UTV Stars, the recently launched ‘official Bollywood channel', is set to launch a new chat show with Preity Zinta. Starting 3 September, the show - Up Close and Personal with Preity Zinta - will air every Saturday at 7 pm. Zinta will get other celebrities to answer on personal quizzes, career maps, their favourites in Bollywood, dark secrets, hidden talents and impromptu tests of their acting and dancing skills.
The show will see stars like Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan opening up their hearts to the charming host and reveal the real person behind them.
UTV Stars business head Nikhil Gandhi said, "Up close and Personal with Preity Zinta is a show designed to deliver the brand promise of UTV Stars of being the intimate insiders! Anchored by one of the most effervescent ladies of Bollywood chatting up with her friends, the show is sure to bring back the charm in chat shows!
"The show is in sync with Zinta's personality – stylish, sexy, fun, glamorous and intelligent, the channel said. Zinta added, "I've always believed that it's not the show idea, but the way it's presented to the audiences that makes the difference. I for one am very excited about the chat show! It is a perfect platform for me to connect with the audiences while giving them access to Bollywood's finest, Up, Close and Personal!"