OMG ...Bollywood comes to Chelsea!!!!

Omg did u ppl kno that Jhoom ...staring Abhishek Bachchan n Preity Zinta were at Stamford Bridge...its soo kl ...read the article!!!!

Bollywood comes to Chelsea

Monday, Sep 25, 2006

Chelsea Football Club are to play a leading part in one of the biggest Bollywood films of next year.

The double Premiership champions have teamed up with Yash Raj Films, the top production house of the Indian film industry.

The film, Jhoom, stars two of Bollywood's biggest names, Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta (both pictured).

Bachchan, a Chelsea FC fan in real life, plays a character called Rikki who supports the club. The film is partially shot in London.

His father Amitabh Bachchan, arguably Bollywood's biggest ever star, also has a cameo role.

Priety Zinta, Bollywood's leading lady and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and former Miss Universe Lara Dutta all visited Stamford Bridge recently to attend matches against Charlton and Liverpool.

Abhishek said: "The character I play in the film is a very loyal Chelsea fan. I have now had the chance to see Chelsea live after following them over the last few years and the club have given me a jersey with my character's name Rikki on it, so that was fun.

"A friend of mine introduced me to Chelsea, I enjoy their football and the way they play. The Premier League is very popular in India and Chelsea has a huge support over there and it is growing all the time."

Chelsea was approached by Yash Raj earlier this year with the story line for Jhoom which will be released next May. This could coincide with a possible Premiership "triple" if Chelsea successfully defends the title this season.

Chelsea's Business Affairs Director Paul Smith said: "Naturally we are delighted to be involved in a Bollywood movie and we take it as a big compliment to be approached with this story line and to be associated with this calibre of actors and actresses.

"Bollywood is not just one of the most successful movie genres in the world, it is also one of the most successful art forms as it has a unique character and popularity.

"From a Chelsea perspective, we have been looking at ways to reach out to the Brit-Asian community and play a leading role by involving them more in football."

Soz if it has been posted before... but i dont think it has!

cool, where did u get this article from?

https://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=418179&title=B ollywood+comes+to+Chelsea&nav=news

here is the website if u want it!

lol..yea..i new tht..but thnx neways 😛
my 'cos bro works in topshop on oxford street..she was there apparently..and well seems lyk preity zinta is a shopoholic just like meee lol 😳 😆

Tina xx