I gave up my film career for my IPL team: Preity Zinta

The 'Veer-Zara' actress Preity Zinta, who is rarely seen on the silverscreen these days, recently revealed that she gave up her film career for her IPL team Kings XI Punjab, reports Times Of India.

The bubbly Bollywood actress further articulated that she has put to stake everything including her hard-earned money for her IPL team.

Preity Zinta told TOI, "I gave up on my film career to be part of this (Kings XI Punjab)."

Talking about the IPL spot-fixing controversy, the actress stated that the problem will be fixed soon.

She also cleared the air that her IPL team is not up for sale.

The actress didn't shy from expressing her love for her Veer-Zara co-star Shah Rukh Khan and vouched that he is a great guy.

"After Kings XI lost the final last year, he came up to me, gave me the biggest hug and wore my team's jersey . He's a great guy," said the actress.

As for the ugly fallout with her ex-beau Ness Wadia, the actress stated that it was an unfortunate incident.