Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has tied the knot with her American boyfriend Gene Goodenough in a private ceremony in Los Angeles.

Preity got married to Goodenough, who is posted as a Senior Vice President of Finance with a US-based hydroelectric power company, yesterday in presence of family and close friends.

While the 41-year-old “Kal Ho Naa Ho” star kept mum about her wedding, veteran actor and Preity’s friend Kabir Bedi confirmed the news by congratulating her on Twitter. “HUGE CONGRATS my friend @realpreityzinta on your marriage to Gene in Los Angeles, City of Angels. Blessings!” he posted. Celebrity jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali, sister of Suzanne Khan, who is close friends with Preity and is in LA for her wedding, also congratulated the actress. “Congratulations sweets on your wedding @realpreityzinta. Lots of love and blessings all the way from India,” Farah said. The news comes after Preity repeatedly quashed reports of her marriage. The actress, who is known for her performances in films like “Dil Se..” “Kya Kehna”, “Veer-Zaara” and “Kal Ho Naa Ho”, was last seen in a full-fledged role in 2013 film “Ishkq in Paris”. Preity ventured into entrepreneurship in 2008, becoming the co-owner of Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team Kings X1 Punjab of the Indian Premier League (IPL). — PTI