Preity Zinta is one of the most successful actresses in Bollywood. Starting her acting career in 1998 with "Dil Se", the actress put her name among the top Bollywood actresses. Today, on the occasion of her birthday, we have brought you some lesser-known facts about Preity Zinta. 1. Near-Death Encounter Twice [caption id="attachment_3803" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Luck also favored the actress. She has near-death encounters twice. Both happened in 2004. First, when she was in Colombo and attending a concert and an explosion took place. Second, she was on vacation in Thailand and the area where she was staying was hit by a Tsunami. 2. Got The Doctorate Degree [caption id="attachment_3806" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Preity has Honorary Doctorate Degree of Arts; she got the degree back in October 2010 from University of East England. 3. Preity Zinta Adopted 34 Girls [caption id="attachment_3802" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Preity adopted 34 girls from an Orphanage in Rishikesh in 2009. It was her 34th birthday. She is taking care of the girls after that and full fills all their needs. 4. Received Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award [caption id="attachment_3810" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Preity Zinta does know how to hold the ground. She did not back out when she was opposed Bharat Shah who made death threats against the film industry. 5. Done Executive Course In Negotiating [caption id="attachment_3809" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Do you know Preity Zinta has done the one-month-long course in deal-making from the popular Harvard University. 6. Written Articles For BBC [caption id="attachment_3800" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Time after time she wrote articles for BBC, in the articles she shared her opinions and introduced the unknown side of Bollywood. She is not one of the actresses who hide their opinions. 7. She Refused To Inherit Rs 600 Crore [caption id="attachment_3801" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] Most of us think that money is the motivation for Bollywood stars, but it is not true in the case of Preity Zinta. She was the adopted daughter of Shandar Amrohi, who willed Rs 600 crore to Preity Zinta after his death. However, Preity refused to accept that. 8. Co-Owner Of KXIP [caption id="attachment_3805" align="alignnone" width="800"] via[/caption] She is the co-owner of the IPL team named Kings XI Punjab. Besides that, she is the owner of the South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since 2017 Reading all the facts about her, we can conclude that she is not only beautiful from outside but from inside too. Moreover, our love for Preity has amplified thousand times after knowing these facts about her. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments. Entertales is on YouTube, Click here to subscribe for the latest videos and updates.