I've reached closure with Ness Wadia: Preity Zinta

Says Preity Zinta, who is now in a relationship with 'someone nice'.

Bollywood's dimpled beauty, Preity Zinta, turns up at a suburban 5-star hotel for this interview, in ripped jeans, a beige singlet, sunglasses and a hat. She's been shuttling between cricket stadiums and a TV set, but radiates happiness as she sips on green tea. "Whenever I'm in India, I go through this madness. Thankfully, I have managed to accommodate the IPL team and Nach Baliye's seventh season comfortably," she says, draining her fifth cup.

She's been off the Bollywood radar but not out of touch with the industry and friends like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Rani Mukerji. She insists that the reason she chose to return with a TV show, rather than a film, is because of its exciting format. "It's more than just dance, the show is about compatibility between couples. I remember, once I was angry with my co-star and thus couldn't get a scene right. I either put my heart into itor I'm just not there," she admits.

She says that she quit, "when every top producer wanted to cast me", to become an entrepreneur. "Why should an actress remain one all her life when she's capable of so much more?" she wonders, adding that she was bored of playing the innocent in love. "If another NRI love-story came my way, I'd have stabbed the hero."

But she hasn't given up on love. She been making frequent trips to Los Angeles and admits, "there's something brewing which you'll be told about shortly". Prod her on the subject and she adds, "Yes, I'm in a relationship with someone nice. Finally, I have time for myself as the cricket doesn't need me physically."

Last year, she filed a case against former boyfriend Ness Wadia, accusing him of assaulting her. The duo continues to work professionally. Doesn't the situation get sticky at times? "I know when to move on," she says shortly. So, did Ness apologise for his alleged misbehaviour? " I'm in a happy space with a happy guy. And I want to be as far from negativity as I can!" she shrugs.

Does that mean that she is no longer pursuing the case and has reached an out-ofcourt settlement with Ness? "I've reached closure with Ness. My glass is always full, never half empty and will remain that way," she signs off.