Preity Zinta’s name is included among the top heroines of the 90s. Along with her acting, she has also made millions of people crazy with her beauty. Now even though the actress is away from cinema, she remains very active on social media. She has romanced with all four Khans in the industry. Her pairing with Salman and Shahrukh was very much liked. You must have heard many stories related to the actress, but today we will tell you one such story which happened during her film ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’.
Actually, this matter is from the time when Preity Zinta had taken a big step against the underworld. The lead cast of the film included Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan and Preity Zinta. Nazim Rizvi was producing this film directed by Abbas Mastan. Whereas, its distributor was Bharat Shah. The controversy over this film, made with a budget of Rs 13 crore, started when it came to light that underworld money was used in making it.
Nazim Rizvi and Bharat Shah were connected to the underworld.
There was a huge uproar regarding the film. The news of the film’s producers Nazim Rizvi and Bharat Shah being connected to the underworld spread like wildfire. Bharat Shah, the distributor of ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’, had a diamond business. For this reason his connection with the underworld was said to be. The matter escalated so much that it reached the court. During interrogation, it was asked whether underworld leader Chhota Shakeel had really invested money for the film. On this, everyone from Shahrukh Khan to Salman Khan flatly refused to testify. But, Bollywood’s dimpled girl Preity Zinta showed courage and agreed to testify. At that time Preeti was 27 years old.
Preeti had testified against the underworld
Preity Zinta did what even the superstars of that time could not do. The actress testified against the underworld and got Bharat Shah arrested. At that time Preeti was getting calls from the underworld. The actress had also mentioned this in the court without any fear. Because of this step of Preeti, Nazim Rizvi and Bharat Shah were found guilty and punished. Seeing the bravery of the actress, she also received the Godfrey Mind of Steel Award.
