The Return of the PZ!

When the cute and the lively Preity Zinta decided that IPL was her calling, hearts shattered. Not because she was to own an IPL team and putting all her time and energy towards cricket, but because it meant an extended hiatus from the movie industry. Nonetheless, she decided to move on and Bollywood lost yet another fine actress!

For the uninitiated, her last full fledged role in a Bollywood film was that of Alvira Khan in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom back in 2007.

But now, due to popular demand from fans and the fraternity alike, the versatile Preity has decided to make a comeback to acting to spread joyous smiles once again!

Earlier this year, Preity appeared on the reality show Guinness Book of World Records - Ab India Todega as a host. The appearance definitely delighted her fans but the show soon ended and the happiness in seeing her back on screen ended too. However, Preity promised to be back at work from mid-2011 and here she is!

Preity Zinta will now be seen hosting another show, a celebrity chat show this time, on the newly launched channel - "UTV Stars - the official channel of Bollywood" titled Up, Close and Personal with PZ. Promos of the show are even already on air!

And if the grapevine is to be believed, then many episodes with Preity's closest B-wood friends have already been shot! Digging up further, the 'revealed' guest list as of now includes some of Bollywood's biggies - Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn, Bobby Deol, Abhishek Bacchan, Farhan Akhtar, Akshay Kumar and Shahrrukh Khan.

As far as the movies go, Priety is excited about her first venture as a producer titled Ishq in Paris which stars both Indian as well as a French star cast.

Priety sure knows how to be back with a bang we say! Here's hoping that we get to see a lot more of this bubbly diva in the future!