After
attending
the
Harvard
business
school
Preity
Zinta
is
all
set
to
dabble
in
various
aspects
of
the
entertainment
industry,
including
production.
Preity
feels
she
is
now
equipped
to
handle
her
role
as
an
entrepreneur
far
better.
Speaking
at
length
on
her
experiences
for
the
first
time
Preity
says,
“I
took
the
plunge
in
December
and
went
back
to
school,
to
Harvard
School.
Believe
me,
it
was
the
most
enriching
experience
of
my
life.
I
didn"t
do
it
because
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
college.
I
wanted
to
learn
about
business
management
so
I
could
be
a
better
entrepreneur."
Preity
attended
classes
at
Harvard
for
three
weeks
every
day
from
9
am
to
11
pm.
“When
I
joined
films
I
never
went
to
an
acting
school.
Then
last
year
I
did
a
two-day
workshop
with
Anupam
Kher.
It
enriched
me
so
much.
I
wondered
why
I
never
went
to
acting
school.
Now
that
I"m
an
entrepreneur
I
didn"t
want
to
look
back
and
ask
the
same
question
one
day.
I
had
to
go
to
the
best
business
school
in
the
world.
When
I
filled
out
the
admission
form
for
Harvard
my
hands
were
shaking.
I
had
tried
earlier
and
couldn"t
get
in."
When
Preity
got
selected
for
Harvard
she
was
ecstatic.
“I
got
in
on
sheer
merit
and
not
because
I
was
a
star
in
Bollywood.
When
I
went
there
I
was
so
nervous.
I
wasn"t
even
computer
savvy.
I
was
scared
I
wouldn"t
understand
a
lot
of
what
was
said
in
the
classes.
And
I
didn"t.
But
I
wasn"t
scared
to
put
up
my
hand
in
class
and
ask
questions.
No
one
knew
me
there."
Soon
of
course
word
spread
among
the
Asians
in
the
campus
that
Preity
Zinta
was
in
their
midst.
Laughs
the
hassle-free
actress.
“The
Indians
in
the
faculty
did
recognize
me
eventually.
They
were
taken
aback
that
I
was
coming
to
Harvard.
But
they
were
discreet.
They"d
come
up
and
say.
'Oh
my
God,
what"re
you
doing
here?
Why
aren"t
you
doing
movies
any
more?"
At
the
gym
on
the
campus
I
saw
a
work-out
dance
class
for
cardio
exercises
and
when
I
went
there
they
were
dancing
to
Bollywood
stuff
including
my
'Where"s
the
party
tonight".
When
I
joined
them
the
dance
instructor
said,
'You
really
move
your
hips
well."
I
had
the
best
time
of
my
life.
I
felt
so
proud
to
see
so
many
young
Asian
students
in
Harvard.
That
was
the
future.
It
was
fantastic.
I
learnt
negotiations
and
mergers
acquisitions,
etc.
There
were
students
from
all
over
the
world,
including
of
course
Asians.
More
than
the
just
the
course,
the
questions
that
the
students
asked
were
so
pertinent."
Preity
is
ready
to
apply
her
newly-found
business
acumen
to
various
ventures.
“But
as
far
as
my
role
in
the
IPL
cricket
team
is
concerned
it"s
all
settled
down
now.
I
don"t
need
to
give
that
much
time
to
cricket.
My
focus
is
back
to
movies.
I"m
on
the
verge
of
signing
new
films."
Speaking
about
her
new
equation
with
Ness
Wadia
as
purely
business
partners
Preity
shakes
her
head,
“The
media
has
been
trying
to
find
awkwardness
in
our
equation.
Why
should
that
be?
We"re
still
good
friends.
We"re
no
longer
seeing
each
other.
We"re
colleagues
now.
If
ever
I"m
in
a
situation
I"m
sure
he"d
watch
my
back,
as
I"d
watch
his.
But
would
people
let
go
of
this
fascination
with
the
equation
between
me
and
Ness?
It"s
been
one
year
since
we
broke
up."
Preity
feels
her
mode
of
discreet
frankness
in
her
public
conduct
is
now
getting
outdated.
“I"m
surrounded
by
celebrities
who
are
constantly
discussing
their
personal
lives.
I"m
the
same
Preity
Zinta
I
used
to
be.
You
won"t
find
me
discussing
my
private
life
in
detail.
I"m
in
a
very
good
space
right
now.
The
only
problem
is,
any
man
whom
I"m
seen
with
in
public
is
automatically
linked
with
me.
I"ve
come
to
a
place
where
none
of
my
male
friends
want
to
go
out
with
my
any
more!
I
think
I"ll
just
have
to
pick
my
date
for
the
next
public
event
through
a
contest."
Preity
has
been
spending
a
lot
of
time
outside
Mumbai.
On
Republic
Day
she
was
in
Delhi
hanging
out
with
her
closest
school
friend
Shagun.
“I
watched
the
Republic
Day
parade
on
television.
I
love
the
parade.
It"s
a
moment
of
great
pride
every
year.
There"s
so
much
chaos
all
around
us.
That"s
one
day
and
one
sphere
of
activity
where
we
see
a
comforting
discipline
and
elegance.
It"s
always
been
this
way.
Whenever
I"m
not
shooting
I"m
out
of
the
country.
Don"t
get
me
wrong.
I
love
Mumbai
to
death.
But
tell
me
what
can
an
actor
do
in
the
city
if
she
isn"t
working?
I
can"t
go
out
partying.
I
can"t
even
take
a
jog.
What
do
I
do
on
a
Sunday?
I
can"t
even
go
out.
Now
(after
the
Ness
episode)
it"s
become
worse
.
I
can"t
go
out
with
any
guy.
If
I
do
I"ve
to
beg
some
women
to
come
along,
otherwise
the
guy
and
I
get
linked
up.
I
can"t
handle
it
anymore."
To
Preity"s
horror
she
now
has
to
cope
with
rumors
of
being
linked
not
only
with
her
co-stars
but
also
with
cricketers.
“Can
you
imagine
members
of
my
own
team!
I"ve
always
maintained
I"d
never
mix
business
and
pleasure.
Now
that
I"m
getting
fully
into
business
I"m
narrowing
my
chances
of
finding
a
man.
I
know
I"d
never
get
into
criminal
activities,
so
maybe….."
And
Preity
bursts
into
long
throaty
laughter.
“Last
year
I
was
too
busy
experiencing
life
to
talk
about
it.
2009
was
a
year
of
learning
for
me.
Now
I
reap
the
dividends
of
what
I
learnt.
I
went
back
to
college.
I
realized
there"s
so
much
to
me
that
that
I
and
forgotten.
I
wasn"t
travelling
and
nursing
a
broken
heart.
Just
because
I
wasn"t
giving
explanations!
The
worst
you
can
do
to
someone
who"s
recovering
from
an
emotional
setback
is
to
crowd
them.
I
should"ve
been
left
alone.
It"s
like
a
death
in
your
family.
Those
condolence
calls
just
set
your
teeth
on
edge.
My
way
of
dealing
with
my
breakup
was
to
move
on.
The
Harvard
experience
really
rejuvenated
me.
I"ve
come
back
a
different
person.
You
watch
2010
is
going
to
be
the
best
year
of
my
life.
As
Mr.
Bachchan
would
say,
it"s
going
to
be
mind-boggling."