Preity
Zinta
celebrated
her
birthday
(January
31)
with
close
friends.
She
spent
the
day
with
four
of
her
close
friends
at
a
Maldives
resort.
The
spa
and
resort
is
characterised
by
its
remoteness
and
its
No-News-No-Shoes
theme,
which
means
the
spa
members
stay
barefoot
during
the
entirety
of
their
stay
there.
Says
a
source,
"Accompanied
by
four
friends,
Preity
went
to
the
Soneva
Fushi
spa
on
the
morning
of
January
30.
That
afternoon,
she
visited
the
spa
for
a
head
massage
and
facial
and
then
had
an
Italian-style
dinner
and
was
served
a
special
sticky
chocolate
cake
ahead
of
her
birthday.
She
was
to
return
on
February
2
but
loved
her
experience
so
much
that
she
extended
her
stay
by
a
couple
of
days.
PZ
had
booked
a
beachfront
duplex
villa
with
a
swimming
pool
for
her
friends
and
herself
stayed
at
the
two-bedroom
Crusoe
Suite
in
the
villa."
The
source
adds
that
the
actress
went
scuba
diving
in
the
house
reef
almost
everyday.
"On
her
birthday,
she
had
a
special
vegetarian
dinner
at
Fresh
In
The
Garden.
She
loved
the
concept
and
the
food,
where
lunch
is
served
from
organic-grown
island
produce,
Maldivian
seafood,
fruit
and
vegetables.
For
dessert,
Preity
was
served
a
special
walnut
sponge
cake
she
had
specifically
requested
for.
She
later
told
the
chef
that
"the
birthday
dinner
was
perfect'."
The
next
day,
she
went
for
a
cocktail
party
on
the
Sand
Bank
(on
the
beach),
which
was
for
all
guests
of
the
resort.
Special
Lebanese
food,
with
lots
of
candles,
gave
off
a
warm
glow.
PZ
stayed
on
the
sandbank
till
midnight.
The
source
says
that
another
reason
Preity
extended
her
stay
was
because
of
the
heavy
rains
on
the
island,
as
she
couldn't
go
out
as
much
as
she
wanted
to.
KV
Modi
of
the
parent
company
that
owns
the
spa,
says,
"Preity
is
one
of
our
favourite
guests
and
we
are
thrilled
that
she
chose
to
spend
her
birthday
at
our
resort."
Story first published: Friday, February 4, 2011, 12:33 [IST]