The
lovely
Preity
Zinta,
a
Bollywood
star,
entrepreneur,
cricket
fan
and
now
tourism
Ambassador.
Yes,
that's
a
new
role
that
she
has
taken
up
and
if
you're
guess
is
Punjab,
we
assure
you
it
isn't.
In
fact,
Preity
will
now
be
promoting
the
enchanting
Himachal
Pradesh.
She
would
be
making
it
a
point
to
promote
Himachal's
slogan
'Unforgettable
Himachal'
and
'A
Destination
for
All
Seasons
and
All
Reasons'
-
both
domestically
and
internationally.
It
could
be
because
Preity
obviously
has
a
soft
spot
for
the
destination
as
she
did
her
schooling
from
Shimla.
The
talks
started
a
few
months
back
when
Preity
was
visiting
the
state
for
the
IPL
matches
hosted
by
the
Himachal
Cricket
Association.
Tourism
Director
Arun
Sharma
offered
her
to
represent
the
state
and
Preity
said
yes
to
the
offer.
The
state
is
in
the
process
of
sending
her
a
formal
letter.
She
plans
not
to
charge
anything
for
her
services
as
brand
ambassador.
Kudos
PZ!
Interestingly,
Abhishek
Bachchan's
last
visit
to
the
state
revealed
his
willingness
to
be
the
Brand
Ambassador
but
talks
with
Preity
had
come
to
quite
an
advance
stage
thus
things
with
Jr.
Bachchan
didn't
really
materialise.
More
so,
Preity
kind
of
is
Himachali
and
has
also
featured
in
the
state's
coffee
table
book
-
Har
Ghar
Kuchh
Kehta
Hai
-
brought
out
by
the
tourism
department.
Story first published: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 12:54 [IST]