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Sania Mirza’s days of singledom come to an end tonight with the Indian tennis ace all set to get engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza in a private ceremony in Hyderabad.
Sohrab is an MBA student and son of a city-based businessman.
The 22-year-old Sania and Sohrab (23) will exchange rings at 8.30pm at a posh city hotel on Friday night.
With two cupid-struck youth creating nuisance outside Sania’s Banjara Hills residence in the last two days, the city police have made tight security arrangements to ward off any trouble at the function.
The Mirza family have gone to great lengths to keep the function a private affair, away from media glare.
“This is a private affair and we request the media to cooperate with us,” Sania’s father Imran Mirza told mediapersons who gathered outside their residence.
Sohrab is pursuing MBA in Britain and his father owns a chain of bakeries in the city.
The groom’s family, who migrated from Iran many years ago, lives in Anand Nagar in the heart of the city.
Imran Mirza had earlier said that Sania would pursue the game after her engagement. The wedding would take place a couple of years later.
Sania is likely to leave for America later this month to participate in the US Open and other competitions, sources said.
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which is more funny?
1. Akshay fans saying KI is NOT a flop but MNIK IS a flop.
2. SRK fans saying ...
"You really believe that MNIK is not a flop street? "
first you tell me. two questions for you:
Isn't it ...
DDDhit- Don't worry MNIK has recovered its money from Indonesia, Yeman etc. LOL !!! 
You really believe that MNIK is not a flop street? :) 
Sachin in full form:
I hope you are feeling better
A. R. Rahman’s Chicago gig tickets sell for $1,050 each 
Kya Rocky sir...bahot neend aa rahi hai? :)
Chalo chodo iss baat ko we shud better agree to disagree on this ...
I am a Huge, huge fan of MS Dhoni for a pretty long time. I havent missed a single match ...
I do not think any Bollywood star other than Aamir Khan can figure in 2009-10 top 10 of all India ...
Som 10 July 2009
12:11:31 pm
Sania gets engaged at a grand ceremony
Tennis sensation Sania Mirza looked stunning in her specially created green and gold coloured dress, as she got engaged to her childhood friend and a family acquaintance Mohammed Sohrab Mirza at a private ceremony held amid tight security at the Taj Krishna hotel in Hyderabad on Friday night.
Sohrab wearing a black Armani suit was accompanied by his parents He presented Sania with a Rs 10 lakh worth 2 carat diamond solitaire ring at the ceremony, marked by the Muslim traditions with a touch of Deccani and Iranian culture.
Sohrab Mirza’s family originally hails from Iran and the same was evident both in the ceremony and the impressive dinner laid out for more than 300 guests, mostly relatives and friends.
Though the list of invitees included big names like Sachin Tendulkar [Images] and Yuvraj Singh [Images], they were not among the guests present at the occasion. Mahesh Bhupati, Sania’s mentor as well as mixed doubles partner, Telugu film star Vishnuvardhan and his wife Veronica were present to witness the grand occasion.
The families of both the girl and the boy came with loads of gifts on trays covered with the red coloured satin cloths with gold embroidery work in purely Hyderabadi style. The trays were loaded with the dresses, jewelry, fruits, dry fruits, bangles among other gifts.
While Sohrab’s family gifted Sania 11 dresses of different styles that were designed by different designers, Sania’s family presented six dresses and a diamond watch to their would-be son-in-law.
Interestingly the famous anchor and film personality Rakhshanda Khan accompanied Sania as her bridesmaid.
After the ceremony was over, the guests enjoyed the delicacies including several varieties of famous Hyderabadi Biryani.
The police had a tough time to keep away the huge contingent of media as well as a motley crowd of local fans.
Media, which was kept away from the ceremony, literally laid the siege on the entrance of the hotel trying to shoot the occupants of every car entering the hotel. While Sania sitting at the backseat of her car ducked to avoid the camera glare, some other important guests used the back entrance of the hotel to avoid media attention.
Meanwhile, the fans and admirers of Sania flooded her home with cakes that had various messages expressing their feelings written on it. “Congrats Sania and Sohrab” was one of them.
Som 10 July 2009
12:15:22 pm
Video:Sania gets engaged to Sohrab Mirza