This actress testified against the underworld, was harassed by her fiancé, said no to Rs 600 crore ancestral property

Preity Zinta made her Bollywood debut in the year 1998. In 2001, the media said she was the only man in the industry when she testified against underworld gangsters in court. Her film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was reportedly funded by gangster Chhota Shakeel. Producers Bharat Shah and Nazim Rizvi were even sent to jail.

In an interview, the actress revealed, “For the record, if I knew that everyone was going to back out, I also would have. It was a scary time in my life. I should have been protected. Whatever I said in court was on TV ten minutes later.”

She added, “I was fine till they were scaring me, but once they started abusing, I lost it. I can take stress, but not people abusing me. I learnt that if you get a call from +92, don’t pick up! Luckily I was famous. Had I not been, it would’ve been tough.”

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Refusing Kamal Amrohi’s ancestral property

Kamal Amrohi, the legendary filmmaker’s son had a strong bond with Preity Zinta and wanted to bequeath Amrohi’s Rs 600 crore ancestral property on her name but the actress declined.

“I am not in such a bad position that someone else’s property is required,” said Zinta in a statement years ago.

Amrohi then said in an interview, “If I said that Preity is like a daughter to me, did I commit a crime? Log aaj kal apni beti ko bhi sahi nazar se nahi dekhte aur maine kisi gair ki beti ko izzat dee hai (These days people cast a wrong eye on their own daughters, and I gave respect to someone else’s daughter).”

That’s not all, back in 2014, Preity Zinta accused former fiancé Ness Wadia of harassment and abuse. The matter was then settled out of court.