Stories
of
the
two
IPL
queens
battling
it
out
on
the
playing
field
and
on
television
came
to
a
sudden
turning
point
this
week
when
Shilpa
Shetty
extended
an
olive
branch
to
her
supposed
rival
in
the
IPL
Preity
Zinta.
Shilpa
and
Raj
Kundra
are
hosting
a
grand
party
to
celebrate
their
entry
into
the
IPL
on
March
10
at
the
Grand
Hyatt.
And
Preity
is
invited.
Says
Shilpa,
"I
really
want
these
unsavoury
rumours
about
our
rivalry
to
end.
On
an
impulse
I
sent
a
sms
to
Preity
inviting
her
for
the
party
that
Raj
and
I
are
hosting."
Shilpa
was
pleasantly
surprised
when
Preity
replied
back.
"She
said
she'd
love
to
come.
But
can't
because
she'd
be
out
of
town.
I
think
that
just
about
takes
care
of
that.
I'm
sure
we'll
have
other
occasions
to
interact.
For
now
it's
enough
that
she
accepted
my
invitation."
Shilpa
thinks
these
rivalry
stories
are
unnecessary.
"We're
both
well
brought-up
girls.
We
were
even
together
in
the
Bachchans'
world
tour.
And
we
got
along
fine.
We
don't
need
to
be
seen
as
these
warring
women
at
all,
please."
About
the
party
on
the
10th
Shilpa
says,
"It's
been
a
while
since
Raj
and
I
had
friends
share
in
our
happiness.
The
IPL
deal
is
a
good
occasion
to
have
a
get-together.
We're
inviting
all
our
friends."
Story first published: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 10:47 [IST]