs and is all set to storm bollywood with the new image.

“Newness in work and life makes me feel charged up. While I try to reinvent myself, I get up with a fresh day, derive inspiration from the surroundings. Being energetic and nervous at the same time make me feel as if I have reinvented myself” says the actress. The actress has been approached by directors like Yash Chopra and Sanjay Leela Bhansali too and is looking forward to a great ahead this year. For now Preity is busy enjoying her skiing sessions with beau Ness Wadia

Deepa Metha's appraisals for Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta has turned to be the favorite Punjabi-girl of Bollywood. Recently, the actress leaped with laurels as a Punjabi girl in 'Heroes'. Style of articulating dialogues in Punjabi style could fix us adhered to the characterization. And now, it's time to take on with a role with different dimension. Deepa Mehta's recent movie 'Heaven and Earth' was screened at Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York. The film features Preity Zinta as a woman belonging immigrant family in Toronto.

The film's sole theme of domestic violence was so close to everyone's heart and indeed won grand applause for entire team. Precisely, Preity Zinta for her top-notching spell as a distressed woman fetched best credits. So, how come Deepa Mehta zeroed down on Preity while casting actors? "While penning script for Heaven and Earth, I remember I was there in England. As I met Preity Zinta we started discussing about many issues, but not about my film. Out of spark, I could just perceive that she has the ability to perform the role with extreme brightness".

Preity Zinta to have her New Year bash in Phuket

She has just finished her shooting as a battered wife for Deepa Mehta’s ‘Heaven On Earth’ and now, actress Preity Zinta is off to Phuket, Thailand with her friends to welcome the new year.

Shooting for the film has drained Preity emotionally and she needs a break badly. “Deepa Mehta and ‘Heaven On Earth’ have proved eye openers for me. But the film was tough on me emotionally. In the month that I was in Toronto, I went out just twice and that too to maintain my sanity. I really need a break now,” says Preity.

Preity had only one release this year, “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ which bombed at the box-office. Preity will return from her vacation in the second week of January with a clear date diary.

“I haven’t said yes to any of the scripts I’ve heard. I’ll take a call when I return from my holiday. But yes, 2007 has been my year of unconventional films. So 2008 will probably be a year of hardcore masala movies,” adds the bubbly actress