IPL and Star Power

The IPL Council, headed by BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi, met in Mumbai before the names of the successful bidders were announced to the media. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Private Limited bagged the Kolkata team in the IPL, Vijay Mallya won the Bangalore team and Mukesh Ambani got the Mumbai team for BCCI's Twenty20 tournament.

The following are the winners :

1. Bangalore Team ---- Vijay Mallya --- $112 million
2. Mumbai Team ----- Mukesh Ambani ---- $112 million
3. kolkata Team ---- Shah Rukh Khan --- $76 million
4. Delhi Team ------- GMR -----$ 84 million
5. Chennai Team ----- India Cement ---- $91 million
6. Mohali Team ----- Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia -- $76 million
7. Jaipur team ---- Emerging Media --- $67 million
8. Hyderabad team --- Deccan Chron ---- $107 millionn

FYI: IPL - Indian Premier League , A Twenty20 tournament from BCCI.