Preity Zinta Once Made 120 'Aloo Parathas' For Her Team Punjab Kings Players In 2009

Actress Preity Zinta has been away from the big screen, but her involvement in sports has been keeping her in the limelight for years now.

The actress, who has done some of the most popular Bollywood movies with the three Khans - Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan, is grabbing headlines for a peculiar subject, which is making lots of 'aloo ke parathe.'

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During an interview with Star Sports, actress Preity was asked by an anchor, "Who would have thought Preity Zinta would make aloo parathas for her team? I think they have stopped eating aloo paratha after that."

Preity Zinta Says She Stopped Making Aloo Parathas

To this, the Shah Rukh Khan's Veer Zaara co-star responded by saying, "First time I realised, how much do the boys eat. We were in South Africa, and they served not a good all paratha. Then I told them, 'I will teach you to make all paratha'. Seeing that, the boys asked if I can make all paranthas for them. I told them that, will make aloo parathas if they win the next match. They won it. Then I made 120 aloo parathas. After that I have stopped making aloo parathas."

Check out this Aloo Paratha Recipe by celebrity chef Kunal Kapur:

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who was also present during the interview laughed and said, "Irfan alone would have eaten 20."

Well, this happened in 2009, when "everything clicked for the opposition" as per Punjab Kings batting coach Wasim Jaffer.

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Preity Zinta's Work Profile In Bollywood

On the work front, Preity Zinta' most iconic Bollywood movies are - Veer-Zaara, Koi...Mil Gaya, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Lakshya, Dil Se, Kya Kehna, and Soldier among others. She was also seen in the film 'Bhaiaji Superhit', which had Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Ameesha Patel, and many other actors playing key roles.

As of now, fans are eagerly waiting for her to return to the big screen once again and enthrall them with her stunning performance.

Preity Returning To The Big Screens Soon?

According to a recent report in Variety, Preity will be doing a project tentatively titled 'The Kitty Party,' with the global studio, International Art Machine.

¡°The Kitty Party is a female driven murder mystery that moonlights between being a dramedy and thriller. Too early to comment more except that we cannot wait to get started. I¡¯m sure we will have as much fun filming this as we had putting it together," Preity was quoted as saying to Variety.

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Punjab Kings To Lock Horns With Chennai Super Kings On April 30

Meanwhile, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 41st match of the ongoing IPL 2023 today (Sunday, April 30) at 3:30 PM IST at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Punjab Kings, led by captain Shikhar Dhawan is placed at number six on the points table as it won 4 matches out of the total 8 as of now in the ongoing 2023 IPL season.

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