Mixed Doubles

The hot n spicy cross border Sania-Shoaib affair is proving to be quite a media circus. Are they already married, should they tie the knot or wait till the controversy blows over? Indian Link asked its readers for their take on the unfolding Bollywood blockbuster

What a tamasha! The way it’s going, it seems that Sania/Shoib controversy has all the mirch masala of a Bollywood movie. But I think the villian of the piece in this case, is the lady making claims that she is married to Shoib. I have been following the story and it keeps getting more dramatic and unbelievable as she makes all kinds of claims which don’t seem to have any basis. I think she’s just getting her 15 minutes of fame. Somehow Shoib’s version of events seems to be more genuine.

Sania and Shoib should postpone their wedding until this issue clears up, not just for themselves, but because it will cast a shadow over what is to be a happy occasion. After all, they will still be engaged and can marry later, once the allegations have been put to rest. But the people who are happiest about this controversy is the media, who are having a field day. Well, at least someone’s having fun.

Prashant Dixit Petersham

The Indo-Pak love match has turned out to be yet another example of what has been absolutely key to Indian cinema – a dramatic spectacle of a just-to-be- married couple whose matrimonial plans are rudely interrupted by a third woman who bursts on to the scene with a “Yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti!” I think the great Indian wedding spectacle just got itself a version 2. What a perfect potboiler

Rahul Sethi Eastwood

At a time when India and Pakistan are not on the best of terms, there couldn’t have been better news than a cross border relationship of such high profile. Of course, the Sania-Shoaib engagement has attracted attention because they are both extremely popular sportstars. Sport has traditionally broken down barriers, this is particularly true of cricket. Shoaib himself is well aware of this and has expressed his wish that Sania win an Olympic medal for India.

Shyam Narendra Oatley

We are a species obsessed with each other’s personal lives and have a worthless opinion about everything under the sun. Talking about things as redundant as ‘community/caste’, ‘marriage’ or even nationalism in the 21st century, when the world is nothing but a cheap

Chinese imitation of the US of A, simply goes out to show that we live in a duality of sorts, where our ‘morals’ and ‘actions’ are two different realms. Face it, we rant more than we deliver or practice.

Urvashi Garg Campsie

Tennis star Sania Mirza’s life has been mired with controversy ever since she started playing tennis a few years ago. From being slammed by Muslim clerics for wearing un-Islamic clothes to being in the news for disrespecting the national flag, Sania has seen it all. I think she has a penchant for courting controversy.

Nitin Shah Strathfield

Now, whether the love-birds actually marry and have a happy-after in Dubai, earning accolades for their respective countries in the realm of sports (true patriots is what they’d like themselves to be remembered as), or they simply move on to greener pastures of love, one thing is certain, their relationship has truly sparked the flames of ‘Aman ki Aasha’ for many and given another reason to bicker for many more.

Sindhu Sharma Westmead