Shoiab Malik and Sania Mirza’s marriage caught the imagination of the people of two nations who have lived amidst war and bloodshed in the last over sixty years since the partition that bloodied most of the two nations.Two hundred thousand people were killed, following the partition that saw the biggest ever movement of people from one place to another.And since the partition most of the time has been spent amidst acrimony and war mongering by hawks in the two nations.India has accused Pakistan of being responsible for spate of attacks in the country while Pakistan too has accused India of the same.This is the r
eason that the marriage has become so much newsworthy for people across the borders and beyond.Meanwhile the wedding reception of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik didn’t have too many prominent faces as expected. It turned out to be a very low key affair with only few Bollywood celebrities, politicians and sports persons attending the reception.The star couple from two rival countries seems to be the symbol of love and friendship across both the countries and in the near future may act as the good will representatives of India and Pakistan.The much awaited event to be held on April 15 was unexpectedly dull on the D-day. The venue, the Taj Krishna, was decorated with flowers and golden light, done by the famous Hyderabad based florist and decorator, BalKrishna. Besides hotel’s security guards, police and traffic police were also called to keep a check on the guests and also media.The first to turn-up was Shoaib Malik’s mother Sultana, who was extremely delighted to have Sania as her daughter-in-law and was waiting eagerly to welcome Sania in Pakistan. She also said that they will have a grand welcome celebration in Sialkot on April 17.Sohail Tanveer, Pakistani cricketer, was also present at the event. He said, “I am representing the Pakistan cricketing fraternity here. It feels great to be in India and especially in Hyderabad for this august occasion. The best part is we are taking our ‘bhabhi' [Sania] back home.” Firdous Ashiq Awan, Pakistan’s federal minister for population welfare, along with other Pakistani delegates, gifted Sania a golden crown studded with semi-precious stones.Out of 1000 guests, only few were among famous personalities to attend the event. Among them were, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Chandrababu Naidu, Subbirami Reddy, famous South actors Nagarjuna and his wife Amala, Jagapathi Babu, Venkatesh, Vishnuvardhan and film producer V.J. Rajendra Prasad, Bollywood actor Raza Murad, actresses Neha Dhupia and Rakshanda Khan, ghazal maestro Talat Aziz who is also Sania’a Uncle, fashion designers Shantanu and Nikhil with their wives Rima and Vidushi and kids Ayan, Rishan, Vivhan and Ninya. Former Davis Cuppers S.P. Mishra and Vasudeva Reddy, and tennis stars of yesteryears, Jayadeep Mukherjee and Enrico Piperno, former test cricketer Arshad Ayub and chairman of GVK group of industries, GVK Reddy, were among the VIPs.And guests who were expected but didn’t turn up were Salman Khan, Arbaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan and Police Commissioner of AP.
eason that the marriage has become so much newsworthy for people across the borders and beyond.Meanwhile the wedding reception of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik didn’t have too many prominent faces as expected. It turned out to be a very low key affair with only few Bollywood celebrities, politicians and sports persons attending the reception.The star couple from two rival countries seems to be the symbol of love and friendship across both the countries and in the near future may act as the good will representatives of India and Pakistan.The much awaited event to be held on April 15 was unexpectedly dull on the D-day. The venue, the Taj Krishna, was decorated with flowers and golden light, done by the famous Hyderabad based florist and decorator, BalKrishna. Besides hotel’s security guards, police and traffic police were also called to keep a check on the guests and also media.The first to turn-up was Shoaib Malik’s mother Sultana, who was extremely delighted to have Sania as her daughter-in-law and was waiting eagerly to welcome Sania in Pakistan. She also said that they will have a grand welcome celebration in Sialkot on April 17.Sohail Tanveer, Pakistani cricketer, was also present at the event. He said, “I am representing the Pakistan cricketing fraternity here. It feels great to be in India and especially in Hyderabad for this august occasion. The best part is we are taking our ‘bhabhi' [Sania] back home.” Firdous Ashiq Awan, Pakistan’s federal minister for population welfare, along with other Pakistani delegates, gifted Sania a golden crown studded with semi-precious stones.Out of 1000 guests, only few were among famous personalities to attend the event. Among them were, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Chandrababu Naidu, Subbirami Reddy, famous South actors Nagarjuna and his wife Amala, Jagapathi Babu, Venkatesh, Vishnuvardhan and film producer V.J. Rajendra Prasad, Bollywood actor Raza Murad, actresses Neha Dhupia and Rakshanda Khan, ghazal maestro Talat Aziz who is also Sania’a Uncle, fashion designers Shantanu and Nikhil with their wives Rima and Vidushi and kids Ayan, Rishan, Vivhan and Ninya. Former Davis Cuppers S.P. Mishra and Vasudeva Reddy, and tennis stars of yesteryears, Jayadeep Mukherjee and Enrico Piperno, former test cricketer Arshad Ayub and chairman of GVK group of industries, GVK Reddy, were among the VIPs.And guests who were expected but didn’t turn up were Salman Khan, Arbaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan and Police Commissioner of AP. Pakistani Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan, cricketer Sohail Tanvir and singer Waris Baig attended the wedding reception of Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza Thursday night.
Awan, population welfare minister who represented the Pakistani government at the reception, presented a crown to Sania on behalf of the people of Sialkot, the home town of Shoaib. She also handed over gifts from Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to the newly-wed couple.
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