Sreesanth and Priyanka Chopra stage soap opera

After several weeks of heated speculation that cricket superstar Sreesanth was in love with Bollywood starlet Priyanka Chopra, here came the anti climax that this romance was stage managed for the publicity stunt of a soap brand.

The previous weeks were rife with news that Sreesanth and priyanka were seeing each other and even an alleged taped conversation between them declaring their love for each other was doing the rounds in newspapers and television.

These developments came to a climax on the evening of 13 March with a stage-managed show for the press. The show started with some dancers starting the event by a performance. Then, Aamir Ali, a popular TV. actor joined Sreesanth to sing and dance, serenading Priyanka Chopra who emerged finally to announce that the whole thing was a stage-managed affair to promote the Lux brand of soaps

This gimmick by the soap brand infuriated some press people. “Is love on sale? “,quipped some. But the actors were quick to defend the show.

“This was pre-planned. Since Sree, Aamir and I know each other so well, we thought Lux’s innovative idea of promotion would be fun” said Priyanka. She justified Lux’s publicity stunt by saying, “The concept was catchy besides it feels good to have two men fighting for you! I don’t think this concept was cheap or even misleading! We as celebrities laugh off so many things written about us by the media, which are not true. I am sure the people will take this ad in the right spirit and laugh it off too”.

A blushing Sreesanth admitted he is single. He denied he was looking for a Bollywood career. At present he only wishes to focus on his cricket, he said.

In all the brand promotion had all elements of a soap opera.