January 17th, 2009

The small screen is getting bigger by the day, with the appearance of film stars on TV almost becoming a thumb of rule. The newest addition to the long-running list is Preity Zinta. The actor is all set to appear in a reality show.

Preity, with her massive popularity, was approached by several GECs (General Entertainment Channel) for her first stint on the small screen. However, things did not work out several times over for different reasons — either she was too tied up with her film assignments or she was not happy with the concept of the show and the money offered to her. Last year too she could have made her TV debut. But instead she went on to get involved with her Indian Premiere League (IPL) team, Kings XI Punjab.

Says a well placed source, “When the channel approached her, she made it very clear that she wants the show to be a little different compared to the shows currently running on the tube. Colors, who have been doing really well with film stars like Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Sushmita Sen, conveyed that it was indeed different.”

The source adds, “The reality show will be a talent hunt show. All the contestants will be performing with their respective talents, be it dancing, singing, stand up, comedy acts or anything else. The money offered to her is also quite hefty looking at the recession-hit market. Preity is quite excited about the concept and is all geared up for her TV debut.”

As the actress is busy with her film assignments, shooting for the show is yet to start. The show will be making its appearance on screen after March this year. We sent a text message to Preity, but she was not available for comment.