Bombay: 22 Mar 2005/Sawf News Service/ --After being seen in many filmi functions with Bombay Dyeing heir Ness Wadia, Bollywood grapevines have been ringing with gossip about Preity Zinta and her new boyfriend from the family of one of the most well known industrial houses of India. Ness inherits his name from his illustrious ancestors and his education and wealth from his family empire.

Preity Zinta has at last admitted to her relationship with Ness Wadia, heir to the Bombay Dyeing empire. Though she denies that she was in Thailand with him during the Tsunami disaster, she is seeing him at many parties and Bollywood functions.

The Wadias have been a prominent business family in India and own several companies. The family is known also for the fact that the sister of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League, who founded the state of Pakistan, was married to one of its scions. The present lady of the house, Maureen Wadia is the founder of the Gladrags magazine and the organizer of the Mega Model Search and Mrs. World Contest each year. She is a socialite par excellence and is known for her parties. Preity, it is reported, was holidaying with Ness in Thailand when the tsunami hit the country. Both returned safely to India. Of course, Preity denies all this. Now, the couple is seen in many Bollywood dos and private parties, so their relationship is out in the open at last!

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