Preity
Zinta
shared
her
birthday
on
January
31
with
Amrita
Arora.
Preity
was
also
the
surprise
guest
at
Amrita's
theme
party
on
the
night
of
Jan
30.
The
two
Aquarian
girls
even
cut
a
cake
together.
Says
Preity,
"Amrita
is
a
really
sweet
girl
and
she
has
been
inviting
me
every
year
in
order
to
celebrate
our
birthday
together.
This
year
I
said
I
had
to
go.
Besides
it
was
a
theme
party…wigs
and
hats.
And
I
love
hats.
I
am
a
very
hat
person.
So
I
went
in
one
of
my
favourite
hats.
Thank
God
I
didn't
wear
the
big
blonde
wig
as
I
was
planning
to.
Because
the
whole
industry
was
there.
How
would
I've
looked?"
The
fun-loving
Aquarian
side
to
Preity
remains
predominant.
"All Aquarians
are
gregarious
and
hassle-free.
Maybe
Abhishek,
Urmila,
Amrita,
and
I
can
have
a
collective
birthday
party
next
year.
We
are
all
chatterboxes.
But
I'm
now
learning
to
listen
more
carefully." Preity
remains
intact
although
she's
now,
in
her
own
words,
a
better
listener.
"I
have
to
be.
I'm
in
all
these
board
meetings
for
my
cricket
deal.
And
there
I
better
shut
up
and
listen.
There's
so
much
to
learn."
Preity
was
in
fact
in
a
series
of
meetings
on
the
eve
of
her
birthday.
"But
on
my
birthday
I've
just
decided
to
chill
out.
I'm
at
home
watching
a
DVD,
relaxing
sleeping.
Last
year
was
a
sad
birthday
for
me.
My
dog
had
died.
This
year
I've
lots
to
look
forward
to.
And
I'm
happy.
The
only
thing
that
irritates
me
is
the
constant
reference
to
my
age
from
media
persons."
Story first published: Friday, February 1, 2008, 20:19 [IST]