Juhi-Preity-Shilpa trio light up IPL auction stage
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Photos of Juhi-Preity-Shilpa Trio IPL Auction Stage :
Bollywood Queens Juhi-Preity-Shilpa Trio Light up IPL Auction Stage in Goa, but SRK Missing :
With the Badshah of Bollywood staying away, the glam quotient at friday’s auction for the DLF Indian Premier League’s Season II was definitely lower than last year’s.
Two of Shah Rukh Khan’s leading ladies, though, did their best, not only adding glitter to the show but giving it its most dramatic half-hour.
While SRK nursed his injured shoulder in Mumbai, his friend and the female lead of his second film, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, filled in for him at the bidding table in her capacity as co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Juhi Chawla, dressed in white Knight Riders T-shirt and jeans, made a contrast with Preity Zinta, who was a study in scarlet. Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity, who also wore red at the last IPL player auction, “thought red would be her lucky colour this time as well”, said a friend of the actress.
Not so much. Preity was beaten by Juhi in a fast and furious battle for Bangladesh bowler Mashrafe Mortaza - the high point of the show. Red worked for Vijay Mallya, though - his Bangalore Royal Challengers bagged Kevin Pietersen for a record $1.55 million.
Shilpa Shetty was dressed for business in white-and-blue striped shirt, tucked into formal grey trousers.
“I am just soaking the atmosphere in. It is a learning curve for me and I am having to be quick at understanding the nitty-gritty because I came in late,” she smiled.
Preity and Ness Wadia, who reached Goa on a Go Air flight yesterday afternoon, arrived separately at the auction, held at the Fort Aguada resort.
Mukesh Ambani, unlike last time, skipped the auction. Nita, dressed in a simple pink salwar kameez, bid on his behalf, flanked by cricket board official Rajiv Shukla and Nikhil Meswani of Reliance.
Almost all the owners and officials camped at the Taj Holiday Village, adjoining Fort Aguada and connected with it by an internal walkway.
As they began walking in since around 10am, Fort Aguada, one of Goa’s prime luxury resorts built near a 16th-century Portuguese fort rampart and lighthouse, turned into Fort Knox.
“We have been extra careful with security since the 26/11 attack on Taj property in Mumbai. We were on our toes at Aguada for the IPL auction since it involved the presence of some very high-profile people,” a Taj Group of Hotels security official said from Mumbai.
Most of the owners left after lunch while the team officials attended an IPL workshop to be briefed on the decisions the governing council had taken on thursday.
Two of Shah Rukh Khan’s leading ladies, though, did their best, not only adding glitter to the show but giving it its most dramatic half-hour.
While SRK nursed his injured shoulder in Mumbai, his friend and the female lead of his second film, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, filled in for him at the bidding table in her capacity as co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Juhi Chawla, dressed in white Knight Riders T-shirt and jeans, made a contrast with Preity Zinta, who was a study in scarlet. Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity, who also wore red at the last IPL player auction, “thought red would be her lucky colour this time as well”, said a friend of the actress.
Not so much. Preity was beaten by Juhi in a fast and furious battle for Bangladesh bowler Mashrafe Mortaza - the high point of the show. Red worked for Vijay Mallya, though - his Bangalore Royal Challengers bagged Kevin Pietersen for a record $1.55 million.
Shilpa Shetty was dressed for business in white-and-blue striped shirt, tucked into formal grey trousers.
“I am just soaking the atmosphere in. It is a learning curve for me and I am having to be quick at understanding the nitty-gritty because I came in late,” she smiled.
Preity and Ness Wadia, who reached Goa on a Go Air flight yesterday afternoon, arrived separately at the auction, held at the Fort Aguada resort.
Mukesh Ambani, unlike last time, skipped the auction. Nita, dressed in a simple pink salwar kameez, bid on his behalf, flanked by cricket board official Rajiv Shukla and Nikhil Meswani of Reliance.
Almost all the owners and officials camped at the Taj Holiday Village, adjoining Fort Aguada and connected with it by an internal walkway.
As they began walking in since around 10am, Fort Aguada, one of Goa’s prime luxury resorts built near a 16th-century Portuguese fort rampart and lighthouse, turned into Fort Knox.
“We have been extra careful with security since the 26/11 attack on Taj property in Mumbai. We were on our toes at Aguada for the IPL auction since it involved the presence of some very high-profile people,” a Taj Group of Hotels security official said from Mumbai.
Most of the owners left after lunch while the team officials attended an IPL workshop to be briefed on the decisions the governing council had taken on thursday.
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