The love saga of Veer and Zaara presented by the ace director left imprints in the minds of romantic movie lovers forever. Yash, known for his unique format of filmmaking, decorated the flick musically which still is cherished by music lovers of all genres. Veer-Zaara also marks the last flick of Nightingale of India, as Lata Mangeshkar officially worked as a playback singer for the final time.
Each of the songs and its presentation had a unique touch of Yash. Veer-Zaara got enlisted in the long list of classic cult movies like Silsila, Deewar, Kabhie Kabhie, including modern-era's love sagas like Chandni, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Dil To Pagal Hai. He also left no stone unturned to make it special before announcing his retirement from direction in 2012.
While everyone is fond of the scenes in Veer-Zaara, Liger stars Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday have 'recreated' a scene from the movie.
If you remember the song, Aisa Desh Hai Mera, when Veer was giving Zaara a tour of his native village in Punjab, towards the end of the song, the duo is seen riding on a tractor. While SRK was driving the tractor, Preity was sitting beside him.
In the scene 'recreated' by Vijay and Ananya, the duo could be seen riding a tractor while passing through a paddy field. Fans have compared it with Veer-Zaara's scene.
Well, this is not just about Veer-Zaara. This is a common scene that one can encounter in Punjab everyday. While farmers in Punjab sweat out hard on the fields to grow grains, their wives accompany them and return with them on tractors. Bollywood and several other film industries have brought such scenes onto the silver screen 'N' number of times.
On the other hand, another video has surfaced on social media in which Vijay and Ananya are seen at a Punjabi restaurant. While the table is full of different Punjabi cuisine, the duo are seen striking glasses of Lassi, which is an indispensable Punjabi delicacy and must included in a meal.
The click shows Duggu, Preity, and her husband Gene Goodenough, Hrithik’s ex-wife Suzanne Khan with her BF Arslan Goni and Sonali Bendre in one frame.
A day ago before the fun night, Hrithik shared glimpses of the amazing breakfast he is enjoying in LA courtesy of his special cook.
Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan are also abroad enjoying their vacation in London. Earlier Lolo shared a beautiful picture with her sister captioning it as sister squad. She shared another click with Amruta Arora and captioned that she was missing Bebo and Malla.
On the other hand, Kareena seems to be quite happy to be having her vacation abroad and shared a cute picture with baby Jehangir Ali Khan under a rainbow.
The actress can be seen cuddling her little munchkin and penned that she would like to keep on cuddling her little boy like this under the rainbow always.
Recently, Sara Ali Khan and Karan Johar were also spotted in London and used the name of Alia Bhatt to get a place in an elite restaurant. However, they were refused a table and the hilarious video of the same was the topic of discussion last week.
Another family which is abroad currently is that of Shahid and Mira Kapoor. The couple is having a splendid time with their kids Misha and Zain roaming across Europe, first in Italy and now in Switzerland. The Instagram feeds of both Sasha and his wife are filled with beautiful pictures from exotic destinations along with their small children.
Preity posted a few pictures with Gayle in her social media accounts. In the post, Preity and Gayle are found flashing their million-dollar smiles. Entrepreneur Paresh Ghelani is also seen posing with them.
“Weekend surprise. Always fun to bump into @chrisgayle333 and @pareshghelani #Atlanta #Weekend #Desivibe #Ting,” she gave a fitting caption to the post.
Weekend surprise 🤩 Always fun to bump into @henrygayle & @impareshghelani 🤩 #Atlanta #Weekend #Desivibe #Ting 🌟 pic.twitter.com/jqKnAU5BvM
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) June 17, 2022
While Preity is seen wearing an ethnic suit, the flamboyant batsman looks uber-cool in a black T-shirt and black pants. The attacking left-hander has previously played for Preity’s co-owned Punjab Kings in the Indian cash-rich league. However, Gayle went unsold at the mega auction in February this year and as a result he was out of the tournament for the first time in his career.
In last two IPL seasons, the Caribbean had scored 193 and 288 runs respectively with a best score of 99 for PBKS. Gayle has scored a total of 4,965 runs from 142 IPL matches including six hundreds and 31 fifties at an impressive strike-rate of 148.96.
The first project will be a web series adapted from the bestselling Shiva Trilogy novels by Amish Tripathi. The story is set in Meluha and the series will begin with the first book titled The Immortals of Meluha. It will be directed by Mr. India director Shekhar Kapur. The Family Man Season 2 fame Suparn S. Varma will be involved in this project as the showrunner and is also expected to contribute in direction.
Another venture from IAM will mark the debut of Bollywood actresses, Preity Zinta on the OTT platform. Already big Bollywood stars from the 90s like Sushmita Sen, Raveena Tandon, and Madhuri Dixit have made a debut on OTT. This will be a comeback venture for the Veer Zhara actress who took a long break from the movies after marrying Gene Goodenough. She will be seen in a murder mystery web series The Kitty Party. According to Preity, it is a female-driven mystery that has a lot of thrill and drama.
Dibaker Banerjee has directed some good movies including Khosla Ka Ghosla, Shanghai, and Lucky! Lucky Oye!” and debuted on the OTT with Lust Stories. Now, he will be directing a series titled God which is based in India and revolves around the Great Indian family. According to Dibaker, the story is all about the generations, family politics, and the power play. He has been looking for a good topic to direct a family drama and God seems to be the fulfillment of the secret wish he always had.
Led by Roy Price, the former president of Amazon Studios, International Art Machine is aiming to partner with creators across India and Asia and produce content that can be game-changers and represent the Asian original's banner abroad. IAM will also produce content for Indian television.
Be it the "Slap Gate" in the opening season or "Spot-fixing fiasco" in 2013, there has not been a year which has not been marred by controversies, since its inception.
In this part, IANS takes a look at the major episodes that have rocked the league from 2012 to 2015:
2012: SRK gets banned from Wankhede
Involved in an altercation with the security guards at the Wankhede Stadium after a game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan was banned by the Mumbai Cricket Association for five years and denied entry into the stadium.
While officials said that SRK had abused some of the guards and officials, the superstar had refuted saying he had only tried to protect his family who had gone to watch the game.
Luke Pomersbach arrested over molestation charge
The Australian player was arrested after a US woman filed a case of molestation against the Royal Challengers Bangalore player. He was suspended pending enquiry by the franchise. But the woman who had also blamed him of beating up her fiance, withdrew the case and the player was let off.
2013: Spot-fixing fiasco rocks league
This year will always be remembered for the arrest of S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan by the Delhi Police for their involvement in fixing matches. CSK team principle Gurunath Meiyappan was also suspected of being involved in betting and former BCCI president had to step aside for his son-in-law's (Meiyappan) role in the whole fiasco.
The face of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) changed forever with this as the Mudgal panel did the initial investigation and handed over its report to the Supreme Court.
The apex court then appointed the Lodha panel to look into the situation and propose necessary changes. Six years on, the BCCI is still looking to emerge from what has been the darkest phase in its history.
2014: Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia fight
The news of their official split had come in 2013 when the actress said that they were just friends and partners in the Kings XI Punjab team. But things went from cordial to ugly in 2014 when during a game at the Wankhede Stadium Wadia allegedly threatened her with dire consequences and also abused her in front of others.
Preity filed a complaint as soon as the IPL got over that season. Wadia though had claimed that the allegation were baseless.
2015: Kohli breaks BCCI guideline
It was a game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru when a rain break saw Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh engaging in a conversation with Kohli's future wife actress Anushka Sharma as the latter had come to watch the game. As per the anti-corruption rules of the Indian cricket board, players aren't allowed to speak to outsiders during a game. He was let off with a verbal warning.
Financial Times has reported that Ness Wadia, heir to the 283-year-old Wadia Group and co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab cricket team, was arrested in early March at New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
According to a brief report carried by a local Hokkaido station of state broadcaster NHK, customs officials at New Chitose were alerted to Wadia by sniffer dogs and a search revealed that he had about 25g of what appeared to be cannabis resin in his trouser pocket.
The Wadia empire has many units, which include Bombay Dyeing, Bombay Burman Trading, biscuit giant Britannia Industries to budget airline GoAir and a share in IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab with the total market valuation of its listed entities standing at $13.1 billion.
A court official in Sapporo told the Financial Times that Wadia admitted to possession, arguing that the drug was for his personal use.
Japan's narcotics laws are strict and are currently being applied especially tightly.
Wadia spent a period in detention before his indictment on March 20 and an undisclosed period of detention before a court hearing.
The Sapporo District Court handed him a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years.
Salman shared three videos in which he is seen in his usual Chulbul Pandey avatar while actress Preity Zinta looks stunning as an international cop. For fans, it was quite exciting to find this on-screen pair together after a huge gap.
In the first video, Preity as the international cop makes the frame entry and wishes 'Happy Halloween'. After that, she opens a door and says, "Get ready to meet the Indian cop. I believe his name is Chulbul Pandey."
In the next video, Salman is seen in his Chulbul Pandey avatar. Salman said, "Suna hai ke America se ek Police waali aayi hai Chulbul Pandey se milne, Aayiye mil lete hain inse."
In the last video, Preity wishes everyone on Halloween while Salman's voice is audible in the background- Swagat toh karna padega unka, unka se yaad aya Zinta.
Next, both the cops are seen in different poses for snaps.
"Happy Halloween everyone, This Halloween you better be well behaved otherwise someone is going to arrest," said Preity in the next scene.
To this Salman responded, "Arrest bhi ho jayoge toh kya hoga, sirf papiyan sapiyan aur hugs denge appko...dher sare.. means only hugs and kisses."
Preity said, "like this" and kissed Salman's cheek
Preity shared four pics which included a photo in which both of them have tucked their aviators in the back of their collars, replicating the signature style of Chulbul Pandey. She captioned the photo- This Halloween I met someone special in UP, Socho aur bolo? #Happy Halloween #police, #surprise #dabangg3 #ting.
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta was last seen in 'Bhaiaji Superhit' opposite Sunny Deol that released in 2018. Since then everyone is waiting eagerly to see her onscreen once again. Probably she could be at least doing a song or maybe a cameo in Dabangg 3. Though there is no official confirmation, Preity's appearance in the movie could make it more exciting, fans believe.
The Oh Baby actress recently shared how she started growing veggies during the lockdown. The actress revealed her journey on her Instagram account giving details about her entire activity. Samantha says, "After taking food for granted all my life, this pandemic lockdown taught me a new way of eating and a new hobby. I learned to grow my own food in my own home! A shaking experience but I am glad this happened."
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In yet another post, Samantha Akkineni says, "Gardening is a game-changer. Planting a seed can bring change . "Eat Healthy” we hear this far too many times ... but I am telling you "Grow Healthy” is even simpler. All it takes is a little time and a little effort. And since 2020 still needs us to 'Stay home and stay safe ‘
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The actress has inspired many friends and fans who now want to try growing veggies at home.
Bollywood divas Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty have also shared how they took to growing veggies during the lockdown. In her video on Insta captioned as, "Ghar Ki Kheti" Preity says, "How awesome to grow our own vegetables at home. Thank you, Ma for teaching me & for inspiring me to spend time in the garden & grow our own vegetables. I’m on top of the world right now, yet I’ve never felt so close to Mother Earth."
In the video, you can see the Dil Chahta Hai actress picking up capsicum from the plants in her home garden.
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Similar to Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty too shared lots of videos of home gardening. Incidentally, the actress is very careful about what she eats which is why having a veggie garden comes naturally to her.
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In one of her posts, the actress can be seen teaching her son how to pluck brinjals from her home garden. She writes, "One of the greater joys of life is to see your efforts coming to fruition in this circle of life; whether it is about starting a new venture, seeing your child grow up or just the plants you nurture bearing vegetables and fruits for you to enjoy. Planted these seeds in pots a few months ago and was thrilled to see brinjals and chilies ready to be harvested."
She further adds, "As they say, what you sow, so you shall reap. Clean organic produce. Same with your thoughts actually think clean and positive; and the fruits those thoughts manifest into will be beautiful. C’est la vie!" Interestingly the Dhadkan actress has even turned a vegetarian amid lockdown with the aim to reduce her carbon footprint.
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Samantha Akkineni, Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, and many more celebrities have inspired their fans with these activities. In the period of lockdown when everyone is feeling isolated and lonely, growing veggies at home is certainly a productive use of spare time.
The actress shared clips from the song "Aate jaate jo milta hai", which was picturised on Salman and Preity for the 2000 film "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega".
"This is one of my favourite songs from one of my most favourite movies. Most favourite because I met my closest and dearest friend @beingsalmankhan during this shoot," wrote Preity.
"I started this film a bit scared of him and in awe of him but finished it by falling in love with him and discovering a very precious friend. Thank you Sajid for making me a part of this incredible movie. #HarDilJoPyarKarega #friendsforever #ting"
Priety shared another clip from the movie in which she is seen dancing with Rani Rani Mukerji. She captioned the video: Rani - No one can do Piya Piya like you and me baby.
Rani - No one can do Piya Piya like you and me baby 🥰#ting. #HarDilJoPyarKarega #PiyaPiya #FriendsForever pic.twitter.com/TRODVMG4rv
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) August 4, 2020
"Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega" is a romantic comedy film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film also stars Rani Mukerji. It is a Bollywood remake of the 1997 Malayalam film, "Chandralekha".
On the acting front, Preity was last seen on screen in the 2018 film "Bhaiaji Superhit". The film marked her comeback after a seven-year break and also stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade.
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The actress writes, "A dream does not become reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination, and hard work. So here I am trying to make my Action dream come true. Training hard with the super-tough @acohofficial. So no one can say that Women cannot do Action in Hindi movies. Hope all the directors are watching."
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Incidentally, she seems to be taking the training under the supervision of none other than Aaron Cohen. The former Spec Ops is well known as an actor as well as a tactical trainer.
The actress lost her personal secretary Prasad Rao recently. In her condolence message, the Dil Chahta Hai actress penned, "This has been a brutal year. I never thought I’d have to say, so many unfinished goodbyes. I love you, Prasad. You will be missed beyond words. Hope you are at peace & at a better place. Rest in peace."
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The actress also recently shared her memories of working in Farhan Akhtar's debut movie Dil Chahta Hai.
Preity Zinta wrote, "Dil Chahta Hai was a unique experience and shoot for me cuz Shalani barely had any dialogues to express herself. She was an introvert. Shy, quiet, and soft. Her eyes communicated her silent strength. On-screen it’s really tough to perform when everyone has the funniest lines and you need to be unaffected & serious. DCH & Shalani taught me to center myself & express myself without holding on to words. Thank you @faroutakhtar & to the entire cast n crew for managing to keep me quiet on set."
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The movie is a cult classic and completed 19 years of release on 10 August 2020.
The superstar continues, "You are tough on the exterior. I can see your heart, I can see your soul through your eyes. You are a very very incredible example for all of us. My mom is a big fan of you."
Vidyut Jammwal in his reply said that only a true warrior can recognize the other.
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After Hrithik, Preity Zinta also seems to be impressed by the movie. In her tweet today the actress writes, "Just saw Khuda Haafiz & I must confess that I was very impressed by @VidyutJammwal & the entire cast n crew. Great work by Faruk Kabir. I really enjoyed the movie. Action, Drama, Romance - It’s all there. Check it out, folks. It’s worth watching. Congrats @disneyplusHSVIP #Ting."
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Fans are extremely happy with the way Preity Zinta and Hrithik Roshan are promoting the movie of an outsider like Vidyut Jammwal.
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Earlier Hrithik Roshan shared his thoughts on the movie congratulating the entire team of Khuda Haafiz for their superb work.
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The movie has received high words from fans and celebrities. Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla praised Khuda Haafiz. In his tweet, the actor wrote, "Just watched Khuda Haafiz on @DisneyplusHSVIP .. I have known @VidyutJammwal since our modeling days ... have seen him grind & evolve into this great action hero .. done u don’t wanna mess with unless it’s me. d movie has got out d best in u ... guys, u have 2 watch d film."
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The movie bowled cricketer Irfan Pathan. The Indian bowler penned, "Vidyut Jammwal in Khuda Haafiz got me cleaned bowled. Watched a romantic thriller after a long time and I am glad it was this one. Your action and thrill definitely have no boundaries @VidyutJammwal. It’s must-watch@DisneyplusHSVIP."
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Vidyut Jammwal was quick to reply to this praise from Irfan and thanked the Indian cricketer saying, "Thank you Irfan. I remember the conversation we had about the kind of cinema you would like to see me in..Took a while but here I am a brother..lots of love."
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Yet another Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav appreciated Jammwal for his tremendous job. Kuldeep said, "Everyone’s talking about Khuda Haafiz and I am not surprised. @VidyutJammwal has done such a tremendous job, the film has so much masala and action, you can’t miss it. Sameer ke pyaar ne boundary Kya, border paar kar liya. Good stuff @DisneyplusHSVIP."
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Apart from Khuda Haafiz, Vidyut Jammwal's Yaara also released this month on Zee5. The movie also stars Amit Sadh and Vijay Varma.
The actress wrote, "Happy karva chauth to all the couples out there ❤️ Wish you all loads of love, happiness & togetherness always. I’m grateful to my better half for Indulging me by participating in everything that matters to me even though he doesn’t always understand our 1000 Indian traditions including Karva chauth🤩Just as he becomes a little Indian everyday I become a little American & together we strive to love & respect each other and our belief systems. 😍 #patiparmeshwar #hubby #happykarvachauth #soulmate #ting."
Now that is something which every couple who belong to different countries or cultures need to do to stay happily married.
Apart from being an actress Preity Zinta is also the co-owner of the IPL team Kings XI Punjab. She also is engaged in multiple endorsements and events. That is why the dimpled actress has to spend a lot of her time in India. Her husband is a financial analyst with a post-graduate degree in management. Currently, he is working as a vice-president in a leading firm. Hence, he very rarely accompanies Zinta on her tour to India.
During such times, Preity misses her husband and shares her feelings on social media. Coming to IPL 2020, Preity Zinta's team is now out of the race. The actress shared an elaborate post on how she felt about leaving Dubai.
Also Read: One of Preity Zinta's videos shows the Dil Chahta Hai actress picking up capsicum from the plants in her home garden.
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However, in the last few years, her stardom has hit rock bottom. Albeit she is quite active on social media and keeps on hitting the headlines during the IPL tournaments as she is a franchise owner.
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While leading Bollywood actresses like Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji very rarely had to face controversies (apart from their affair rumors), life has not been easy for Preity Zinta who faced lots of ups and downs.
One of the biggest controversies of the life of B-town's dimple-girl has been the molestations charges that she levied on her ex-beau and Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia. While Ness has refuted all these charges, Preity maintained that he tried to molest her during the IPL match held on 30 May 2014.
Later on, the dispute was settled amicably between the two.
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During 2000-2013, Preity was not getting good movies. That is when she decided to turn producer with “Ishkq In Paris." The film bombed at the box-office which turned out to be a big loss for the actress. Importantly, the dialogue writer of the film, Abbas Tyrewala filed a complaint against her as the cheque of Rs.18.9 lakh which he received as remuneration bounced.
A non-bailable warrant was released against the Veer-Zaara actress after she failed to appear in the court during the first hearing of the case. Reportedly, at this juncture, Salman Khan intervened and helped Preity financially.
During one of his interviews on Koffee With Karan, Tusshar Kapoor said that Preity Zinta had a botox. This infuriated the actress who slammed the Golmaal actor saying all this was rubbish.
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The linkup rumors between Yuvi and Preity Zinta triggered during IPL when the left-handed batsman was a part of her team. Their hugs and cuddles made the headlines with the media screaming about their passionate linkup. However, the rumors died down soon after the end of the IPL tournament.
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Similarly, even Suchitra Krishnamurthy had accused her of being the third woman responsible for breaking her marriage with Shekhar Kapur. But Preity Zinta retorted saying, "It is unfortunate that I am bearing the brunt of someone else’s paranoia. Suchitra is clearly unstable and I wish her a speedy recovery.”
It was more sort of a brave act than a controversy when the actress stood against the underworld after the arrest of the famous Bollywood producer Bharat Shah. While big stars like Salman and Shah Rukh turned hostile, Preity stood by her statement all through the case.