Actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband, Raj Kundra might have been ousted from the IPL but that doesn’t mean that the actor is shifting her priorities.
Shilpa, say sources close to her, is considering to shift her focus to football from cricket. “The decision (to exclude to her team Rajasthan Royals from the next edition of the cricketing series) has come as huge shock to both Raj and Shilpa and right now they are in touch with other shareholders of the team to figure out what are their options.” says a source.
However, sources also confirm that Shilpa still has kept her options open about hosting a premier league of football. The actor earlier had a meeting with the AIFF (All India Football Federation) where she had expressed her desire to organise the tournament.
Shilpa, say sources close to her, is considering to shift her focus to football from cricket. “The decision (to exclude to her team Rajasthan Royals from the next edition of the cricketing series) has come as huge shock to both Raj and Shilpa and right now they are in touch with other shareholders of the team to figure out what are their options.” says a source.
However, sources also confirm that Shilpa still has kept her options open about hosting a premier league of football. The actor earlier had a meeting with the AIFF (All India Football Federation) where she had expressed her desire to organise the tournament.
“At that point of time AIFF had responded very enthusiastically to the offer. They had also made a presentation to the AIFF about the tournament,” the source adds.
According to the proposal made to the AIFF, the tourney will be a private football league and will be by invitation only where six elite corporates and six A-List celebrities will co-own the football teams. The league is touted to be named as Football India Cup.
“The plan also includes international footballers and retired footballers in top form. It was more or less on the lines of the IPL but in a much more modified form. However, though plans appear to be put on the back-burner.
Nothing is finalised yet. If the project turns out to be viable then you might see her plunging headlong into football. Shilpa’s friends Praful Patel (minister and AIFF president) has also promised all help in her initiative,” the source adds.
However, as things appear right now, the football plans might not see the light of the day immediately.
“It all depends if the plans work out effectively. It depends whether AIFF makes this a viable business proposition,” the source added.
Though Shilpa had earlier told After Hrs that she is very keen to start the football tournament, she is currently very disheartened after the IPL decision.
Her friends say that the actor will include clauses that will insulate her from these kinds of exclusions in the future. The actress might not go ahead with her football plans if she feels that she is on a sticky wicket as a promoter.
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