31 August,2016 06:22 PM IST | | Mohar Basu
An upcoming web series, Powerplay, will see Richa Chadha essaying the role of an actress who owns a cricket team along with her boyfriend (played by Angad Bedi). Reminds you of Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia?
An upcoming web series, Powerplay, will see Richa Chadha essaying the role of an actress who owns a cricket team along with her boyfriend (played by Angad Bedi). Reminds you of Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia? Well, we hear the series that recently went on floors will focus solely on all things cricket and betting. As far as the relationship between Ness and Preity is concerned, the writers have apparently kept their domestic woes out of the show's first season, lest they are slapped with a defamation suit.
Ness Wadia and Preity Zinta, who co-own Kings XI Punjab in IPL
An insider says, "Their personal relationship had a turbulent end as a result of which they parted ways. Professionally, they remained strong until 2014 when she filed a case against him for alleged of molestation and intimidation. In this web series, the writers felt it is tricky to involve their stormy love affair which got the better of their professional reputation. The writers toyed with the idea initially, but eventually gave it up since Ness is a powerful man and adapting any part of his life may prove to be a costly risk. For the first season, they are keeping the focus just on the game."
Farhan Akhtar
Meanwhile, Richa is up for the challenge of playing a bubbly girl on screen. A source close to her says that she dug out old interviews where Preity spoke about how she got involved with IPL. "Watching old matches came handy, but Richa mostly tried to find out what lured an actress to invest in a sporting business, right when it was starting off. Preity had gone to the US for a sports management degree after she acquired a stake in the team and Richa, too, is doing her best to get a working knowledge of what her job entailed," adds the source.
Angad Bedi and Richa Chadha
When we reached out to critic-turned-director Karan Anshuman, who will helm the project, he told us, "At this point, I don't wish to divulge any detail regarding the plot. We have already started shooting it and hope people like it."
