Bollywood’s dimple queen, Preity Zinta has flown to her hometown, Shimla. Recently, the actress took her fans on a virtual tour through her gorgeous family farm. In the video posted by her, drizzles were moistening the apple trees of the farm and they were looking all the more greener. Preity said that she was excited to see the apple trees after a long time and also called the Himachali apples ‘the best apples in the world’. In the caption, she said that she had spent the best days of her childhood in Shimla.
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Preity Zinta Gets Enthralled While Walking Past The Apple Trees Of Her Family Farm
Preity Zinta was born in Shimla in 1975 in an army family and had spent her childhood there. She had her schooling from Shimla’s the Convent of Jesus and Mary boarding school. Posting the video, Preity wrote, “I was so excited to see apple trees after so long that the minute it stopped raining I ran out and made this video. Glad I did so cuz minutes after it was pouring again. Going back home to our family farm during apple season after so many years was an emotional & exhilarating experience. Growing up, this place was dominated by the larger than life presence of my Grandfather, Grandmother and Rajinder Mamaji & Uma Mamiji. We spent the best days of my childhood here.”
The Actress Said That She Loved To Pluck And Collect The Largest And Smallest Apples
Elucidating about the apple season, the actress wrote, “Apple season was always special. So many rules. No eating in the grading halls, no disturbing or distracting the labour that diligently plucked apples in special baskets called Kiltas, no playing with apples or throwing them around etc. My fav part was apple plucking & collecting the largest and the smallest apples of the season & of course glasses of freshly squeezed apple juice. Two years ago, I officially became a farmer & am so proud to be part of the farming community of the apple belt of Himachal Pradesh. Here’s a shout out to Himachal Apples that are the best apples in the world.” The apples of Shimla are not just pleasing to the taste buds, they are rich source sof Vitamin C, antioxidants and dietary fibre as well. In another post, the actress is seen planting Himalayan cedar tree.
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The posts prove the Preity isn’t just an amazing actress, but a farmer at heart too.