Chose cricket over movies

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Enjoying the calm before the storm, Preity Zinta had just gotten back home after spending months in the US bonding big time with her newborn niece. Strongly denying rumours that she is planning to set up base in the US Preity said, “I am still here in India. I had just been there for a holiday. I had not mingled with my family for a long, long time and since I was free, I went.”

She decided to not concentrate on acting for a bit because, “If I had started work on movies I wouldn’t have been able to meet them. My brother lives in America and he has a daughter who looks exactly like me, except that she has no dimples. I wanted to spend time with her otherwise she will have no attachment to me. And I didn’t want that.” After 10 long years, Preity finally got to bond big time with her loved ones. “Now that I am fulfilled I am going to focus on movies without neglecting anybody,” she said.
Looking at how things have shaped out for her on the cricketing front, looks like she has no choice but to focus on movies.
While she doesn’t elaborate on the films she will be doing, Preity admits she didn’t give acting her best shot in the past two years. “For two years I hadn’t focused on myself as an actress. Cricket was my focus. I was running about in jeans and a t-shirt. I forgot I am an actress. Now that I am back to doing movies I have been focusing on myself. I am gymming regularly and taking care of myself. There are new things happening in my life. I wish I could talk about them, but wait for a week or so and I will announce them.” Since cricket in all probability won’t be happening for the actress, hopefully the new announcements have nothing to do with the sport.
Before it was made public that Kings XI will no longer be part of IPL 4, there were strong rumours that all the co-owners of the team wanted to sell it. When asked who the prospective buyer could be she retorted, “It’s amazing that there has been so much speculation about Kings XI and that I have sold it off to new and different people. This is a business venture, not a gossip venture.” She further added, “Season four will hopefully be a good .” Sadly season four will now go on without Preity or her team participating in it.
The actress must be feeling really cheated at the turn of events as she rejected hit movies like Robot and Ishkiyan to concentrate on her team. When asked if she has any regrets about saying no to these films as they went on to become huge hits, she says, “No.” Elaborating on her decision she says, “There were a lot of ups and downs in my life. I am not a super girl. People expected me to do five films a year plus concentrate on my IPL team. There were two choices in front of me. Should I put my feet in two boats and trouble my producers by coming late to the sets, Or say thank you for your support but I don’t want to trouble you. I chose the latter.” Wonder how right this decision suddenly should feel?
Fortunately for Preity her professional life isn’t entirely in shambles, because when asked if she would consider producing or directing films in the future, she answered, “If I come across something that makes sense maybe I will. I know how to handle my money well, especially after my Harvard course. It has broadened my horizon and taught me to think big.” Thank God for that.