Did You Know? Preity Zinta’s Decision Of Entering Bollywood Was Based On A Coin Flip

Without a doubt, Preity Zinta ruled out hearts in the ’90s and ’00s. The actress who was supposed to make her debut with Shekhar Kapur’s Tara Rum Pum Pum finally entered the entertainment industry with Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se in 1998. But did you know her decision to say yes to entering Bollywood was based on a coin toss?

This is 100% true, and when she was questioned about the same in a past interview, she was stunned to know the interviewer even knew about it. Read on to know how a coin toss played a role in deciding her career choice and what she would have done if it wasn’t ‘heads’ when the coin landed.

While on Rendezvous With Simi Garewal quite some time back, the host asked Preity Zinta if it was true that she decided to enter the industry based on a coin toss. Replying to her, the Veer Zaara actress was astonished and asked her how she knew about it. Continuing talking about the incident, Preity said, “It sounds like the perfect story, but no. I think when I met Shekhar, when he wanted to sign me up for Tara Rum Pum Pum, I was just like this little kid looking at Shekhar Kapur. And I just wanted to be cool, so I said, ‘Okay, if it’s destiny then I’ll just flip this coin’. I said, ‘Heads, I will take film as a career and tails, I won’t’.”