Sania now a Pakistani by Marriage

The celebrity wedding between tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik took place on Monday (April 12) as the two families advanced the much hyped marriage by three days.

Originally, the marriage was to take place on April 15 although stories on the re-scheduling of the marriage kept coming in the media.


Earlier in the day, Sania's spokesperson Rucha Nayak said the 'nikah' will be performed soon but did not divulge the venue details.

"I will like to confirm that the nikah of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik will be taking place shortly. The venue and timing cannot be confirmed as of now due to security reasons," Nayak said.

"This is a very personal thing in Shoaib and Sania's life. We hope you respect the sentiments of their families," she added.

However, sources said the marriage was to be solemnised at 1 pm at Taj Krishna hotel.

Nayak though gave details on the outfits the couple will wear for the nikah.

"Sania will be wearing a red saree that her mother had worn 25 years ago for her own nikah. Shoaib will be wearing a black sherwani which was made by Shantanu and Nikhil," Nayak said.

Giving details of the marriage-related ceremonies she said that 'Mehendi' is scheduled for April 13, Sangeet on April 14 and reception will be held on April 15 as scheduled.

The build up to their marriage has been controversial due to Shoaib's first marriage with a local girl Ayesha Siddiqui.

Ayesha had alleged that Shoaib married her over phone before dumping her without a divorce due to her weight problems.

Shoaib initially denied the allegations and claimed that Ayesha duped him into a phone marriage by sending photographs of a different woman. The all-rounder, however, finally agreed to divorce her after being pressurised by community leaders.