Preity magic
She is bubbly, bright and focused. Today, Bollywood belongs to this with-it girl of GenNow. With an impressive line-up of films in the kitty, two award-winning hits last year, and the recent critically acclaimed Lakshya, this knows-her-mind beauty is set to grab the top spot in the film industry. V. Gangadhar zeroes in on Preity Zinta’s ambitious career moves, personal priorities and reported link-ups with co-stars.

During the past few weeks in her interaction with the media, Preity Zinta had been focusing on two issues – her role in Farhan Akthar’s Lakshya and the comments on her personal life by certain gossip columnists. She is happy with the first and furious with the second. For the daughter of an army officer, her role in Lakshya, a film about jawans and the Kargil war, was something special. Preity regards it as the best role in her career which shot up in 2003 with four releases and two major hits (Koi Mil Gaya and Kal Ho Naa Ho) "Winning awards for these films was fabulous," says Preity, "but my role in Lakshya was something extra special."

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GMail: Get it if you can
Prerana Trehan
The exclusive gentlemen’s club in cyberworld has a just got itself a new address: Gmail.com. In the fast and furious competition that often ensues between the netizens’ myriad status symbols, the email service being offered by search engine Google has emerged a clear winner. 

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