Model turned actress, Preeti Jhangiani was born on 18th August 1980. When she first made her entry into the world of greasepaint, as the wispy chhui mui girl in a music video, everyone whispered, “Who’s that girl” And when she made it to the list of three newcomers to be introduced in the eternal romantic Yash Chopra’s star bonanza, Mohobbatein, cine-goers knew that Preeti Jhangiani had arrived. Out of the three girls who debuted in the film, Preeti, as critics and audiences professed, gained most out of the mileage. Her goody-two-shoes image, her delicate profile, Preeti seemed to fit hand-in-glove for the role of most conventional Hindi films. Soon, producers started queuing outside her house with scripts and signing amounts.

And predictably, within a couple of months, Preeti had signed over twelve films. Much would have been expected to happen in this stunner’s life. And much indeed did happen. Like a whip of rotten luck, she fell ill, the after effects of which turned the course of her life. The strong antibiotics she consumed left rather harsh effects of her angelic visage. One of the reasons being weight fluctuations. And almost overnight, the films disappeared. Such is the fickleness of fame and fortune.

She made her cinematic debut in the year 1999 when she appeared in three films- one each in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Her first film was Dinesh Babu’s Malayalam film ‘Mazhavillu’ opposite Kunchako Boban. Preeti was next seen in Selva Bharathy’s Tamil film ‘Hello’ opposite Prashanth. Preeti starred alongside Pawan Kalyan, Aditi Govitrikar, Achyuth, Chandra Mohan and Mallikarjuna Rao in P.A. Arun Prasad?s 1999 release Telugu film ‘Thammudu’.

She was next seen in a guest appearance in Arjun Sablok’s ‘Na Tum Jaano Na Hum‘ starring Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Esha Deol in lead roles. Preeti Jhangiani has starred alongside many established actors like Akshay Kumar in ‘Awara Paagal Deewana’, Govinda in ‘Waah! Tera Kya Kehna’ and ‘Ssukh’, Akshaye Khanna in ‘LOC Kargil’, Sunil Shetty in ‘Aan: Men At Work’, Dino Morea in ‘Chehraa’ and Aftab Shivdasani in ‘Jaane Hoga Kya’.

Preeti also starred in the Pakistani Urdu film ‘Godfather – The legend continues’ alongside Vinod Khanna, Arbaaz Khan, Meera, Maria Khan, Ajab Gul, Amrita Arora and Kim Sharma. Directed by Hriday Shetty, ‘Godfather – The legend continues’ was a gangster film hugely inspired from Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Godfather’. Preeti Jhangiani also appeared in the Punjabi film Sajna Ve Sajna’ and performed a sizzling item number in Telugu film ‘Yamadonga’ starring Jr. NTR and Mohan Babu.

Preeti will soon be seen in films like ‘As the river flows’and a Telugu film titled ‘Tejam’. Moreover Preeti and her husband Parvin Dabbas have recently started a production company under the banner Very Fishy Films. Their first film will be directed by Parvin Dabas himself and is supposedly titled ‘Sahi Dhande Galat Bande‘. An action film with an interesting political twist may be screened at the Toronto Film Festival.

Music videos Done By Preeti Jhangiani

Pankaj Udhas Album-Humnasheen – 1997 (Hindi) Sach Bolta Hun Main
1997 Yeh Hai Prem Yeh Hai Prem Trilogy actress

Films Done By Preeti Jhangiani

1999 Mazhavillu Veena Malayalam
1999 Hello Swetha Tamil
1999 Thammudu Janaki / Jaanu Telugu credited as Preeti Zingania
2000 Mohabbatein Kiran Hindi
2001 Narasimha Naidu Anjali Telugu
2001 Adhipathi Telugu
2002 Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Hindi Special Appearance
2003 Baaz: A Bird in Danger Preeti Rastogi Hindi
2003 LOC Kargil Balwan Singh’s girlfriend Hindi
2004 Apparao Driving School Anjali Telugu
2005 Sauda – The Deal Devika Hindi
2005 Ssukh Sushila Chandraprakash Sharma Hindi
2005 Chehraa Dr. Reena Hindi
2005 Chaahat – Ek Nasha Rashmi S. Jaitly Hindi
2006 With Love Tumhara Anuradha B. Singh Hindi
2006 Jaane Hoga Kya Suchitra Hindi
2006 Chand Ke Paar Chalo Nirmala / Garima Hindi
2007 Sajna Ve Sajna Punjabi
2008 Visakha Express Suchitra Telugu
2009 Haseena: Smart, Sexy, Dangerous Tina Hindi
2010 Tejam Telugu Item number
2010 As The River Flows Hindi co-starring Sanjay Suri
2011 The Masterpiece Preeti Hindi Short Film
2011 Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande Shalini Mehta Hindi Also producer
2013 Dekho Ye Hai Mumbai Real Life Hindi
2013 Tony Kannada
2013 Kash Tum Hote Hindi
2013 Mistake Directed by S.K
2013 Bikkar Bai Sentimental Punjabi
2017 Taawdo The Sunlight (Rajasthani Film)Paalki Rajasthani