MUMBAI: Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal to host the star studded Chevrolet Apsara Awards on Friday 8 January, 2010.

Rampal has been out of Mumbai for quite some time, now. He was in London shooting for Sajid Khan’s Housefull and then Prakash Jha’s Rajniti in Bhopal after which he’s been shooting for debut director Siddharth Malhotra’s film which is a remake of Stepmom. He has also been busy with his restaurant in Delhi. Rampal said, “It’s been chaotic and strenuous especially after I strained my back. The sprain is making it difficult for me to move about. But I took a short break and I am much better now.”

For Zinta, nothing like the New Year to start anew. After the hectic Indian Premier League and her subsequent break up with beau and business partner, Ness Wadia in April last year in South Africa, she took off to the United States of America for a long holiday. News kept filtering in that Zinta was there for a holiday with old friends, while some said that she was there for some corrective surgery. Some said that she had enrolled for some course at the New York University and others opined that she was taking Spanish dancing classes. Zinta preferred to keep mum, but now she is back in circulation and starting off with a bang.