I wanted to focus on my personal life: Preity

Nature isn't equal to women: Preity

Shooting for Lahore 1947 is underway

The shooting for Preity Zinta-starrer Lahore 1947 is currently underway. She has entered into the domain of films after a rather long break of 6 years. “I didn’t want to do a film. I was focusing on business, I wanted to focus on my personal life. People forget that for women, as actors, your craft is important, you want a body of work, but you have a biological clock. I’ve never dated anyone in the industry. I’ve never dated an actor. So the logical thing was I also needed to have my own family. It’s great to play various lives, but you shouldn’t forget to live your life. So I wanted to have children. Business was also very exciting since it was something new. But mostly, I wanted to focus on my personal life. I really don’t want to be an accomplished actor and a lonely person,” Preity said in an interaction with DD India. 

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Preity Zinta was among the most sought after names in the 2000s. Her presence in films however gradually reduced over the years. “It’s for every woman who works out there. Everybody tells you that I want equality, I want to work as hard as a man. But the world, they don’t give you equality. You have a biological clock. Nature isn’t equal to you so you have to leave what you’re doing and focus on that. My kids are two-and-a-half and I’m back at work. I’m loving work, but there’s so much guilt everyday that I’m missing out. My daughter Gia and my son Jai look at me and say, ‘Mumma, please stay with us,’ and I start crying,” Preity added.