In what has to be one of the most sporting announcements, the actress, 42, wrote in a Facebook post: "I was holding on the 'Miss Tag' rather seriously till now, until I met someone 'Goodenough'." Taking a dig at her husband's surname, she added, "Let the Goodenough jokes begin."
I was holding on the " Miss Tag" rather seriously till now, until I met someone " Goodenough" to give it up for So now...
Posted by Real Preity Zinta on Saturday, 5 March 2016
Preity's close friend and colleague Riteish Deshmukh was the first from the Bollywood fraternity to follow her advice:
Heartiest Congratulations Mrs Z @realpreityzinta - Goodenough for you is Goodenough for us. Love & Happiness forever- Big hugggg
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) March 6, 2016
Twitter, however, went into a joke overdrive much before the actress gave her permission. Sample these tweets soon after she was married:
Gene is Goodenough for @realpreityzinta
— Shailesh Varudkar (@sbvarudkar) March 1, 2016
Preity Zinta: "I wanna get married but koi mil nahi raha"
— Akshar (@AksharPathak) March 1, 2016
Friend: "I know a guy. Financial analyst hai. America me."
Preity: "Goodenough"
The Gene is Preity Goodenough. Congrats @realpreityzinta have a Blessed wedded life..kisi ki nazar na lage
— Donna Thapa Rana (@teracerno9) March 1, 2016
Congratulations poured in from all quarters:
CONGRATULATIONS to my dear friend @realpreityzinta on finally taking the plunge!Welcome to the gang Z. Big love to both of u. Eternal tings!
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) March 6, 2016
OMG @realpreityzinta I'm soooo happy for you. Congratulations and here's wishing u both a wonderful life ahead! Hugs https://t.co/pLOOq4usKe
PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) March 5, 2016
HUGE CONGRATS my friend @realpreityzinta on your marriage to Gene in Los Angeles, City of Angels. Blessings! pic.twitter.com/NLBEIY6fS7
— KABIR BEDI (@iKabirBedi) March 1, 2016
They were promptly thanked for their wishes
Thank you for all the love & good wishes folks Appreciate it from the bottom of my heart I'm touched; humbled Love u all ting
Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) March 6, 2016
Thank you my darling AB The earth didn't shake & there was no thunderhaha !See U guys soon when Im back love ya https://t.co/K26XrKGQOJ
Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) March 6, 2016
Preity, star of films like Dil Se, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Mission Kashmir and Gene, a financial analyst, will reportedly host a Bollywood-style reception in Mumbai in April.
The actress was earlier believed to be in a relationship with industrialist Ness Wadia. Ness and Preity, co-owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab, are believed to have dated for five years between 2005 and 2009. In June 2014, the actress filed a police complaint accusing the Wadia Group scion of having attacked her at an IPL match in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
Preity made a comeback with the poorly-received Ishkq in Paris (2013) which she produced as well as starred in. She was last seen in 2014's Happy Ending.
