Rehearsals by friends and relatives that began last week for Sania-Shoaib's Sangeet ceremony will find its audience today at the Mirza manor. The 2-day-old wed couple are all geared up to give a special salsa performance for the event. According to sources, Sania is expected to wear a green or yellow dress.
Talat Aziz, the renowed ghazal singer (also Sania's uncle) will render ghazals for the sangeet ceremony. It is learnt that Aziz has composed a ghazal specially for Sania and Shoaib. Sania’s good friend and model-turned-actress Rakshanda Khan is also likely to perform at the sangeet.
The mehendi (rasm-e-hina) ceremony took place yesterday amid joyous celebrations. Sania, in a resplendent pink dress, and Shoaib Malik, in an emerald green kurta, were welcomed by Sania’s parents, as relatives from both sides gathered at the Mirza house.
Speculations are rife that for Thursday's reception at Taj Krishna, Bollywood biggies Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan are expected. Former tennis partners Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupati also feature in the reported invitation list. With the list springing up one A-list celebrity after another, the much eagerly awaited reception is expected to be a high-profile star-studded affair, a source of much awe for the celebrity-starved city.