I have taken enough risks: Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta is all set to turn producer. “We’ll be making one film this year under the banner PZNZ Media,” she says. “I believe, besides hard work, it’s an instinct for choosing the right movie that’d got me where I am today. And this script is really exciting. ”The idea to produce came from a friend who pointed out that she’d jumped on to the IPL bandwagon without knowing anything about cricket.

“Of course, after that I took a course at the Harvard Business School, asked a million questions and gave two years to the game. Film is my core competence and it should be easier focusing on it. Suddenly, the sky is bluer, the birds are singing and life is so cool,” she dimples.
She has some top names in mind for the hero’s part but has still to figure out dates. “I have to set my own schedule since I am doing some outside productions. But expect an announcement soon,” she promises.

Her first production is a rom-com, happy and light, portions of which will be shot abroad, within a budget. The director is Prem Soni whose debut movie, Main Aur Mrs Khanna, took a tumble.

Preity Zinta& Prem soni (MAMK director)

Preity is unfazed: “I’d rather work with someone who’s fallen down hard than someone who’s at the top because he’s driven to go out there and prove a point to the world. Even Imtiaz Ali’s first film, Socha Na Tha, wasn’t a blockbuster but today everyone wants to work with him. If Prem is a risk, I’m willing to take him on. I’ve taken enough risks in my life, from studying criminal psychology to flipping a coin and doing a movie (Kya Kehna) to giving two years to cricket when at the peak.”

She did an item number in Main Aur Mrs Khanna and remembers the first day jitters: “It was in the middle of IPL, I had a week off. After King XI’s match with the Mumbai Indians, I flew from Chandigarh and drove straight to the sets.”
After being in jeans and Tees for weeks, she panicked when handed a ghagra-choli. “I kept the unit waiting for an hour because I thought the top was too short,” she laughs.

“Farah (choreographer Farah Khan) had to remind me that I was a heroine and threatened to kill me if I didn’t give her the jhatkas. I thought I had forgotten till Salman (Khan) walked in and got me dancing again. Thank God, I was among friends. It should be easier for Prem this time around.”

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Preity Zinta turns producer

After actresses Dia Mirza, Lara Dutta and Ameesha Patel, it’s now time for Preity Zinta to turn filmmaker. Sources close to the actor confirmed that Preity is ready with her production house and will be producing two films initially.
A close friend of the actress also confirmed, “The plans have been finalised now.She’s in talks to produce two films and will be acting in one of them. She is having numerous meetings and story sitting sessions and is hunting for more scripts right now,” says the friend.

preity and prem soni at stardust award 2010

Sources also say that the first film that will be off the block will be a collaboration project with filmmaker Prem Soni. Preity did a guest appearance for his last film in an item song.
“Prem Soni and Preity recently met and Prem narrated the script (which is tentatively titled Paris). Preity also evinced interest in playing the female lead of the film and Prem readily accepted the offer. The hero of the film has not been decided yet,” the source adds. Preity’s second film is also been locked in while the star-cast is yet to be decided.

“Preity has been toying with the idea of opening a production house for a long time. Long before Ameesha and Dia thought of doing it. But because she was so busy with her TV assignments, she didn’t get a chance to take it further. Right now, the sole focus of her attention will shift to her production company,” the source adds, maintaining that she will still be committed to her cricket team when the games season begin again.

However, this doesn’t mean that Preity is going to cut down on her acting assignments. “She’s open to everything that she’s been doing so far. The production house will only do one or two films a year depending on exigencies. Preity will continue to work the way she’s been working and is eager to sign a good movie soon,” the source ends.

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Andaz Apna Apna

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Super Hit Comedy Movie Andaz Apna Apna (1994) of Aamir and Salmaan.
It is a story of two boys Amar (Aamir Khan) and Prem (Salman Khan) who want to get rich quickly by taking all the short-cuts in the book. Amar is the son of an honest barber; Murli Manohar (Deven Verma) in Mumbai, while Prem is the son of Bankeylal Bhopali (Jagdeep), a hardworking tailor in Bhopal. Both Amar and Prem sell their fathers shop and house respectively, and zero in on a hill station where a beautiful wealthy heiress Raveena (Raveena Tandon) has come from London accompanied by her friend cum secretary Karishma (Karishma Kapoor) with the intention of getting married to a virtuous Indian. The lucky man to wed Raveena will inherit her father Ram Gopal Bajajs (Paresh Rawal) entire wealth. Amar and Prem see their get rich quick chance and woo Raveena, each trying to out do the other. Enter Teja (Paresh Rawal in a double role) whos sole ambition in life has been to grab his twin brother Ram Gopal Bajajs millions. So Teja plants Bhalla. (Shehzad) and Robert (Vijoo Khote) in Raveenas house, to help him in fulfills his ambition. As the story progresses it turns out to be a mad chase from Ram Gopal Bajajs wealth, full of humor, romance thrills and chills. Will Raveena & Karishma see through Amar and Prems mischievous intentions? Will Teja succeed in his motives? See it all in ANDAZ APNA APNA. Music : Tushar Bhatia, Director: RajKumar Santoshi