She
prides
herself
in
doing
one
film
at
a
time
and
surviving
in
the
Bollywood
arena,
but
Preity
Zinta's
subsequent
involvement
in
Twenty20
cricket
tournament
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL)
in
2008
affected
her
movie
presence.
Now,
the
dimpled
beauty
with
brains
is
ready
to
be
back
with
a
bang
in
filmdom.
A
co-owner
of
IPL
franchise
Kings
XI
Punjab,
Preity
Zinta
says
she
wanted
to
keep
her
focus
on
cricket
back
in
2008.
"I
wanted
to
focus
on
cricket
that
time.
Acting
is
not
something
that
you
can
just
do.
When
you
go
and
start
performing,
you
put
yourself
in
a
safety
deposit
box
and
you
become
somebody
else.
A
lot
of
me
was
required
in
cricket
because
I
was
starting
a
new
business," said
Preity.
"I
went
through
the
whole
process
on
my
own
and
I
didn't
think
it
was
possible
for
me
to
do
all
that
and
become
somebody
else.
Something
was
going
to
suffer
and
after
all
these
years
in
the
industry,
I
didn't
want
to
end
up
doing
films
where
either
production
suffered
or
I
as
an
actor
suffered.
I
was
quite
happy
to
take
on
cricket
and
do
that.
I
wanted
growth," Preity
Zinta
told
IANS
in
an
interview
here.
Now
that
it's
been
been
eight
years
of
IPL,
she
feels
"IPL
doesn't
need
me
anymore".
"Now
I
just
have
to
come
and
watch
the
game.
The
business
is
doing
well,
the
team
is
doing
well.
Things
have
fallen
into
place.
Now
doing
TV
shows
or
movie
sounds
exciting
to
me
because
I've
been
away
from
them
for
sometime.
I've
come
back
with
a
fresh
perspective
and
I'm
in
a
different
space.
I
never
thought
that
I
would
be
so
excited
about
judging
a
dance
reality
show,"
she
said.
A
producer,
writer,
entrepreneur
and
a
dance
lover,
Preity
Zinta,
who
considers
herself
"in
good
space
right
now",
promises
to
feature
in
more
movies
this
year.
The
40-year-old,
who
was
last
seen
in
a
full-fledged
role
in
the
2013
film
Ishkq
in
Paris,
is
now
busy
filming
her
upcoming
film
Bhaiyyaji
Superhitt
and
Nach
Baliye
7,
which
she
is
co-judging
with
author
Chetan
Bhagat
and
choreographer
Marzi
Pestonji.
Talking
about
her
filmography,
the
Sangharsh
actress,
who
made
her
Bollywood
debut
with
Dil
Se
in
1998,
says
she
is
happy
about
having
done
selective
work.
"I
was
the
only
actress
from
my
generation
or
any
generation
who
came
and
did
one
film
at
a
time
and
survived,"
said
the
actress,
who
has
featured
in
over
30
films,
including
cameos.
Preity
promises
more
than
just
films
to
her
fans
this
year.
"You'll
see
me
in
more
movies
this
year
for
sure.
Bhaiyyaji
Superhitt
is
what
I'm
doing
which
I'm
going
to
complete.
There's
also
some
new
work
coming.
I'm
also
starting
a
new
business
venture.
You'll
hear
about
it
by
end
of
this
year.
It's
a
big
deal
for
me.
I'm
in
good
space
right
now
where
I
want
to
do
all
this,"
said
Preity.
What
about
movie
production?
"My
first
movie
(Ishkq
in
Paris)
that
I
did...
I'm
very
proud
of
the
movie.
It's
okay
to
do
one
or
a
couple
of
things
wrong.
It
was
a
great
learning
experience.
Hopefully,
I'll
come
back
with
bigger
and
better
things...
which
I
will
but
not
immediately
right
now,"
said
the
dimpled
actress.
"Without
sounding
arrogant,
I've
had
80
to
90
percent
success
rate
compared
to
things
that
have
not
worked
out
for
me
so,
I
don't
even
think
I
should
be
in
a
position
to
complain.
God
has
been
kind
to
me.
I
should
be
appreciative
of
what
I
have
instead
of
complaining
about
what
I
don't
because
I
definitely
got
more
than
I
ever
dreamt
of,"
said
the
former
model.
IANS