Preity Zinta richest Bollywood actress

Is Preity Zinta the richest girl in Bollywood today? It would seem so. The pretty co-owner of the Punjab IPL team, rough estimates say, is worth a whole lot of moolah.

Preity’s stake in her cricket team alone is valued at around Rs 350 to Rs 400 crores. Some cricket experts say the figure is higher. Besides which, the actress is also likely to be the legal heir of Shandar Amrohi, who is one of the co-owners of Kamalistan Studios (that originally belonged to Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi).

This property is also valued at hundreds of crores and is the cynosure of the eyes of several builders. There is a strong rumour that suggests that at some point, the astute business woman that she is, Preity will sell some part of her IPL stake and redevelop the Kamalistan property alongwith a high-profile builder from Pune. Since the perky Bollywood actress is currently travelling with her team and has no time to even breathe, news reports suggest that she will build on her other dreams eventually.

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Elizabeth Taylor denies engagement rumours

New York, Apr 13 (ANI): Elizabeth Taylor took to micro-blogging site Twitter to deny reports that she's engaged to Jason Winters.

"The rumors regarding my engagement simply aren't true," Taylor, 78, tweeted.

A report on UsMagazine.com had claimed that she was set to wed Winters, 49, of Sterling Winters Management.

However, the actress denied the report, saying Winters is only a "friend," reports The New York Daily News.

"Jason is my manager and dearest friend. I love him with all my heart," she wrote.

Following the initial report, a rep for Taylor told the News, "We don't process any information on their private lives, since we don't know it," however added, "It has been public knowledge and is well documented for some time that have been very close." (ANI)

Women's Day: The Rise of Fairer Sex

In the big, bad world of Bollywood, there have been few directors of the fairer sex who have managed to swim against the tide, follow their dreams and make a mark for themselves in this majorly male-dominated industry.

While names like Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair and Gurinder Chaddha have carved a niche for themselves in the West, there are many of our own female folk who have given us some entertaining and some meaningful cinema.

On occasion of Women's Day, we bring to you some of the most well-known Women directors of the present generation who are calling the shots in B-town.

Farah Khan
Farah started out as a choreographer in Bollywood and over the years has made the biggest of stars dance to her tunes (literally). However, even as she was choreographing hits like 'Chaiyya Chaiyya', 'Dhol Bajne Laga', 'Woh Ladki Hai Kahan', there was always a secret filmmaker hidden inside her.

Farah has been an avid movie-buff and it was as early as 21 when she decided that she would one day direct a film. She fulfilled her long-time desire with the smash-hit Main Hoon Naa starring good friend Shah Rukh Khan in the lead.

The two paired up once again to deliver one of the biggest hits ever Om Shanti Om and since then Farah has been a name to reckon with.

Farah surely must be having a tough time considering she is the mother of triplets. However, she does manage it all with a smile on her face which indeed makes us salute the lady.

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Sourabhee is First Female Indian Idol

Mumbai, March 01: Tripura’s Sourabhee Debbraman, who has created ripples with her soulful rendition of popular numbers, tonight bagged the 'Indian Idol crown' in the popular music TV reality show's fourth edition and only the first girl to win the contest.

Sourabhee crooned her way to win the finals defeating Kapil Thapa of Dehradun and Torsha Sarkar of West Bengal to realise The ‘Indian Idol’ dream of north-eastern India in the land of legendary Sachin Dev Burman and his son Rahul Dev Burman. "It is unbelievable that I have won," an excited Sourabhee said, adding that she will continue to entertain people in the same spirit which has helped her win a huge fan following. Her win came less than two years after Shillong's Amit Paul phenomenon swayed the region.

The singing talent contest is aimed at determining the best undiscovered young singer in the country's popular reality show.