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Preity Zinta has made a complaint about the behaviour of the media, during her visit to a Sai Baba temple.

The actress, who was on a private visit to the pilgrimage site 300km outside Mumbai, said that her trip was spoiled by the media.

The Kal Ho Naa Ho star posted on her Twitter page: "Good morning. Went to Shirdi yesterday and came back with memories of media pushing me instead of the serene face & energy of Sai Baba (sic)."

Zinta, who was awarded an honorary degree from the University of East London last year, expressed her anger in a number of posts on the social networking site.

"In front of God we bare ourselves and look to purify our soul. Instead of feeling uplifted I came back feeling sad and deprived from Shirdi."

Actor Himesh Reshammiya caused controversy when he visited a religious site in Ajmer hidden beneath a burqa.

Preity Zinta has revealed her excitement about this year's International Indian Film Awards.

The 35-year-old actress, who was previously the recipient of an IIFA award for her performance in Kal Ho Naa Ho, commented on the international importance of the event.

She said: "I am very excited to see the IIFA action shift to Toronto this year, which shares a close association with India."

The awards show, which is now in its 11th year, has before been staged in a range of locations including London, Dubai, Macau, Colombo and Yorkshire.

"I think IIFA is a very novel venture and has allowed our Indian Film Fraternity to expand its wings over the globe with IIFA's remarkable idea of taking the fraternity to different cities and countries each year," added the star.

The three-day-long IIFAs are scheduled to begin June 23.