Posts Tagged ‘Preity Zinta’

Quite alot of stars turned out to celebrate Kambakht Ishq being the biggest opener of 2009. Despite it being panned by critics, it t grossed well over Rs 30 crore in just the first 3 days!

Akshay Kumar with wife Twinkle Khanna

Arbaaz Khan with sister-in-law Amrita Arora

Kareena Kapoor

Katrina Kaif

Pooja Batra and Preity Zinta

Sridevi

Salman Khan, Arpita Khan and Sohail Khan

This is the latest product which Ms Priety Zinta is endorsing, it a fairness and bleach cream (or both? bit confused as to what it actually is).

Anyway we are a bit vexed as to what to think about this. No doubt P-Zin is looking good courtesy of the excessive photoshoping etc, but the nature of the ad is a bit disconcerting.

When you are asked to endorse such products, we just wonder if you realize that you are perpetrating the myth that the fairer/whiter young girls and women are, the more successful life/marriage and happily ever after is to attain!

We still do love all of Preity’s movies and her career graph has been stellar but by endorsing this, she sure sends a strong message: I did it for the money! Ka-ching.

Perhaps not the message you were intending to send, Ms Zinta?

Deepa Mehta, director of Water and recently the Preity Zinta starrer Heaven on Earth is eagerly anticipating the wedding of her daughter Devyani Saltzman to editor of Canadian Architect magazine Ian Chodikoff.

Mehta told IANS that she can’t think of anything except my daughter’s wedding. Ian is a wonderful son-in-law. And yes he’s Canadian.

The wedding will take place at Mehta’s country villa on the outskirts of Toronto on September 12th and the ceremony will be a mix of Hindu and Christian rituals.

We can’t wait to see pictures and of course, seeing how well-know Ms Mehta there is no doubt that the who’s-who of the industry will attend. Apparently, Akshay Kumar the start of Mehta’s next historial epic Komagata Maru is attending.

Congrats to the bride-to-be!

As the industry reacts with shock and disbelief about Shiney Ahuja’s admission of raping his maid, he has been held in Judicial Custody since June 13th.

While most industry-insiders were quick to condemn his actions, others waited for more concrete evidence. Medical examinations of the 18 year old confirms that Ahuja sexually assaulted her, however Ahuja has vehemently denies it even admitting all that occurred was consensual.

Mahesh Bhatt who is responsible for Ahuja’s most sucessful hit Gangster was quoted as saying: the news has shocked and shamed us. The Shiny we at Vishesh Films worked with in Gangter and Woh Lamhe is not the demon that surfaced in the media on Sunday night. If what is alleged is proved in the courts we must condemn the dastardly deed with all our might. Our outrage cannot be selective.

Ahuja’s wife has stood right by her husband throughout the crisis and alleges that he is being framed because of his celebrity status.

Unfortunately for many film producers and directors, there are close to Rs. 10-12 crores ridding on Ahuja’s court decision. In all he has 4 films which include Jahnu Barua’s Har Pal with Preity Zinta, Anurag Chaudhary’s Accident with Soha Ali Khan, Vinod Pande’s Chalu Movies Inc and Silver Cord with Val Kilmer.

The industry (and the MM)  await the trail and ultimate court decision of this matter.

Morellato, an Italian watch brand has chosen an unlikely pair of Preity Zinta and Neil Nitin Mukesh to serve as ambassadors for their ‘his and hers’ watch line. By unlikely we mean that it’s different and fresh to see them together especially after Preity’s mini-hiatus from ads/movies because of her relationship with Ness Wadia. But now that she’s single and ready to mingle, lets hope we’ll see more of her!

It’d be interesting to see P and N make a movie together. C’mon badshah’s of Mumbai…make it happen!

Lal Mirchhh

So it seems in Mumbai-land, the trend towards lal is here to stay! Over the course of the months, everyone from Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachan, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta have been turning out to red carpet premiers, film fests and launches in dresses of various shades of red.

Some of the desi ladies are working it more than others.

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