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Preity Zinta's back injury was kept a secret

18 Aug 2015

A lot of reasons have been attributed to Preity Zinta's longish absence from the large screen. So far the real reason for her non-appearance has been kept a secret.

It can now be revealed that last year, Preity had a very nasty fall in the US which left her back injured.

Recalls Preity, "I couldn't bend. I couldn't move. I was on constant medication and pain killers. My life revolved around medical tests and physio-therapy. I was unable to move walk or do anything for more than two months. Everybody wanted to know why I was not doing any films. But I couldn't do anything! It was... I don't want to even think about it." "The only thing that I want to remember from that dark period is my mom. She looked after me as if I was a baby all over again. She was constantly there for me. I couldn't have been back on my feet were it not for her," Preity recalls with a shudder.

Having fully recovered Preity has resolved to get back to optimum work. "I am not going to say no to any work. I will soon be starting new films. I am also getting into a new business venture." Preity Zinta says she was disillusioned with the kind of film offers coming her way, until she saw the Sharib Hashmi starrer Filmistan . "It made me sit up and think. Whoa! If a film made on such a shoestring budget could be so heartwarming, why am I not doing any movies? Cinema is such a heartwarming medium of expression." Preity says she is now back in the thick of things. "I had to return only when I wanted to. No one could force me to do so. Now I am listening to new scripts."