The silly season award

Preity Zinta

TABLOIDS hailed her as 'the only man in Bollywood' after she revealed guts by testifying against the mafia. But the dimpled diva cut a rather girly picture at the Indian Premier League by calling Yuvraj Singh - the star player of her IPL team, Kings XI Punjab - her 'younger brother'. This came when the grapevine was busy linking her to Yuvi. Was it Preity's new mantra to inspire Yuvi in the absence of energetic hugs that seemed to work somewhat in IPL 2 last year? Amidst all the on-field, off-field drama, we wonder if the 'younger brother' comment lead to Yuvraj's lack of form. Yuvi, it is learnt, blasted Preity's bhai-behen rishtedaariby stating that 'she's like an elder sister and mother to many people but not me.' Ouch!

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Kings XI Punjab not sold: Preity, Hero Group

he Hero Group has not acquired Kings XI Punjab, one of the eight franchisees of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament, the company as well as Preity Zinta, the co-owner of the team, clarified Wednesday."Hi everyone! Just want to clarify that we have not sold the team to Hero Honda! Another example of how the media can get it all wrong," Preity posted on her Twitter page Wednesday following TV channel reports that the team had been bought over."The reports are absolutely baseless. Neither has the group acquired Kings XI nor was it in talks for such an acquisition," a spokesperson for the Hero Group told IANS in the capital.Kings XI Punjab is co-owned by actor Preity and industrialists Ness Wadia, Karan Paul, and Mohit and Gaurav Burman. Kings XI Punjab is led by Kumar Sangakkara, while Tom Moody is the coach."It is not true -- totally baseless. We have not sold Kings XI Punjab to anyone. These are just speculations. We have no information regarding this," added Anil Srivatsa, the chief executive of the franchisee, said reacting to reports."I don't know from where this news has emerged. We are also verifying from where these reports have come," Srivatsa told IANS in Chandigarh.Hero Honda also re-affirmed its association with the IPL and Delhi Daredevils, another franchisee."Hero Honda's association with IPL as an associate sponsor and the main team sponsor of Delhi Daredevils team remain unchanged," it said in a statement.The $3.5-billion Hero Group, which started operations as a small component company for the bicycle industry more than 50 years ago, is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers in the world today and has a 21-year-old collaboration with Honda of Japan.The group is a sponsor of several major sporting events, including a high-profile golf tournament and has set up the Hero Indian Sports Academy to recognise, build and award outstanding talent within the country.The third edition of the IPL begins March 12 with holders Deccan Chargers taking on Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai.

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preity Zinta now wants to get back to the traditional Bollywood cinema

After trying her luck in some unconventional films, where she had a little off-beat character, Preity Zinta now wants to get back to the traditional Bollywood cinema and do some regular female lead roles. Preity knows quite well that though the off-beat characters are good for her inner satisfaction as an actor, if she has to survive as a star, she will have to do the regular singing and dancing around trees.

Speaking on this issue, Preity recently said, “I am aware that off-late I have not been doing any films, which go with my bubbly image.”

She further added, “I am also aware of the fact that just as Yuvraj Singh is known for his sixers and Brett Lee for his bouncers, I’m known for being bubbly and doing happy movies. But at the same time, I am equally proud of my different films like Videsh and The Last Lear. But I think I need to get back to proper commercial cinema now.”

If Preity is to be believed, she has been inspired to get back to mainstream Bollywood cinema by her fans only. Preity said that her fans have been asking her to do a regular Bollywood role for quite some time now and she has eventually decided to fulfill their wish. She has signed a number of regular films off-late and hopes this will bring smile back on the faces of her fans later this year.Though, Preity is getting back to traditional Bollywood roles for the sake of her fans, she might be taking too much risk. In the last around two and a half years that she has not undertaken a proper commercial Bollywood film, lead ladies like Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif have surged past her and gone miles ahead. Preity will have to work really hard to prove to everyone that she still has it in her to give them a stiff competition.

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