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'JOSHI'LAY SACHIIN MIFFS PRIYAMANI

Cricketer Sreesanth allegedly intervened to stave off the offender and save the damsel in distress

Abhishek Raje

Far away from the prying eyes of the public and the watchful media, the CCL after parties are what most stars look forward to, as they get to relax and be themselves after a hard day of cricketainment. And with so many stars from different film industries mingling and bonding with each other, 'unforeseen events' like drunken antics and ego clashes can happen.
One such incident came to light after a peeved Priyamani allegedly tweeted and put up a BBM status expressing her hatred for a star-player from the Mumbai Heroes team! The micro-blog post and status read on the lines of how she hates a certain "S _ _ _ _ n of Mumbai Heroes (sic)". Within a few hours, the CCL brand ambassador got a barrage of messages from her friends on BBM and fans on the microblogging site, enquiring what her status message meant, informs a source. On digging deep, we find out that the mysterious "S...n" who got Priyamani all worked up is Mumbai player and actor Sachiin Joshi.
According to the source who was at the after party in Kochi — the day Bengal Tigers beat Chennai Rhinos, and Kerala Strikes defeated Mumbai Heroes — the stars landed up at the tournament's official after party held in a star hotel's banquet hall past midnight. Apart from the star players of the four teams, actresses Lakshmi Rai, Bhavana, Sonia Agarwal, Madhu Shalini, Sanjjanaa and Genelia D'souza, cricketer Sreesanth and other stars attended the bash. Recounting the incident that got Priyamani all miffed, an eyewitness tells us, "The party went on till 4 am and everyone began retiring to their respective rooms to catch some sleep. Priyamani too was on her way out. She began to wish everyone goodbye and was about to leave the party after catching up with cricketer Sreesanth. That's when actor Sachiin Joshi of Mumbai Heroes walked up to them and tried getting 'pally' with Priyamani." According to the source, Sachiin was allegedly inebriated and tried to hold her hand and even hug her, but she pushed him away. "Thankfully, before things got worse, cricketer Sreesanth stepped in and distracted Sachiin by taking him to the bar. Priyamani, who was fuming by then, stormed off," said the source.
What followed was the alleged BBM status update and tweet, which the actress apparently removed later to avoid a furore.
When Hyderabad Times contacted Priyamani, her mother, who answered the phone, said she was busy shooting and claimed "nothing like this has happened". While Sachiin's publicist Dale Bhagwagar replied saying "it's a fabricated story... someone is spreading stories for personal gain or vendetta".
Sachiin Joshi is not an unknown name in Tollywood. The actor, who made his Bollywood debut with "Azaan" last year, kick-started his film career by acting in Telugu flicks "Orey Pandu", "Mounamelanoyi" and "Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu"
abhishek.raje@timesgroup.com

Priyamani

Sachiin Joshi

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PRIYAMANI IS MIFFED

Abhishek Raje

Post a CCL after-party, Priyamani has allegedly tweeted and put up a BBM status expressing her hatred for a star-player from the Mumbai Heroes team! The post read on the lines of how she hates a certain "S _ _ _ _ n of Mumbai Heroes (sic)". On digging deep, we find out that it is Sachiin Joshi. According to the source, "Apart from the star players, the brand ambassadors, cricketer Sreesanth and others attended the bash, which went on till 4 am. Priyamani was about to leave the party after catching up with Sreesanth. That's when Sachiin tried getting 'pally' with Priyamani." Sachiin was allegedly inebriated and tried to hug her. "Thankfully, Sreesanth stepped in and distracted Sachiin by taking him to the bar. Priyamani, who was fuming by then, stormed off," said the source. The actress apparently removed the status later.

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