‘SRK buys IPL but who cares?’
After Shah Rukh & Preity’s IPL deal Bollywood’s alliance with Cricket now seems final. The industry reacts

Bipasha Basu: “It’s fantastic that Preity and Shah Rukh now own a part of the team. If you have the money and the interest in the game, why not?

I think it’s great for our country because now ample infrastructure can be invested into strengthening of the teams and the players. And Bollywood into cricket means more fun for viewers when the league matches happen.

Shekhar Kapoor: “If I knew about the IPL I’d have bid for it too. It’s perfect!!”

Javed Akhtar: “When I first heard about it my instant reaction was, ‘Wow!’. I’m very proud of Preity Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan particularly of SRK. He has done it on his own.”

Hema Malini: “It’s wonderful to see our film industry extending its wings into other territories. It just shows that entertainment is no longer restricted to the cinema.”

Irrfan Khan: “To me it just shows that there’s lots and lots of money in cricket.”

Arshad Warsi: “With all this going on I feel I’m in Hollywood. It’s superb”

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