It is the perfect match - star power of Bollywood and of the cricketing world. This is the IPL. Get a glimpse of the IPL's celeb side.
As we realised last year, Bollywood stars can be associated with IPL in a variety of capacities. Many stars decided to be brand ambassadors for some teams. Akshay Kumar was the brand ambassador for the Delhi's Daredevils team
Riya Sen was picked as the brand ambassador for the IPL tournament.
Yet another possible role for Bollywood stars at the IPL is to shake a leg with the cheerleaders and entertain the crowd before the game begins! Emraan Hashmi had this role last year.
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya owns the Bangalore team - Royal Challangers. He is also the brand ambassador for his team.
Apart from Mallya, the other business giant who owns a team is Mukesh Ambani. His money rides on the Mumbai Indians.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is the owner and brand ambassador of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The newest Bollywood owner of an IPL team is none other than Shilpa Shetty. She doesn't own the Rajasthan Royals singularly however, but has a stake in it.
Quite naturally, Shilpa entered into this field of business with the man in her life - Raj Kundra. Together the duo have invested $15 million in the team, which amounts to a 12 percent stake.
There is more to the Bollywood connection with IPL. Preity Zinta is a co-owner of the Mohali team.
Not unlike Shilpa, Preity too has invested in this venture along with her significant other - Ness Wadia.
