Preity Zinta has put the highs and lows of the Indian Premier League (IPL) of cricket and her Mohali team behind and is busy with as many as four pending films.

After a short break, the star is now raring to go on these projects. ?"I didn’t realize how much I had put off. I’ve so much pending work. Four films are at different stages of completion. I have to immediately start dubbing for Harr Pal and Heroes. Then I leave for the world tour with the Bachchans."?

In Heroes, she is paired opposite one of her favourite co-stars, Salman Khan. And she has even agreed to do a cameo in the Salman-Kareena Kapoor film Main Aur Mrs Khanna.?"It’s Salman’s home production ... and he is a buddy. But it’s not an item song really. It’s an interesting cameo. And I’ve agreed to be in the film because the director, Prem Soni, is a dear friend. And since Salman has played Prem so often, let’s just say this one is for Prem," she chuckled.?

She is also excited about her Punjabi film Heaven On Earth with acclaimed director Deepa Mehta. The filmmaker has apparently said that Preity is the best actress she has ever worked with.?"I love Deepa for that. When she signed me for the film, she told me she wanted the actress, not the star. That sounded so corny. But when I reached Toronto to shoot Heaven On Earth I knew exactly what she meant. I’m dying to see the complete film," Preity told IANS.?Looking back on the IPL experience, Preity said, "It was one helluva learning experience. It was also very annoying to hear rubbish like ‘Preity sat on a cricketer’s lap’. Does it make any sense for me to make a public spectacle of myself? I mean that’s hardly me. I don’t sit on people’s laps," she remarked.?

But the actress, who was the co-owner of Kings XI Punjab, stressed that it was a positive experience on the whole.?

"I learned a whole new definition for the concept of on-field bonding. See, as a film actor I’ve always worked in a team ... but not in this way. Here, on the field I was hands-on," she said.