Bollywood super stars are all scrambling for a share of the lucrative IPL (Indian Premier League) pie as after Salman Khan, its Sanjay Dutt now who had expressed interest in buying an IPL team of his own. Salman made headlines last week by having a meeting with IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi. The media went tizzy, pitting him against his current arch-rival Shahrukh Khan, the owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders teamThis Bollywood power play is sure to hot up the IPL scene this year which is a heady concoction of cricket, money and glamour. With SRK,Juhi Chawla, Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty already in the fray, the joining of two heavyweights like Salman and Sanjay will definitely set the cash registers ringing for all parties associated with IPL.
Apparently Sanjay Dutt, an ardent cricket fan himself met Modi to understand the procedures of acquiring an IPL team, the cost factor and whether his ongoing criminal cases would have any bearing on the same. If everything goes well, Sanjay has his eyes set upon the two new teams Ahmedabad and Nagpur that are going to come under the IPL fold.
It will not be surprising if more and more stars start getting into the IPL arena. A perfect platform for minting money through a slew of brand endorsements, hogging the limelights of international media as well as an opportunity to connect with their fans on a more personal level will spur more celebrities to join the IPL bandwagon.
Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Preity Zinta & Shilpa Shetty
