Preity Zinta took to her Twitter handle to celebrate 22 years of her hit movie Soldier (1998), in which she starred alongside Bobby Deol. Soldier was Preity's first film as a lead actress, and it went on to become a big commercial hit.
Preity expressed that she was grateful for a number of things about the movie, particularly the fact that she had warm clothes during the shoot whereas her co-star Bobby was shivering in the cold weather. She wrote on Twitter, "Remembering #Soldier my super Hot & super Cool movie. So many things to be grateful for... My warm clothes for starters... It was freezing cold & so windy when we were shooting. On the other side poor Bobby was feeling so cold and shivering." She also shared a clip of Soldier's title song. In another tweet, Preity thanked director duo Abbas-Mustan and producer Ramesh Taurani and the entire cast and crew for making the film a wonderful experience for her. "I'm also grateful that my first feature as a lead had an unbelievable soundtrack. Thnk u @RameshTaurani @theabbasmustan & d entire cast n crew for d fun we had in Australia,New Zealand & Rajasthan. I love u @thedeol You are the bestest @tipsofficial #Memories #Music #Fun #Ting," she wrote. Soldier released in the same year as Preity's debut film Dil Se. However, she won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Soldier.