Monthly Archives: March 2011
Veena Malik roots for Pakistan
Source: timesofindia.com
Mujhe Punjabi mard pasand hai, says Veena Malik while talking about cricketer Yuvraj Singh, but adds that she’d never be able to tell him this because she’s ‘shy’
Will you be at the stands watching the India-Pakistan match at Mohali?
Ashmit (Patel) and I and trying hard to make it to the game in Mohali. I also host “Chak De Cricket” for a channel and Ashmit’s dates have been booked for a reality show. But our manager is trying to work things out so that we can watch the match. I had also applied for my visa, which I finally got on Monday.
Are you excited about watching the match Mohali?
I am very very excited. An India-Pakistan match is nothing short of war. Both the countries are religiously and emotionally attached to the game. So, every time there’s a match between the two, it looks like something is brewing. The josh and junoon are very evident in the game.
Veena Malik may grace Mohali with Ashmit
source: www.ndtv.com
Mumbai: If all goes well, Pakistan’s hottest export to India and Big Boss inmate, the very controversial Veena Malik will be seen at Mohali on Wednesday with Ashmit Patel by her side.
This match, which has been accompanied by deafening hype, especially now that the Indian Prime Minister’s invitation to his Pak counterpart has been accepted, might prove to be a sticky wicket for some. 
Especially for Pakistani artists in Bollywood who live and work in the country but are either wary about their loyalty or prefer to take the safe, we-are-neutral path.
Veena who loves cricket and cricketers, is at the moment divided in her love for actor Ashmit Patel and the game. Veena is in India, to be part of two cricket shows on Indian television. She says, “Some people compare me to Mandira Bedi. But I am happy being who I am. I love cricket, though commenting on it is not something I thought I would do. But life is such. You never know where it takes you.”At the moment it is off to Mohali for Veena where she will be sharing seating space (so to speak) with her country’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani watching the two politically divided countries playing the World Cup semi-final.
Veena is absolutely sure about where her loyalties lie. “It’s very simple, really. My heart says I should support Pakistan at the match. It has given me my identity and all I have. India, on the other hand, has given me so much love and fabulous career opportunities.”
So how will the saucy temptress who has defiantly thrown off the burkha, cope with the main idhar-jaaon-yaa-udhar-jaaon dilemma?
