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Sania Mirza treats ‘Dilwale’ crew to special biryani!

The ace tennis player sent Hyderabadi Biryani to the entire unit of Dilwale ahead of Eid celebrations

24 Sep, 2015

Is there anything that Sania Mirza can’t do? The ace tennis player doesn’t only outshine with her racket, but is just as good when it comes to making what we all love: biryani!

This time, the delicious Hyderabadi Biryani wasn’t made solely for hubby Shoaib Malik; Sania treated the entire cast and crew of Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale to her amazing culinary skills, reported Indian Express.

Sania, who won US Open doubles title earlier this month, had sent biryani for the entire unit where stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan, Varun Dhawan were present too! However, it seemed that Varun forgot to send his compliments to the chef when he took to Twitter and thanked Farah Khan instead.

Farah Khan was quick to correct him, though:

Shetty’s Dilwale, which will mark the comeback of Bollywood’s much loved on-screen couple Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, is set to release on December 18 this year.

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Dipak Singh Sep 24, 2015 12:19pm

looking sweet.

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ZAK Sep 24, 2015 01:36pm

Looking gorgeous beauty. Good decision to become wife of Pakistani.

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Girish Sehgal Sep 24, 2015 02:38pm

Pride of India

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kashif Sep 24, 2015 03:08pm

Nice

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sanj Sep 24, 2015 03:35pm

@ZAK - that was her personal choice. She didn't care his nationality

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Ali-indian Sep 24, 2015 03:36pm

@ZAK could not agree more dude Indians have issues with wives earning more than themselves ...

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Gurpreet Singh Sabharwal (USA) Sep 24, 2015 05:07pm

@ZAK : How is it a good decision to marry a guy who isn't doing much & she's carrying all the load?

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Ragu Sep 24, 2015 05:42pm

So talented and graceful!

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Jag Sep 24, 2015 06:22pm

@ZAK..... and very good decision to live in India and Dubai

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dabangg Sep 24, 2015 07:11pm

@ZAK Please tell us why was it a good decision? They fell in love and got married. I don't think she was looking for Pakistani husband.

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Indian Sep 24, 2015 07:24pm

looks like after tennis she has plans for film Industry , :) she will be a hit there as well ,

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truth Sep 24, 2015 08:19pm

Proud of her ! For all those pakistani gentlemen and women who comment or think that there is huge bias or marginalization of minorities in India, this is something to ponder. We have had achievers in every field who are from minority (which by the way is second largest population of muslims, even more than Pakistan). I am from the same city where she grew up. She was spotted as a talent by the well known industrialist and supported by across the board coaches, players and sponsors and most of them were from Majority community. She flourished in India and is a way forward looking girl. She would not have flourished as well in pakistan despite being a muslim. She is now a national award winner and a brand ambassador of a state.

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Manjeet Sep 24, 2015 09:27pm

National daughter on law of Pak

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Rashid Sultan Sep 24, 2015 09:58pm

She is such a lovely brilliant girl. Long may she remain the queen of Indian Tennis. Such an inspiration to youngsters and a role model. Narrow minded Indians may feel miffed because she was married off to a Pakistani cricketer who, incidentally, is such nice man and a sportsman. But she is her own person and an ultra India nationalist and admired by majority of people in both countries. She is more Indian than most Indians, a brand ambassador for a large state and decorated & recognised by her India government. Maybe Pakistan should give her recognition too like we did thespian Dilip Kumar. And Raj Kapoor? I'm not sure about Raj Kapoor.

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Shahdab Sep 24, 2015 10:27pm

Hope she gives biryani davats to our cricket team also.

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Abbassin Sep 25, 2015 01:27am

@Gurpreet Singh Sabharwal (USA) /Shoaib is not a pauper either-he has made enough money and continues to do so by playing for various leagues around the world and of course for Pakistan. He may not be a superstar, but an all-round star player for a long time. He has been captain of Sialkot Stallions who have won multiple national championships. Further, he was captain of Pakistan team, much before he met her and got married. However, that is not the point-they met, liked each other and got married.

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SHAZIA AFRIDI Sep 25, 2015 02:05am

Have tried traditional Indian Hyderabadi Biryani which a neighbor's grandmother made from an old family recipe which was from the Nizam of Hyderabad's household. It was a bit too spicy for me, as I prefer the traditional lamb or beef biryani made by my Khala who's in laws have roots in UP, India. Actually biryani was never known of in Lahore or Punjab until immigrants from Delhi and UP, India brought it over to Karachi which then spread to all of Pakistan.

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Shaukat Sep 25, 2015 04:54am

@SHAZIA AFRIDI ,you are wrong ,Biryani is favorite all over the formarly Soviet Union states of Uzbekistan,Tajikistan and Dagestan,Afghanistan along with Northern Pakistan including( Kashmiri Biryani) way befor Nizam of Hyderabad even tasted for the first time. I believe Mughal introduced this to India.

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Shridhar Subrahmanyam Sep 25, 2015 05:00am

Life is not fair! Such a great looker and also a wonderful tennis player! I am kidding. She is a perfect iconic cultural ambassador for India!

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sudhir Sep 25, 2015 05:43am

The biryani in the Indian Hyderabad is as best as it gets. It even beats the Lukhnowi biryani. Eating in restaurants is okay. But going to a Muslim home and eating it beats everything

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Irfan Sep 25, 2015 05:48am

I am sure she would have learned cooking delicous Pakistani Briyani from her husband

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Mohamad USA Sep 25, 2015 05:54am

Sania has always been a star.... The question is why she married Shoaib a mediocre, whi is no where near her fame & achievements. Perhaps Cupid is to blame.

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AXH Sep 25, 2015 06:40am

It should be the other way round and the crew should have treated her for her recent successes in sports.

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Harsha Subbaiah Sep 25, 2015 07:50am

I think all of you all have some serious issues! For all I know love sees no border, religion, cast, creed or colour. I'm an Indian born and bought up in India. Studying in US and my girlfriend is from Pakistan. We been going strong for the last 3 years. Living in the Bay Area. I don't think our parents had or have any issues. So y'all can shut it and get a life. When the world has learnt to move, y'all still stuck in that age old stigma. Get outta this bigotry. Look at life in a brighter perspective. For the record I'm a Hindu from chennai. If that makes things more interesting.

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hyderabadi4life Sep 25, 2015 08:08am

Everyone is in love with hyderabadi biryani! From Iran to Pakistan to Lucknow to London to New York. Everyone wants to get a spoon of this delicacy. From a humble worker to a celebrity, everyone loves it and I could not have been more proud of my city's gastronomical traditions..! hyderabad zindabad...! secunderabad zindabad..!

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harsh Sep 25, 2015 09:17am

Looking really gorgeous and beautiful. Good decision to marry a real mard from Pakistan.

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Sajid Ibrahim Sep 25, 2015 04:56pm

@Gurpreet Singh Sabharwal (USA) - ZAK made a daft comment about "good choice to become wife of Pakistani", but your comment isnt any better. Shoaib has made plenty as a cricketer ( sorry you may not know as Cricket is hardly played in the USA) . He's played and captained Pakistan as well as in leagues in other countries. They both look good together, regardless of which nation they are from and they both earn their own,

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SHAZIA AFRIDI Sep 25, 2015 07:17pm

@Shaukat Please read my statement carefully, I am referring about traditional biryani with lamb/beef and saffron - not known of in Punjab/Lahore until much later after Pakistan's creation. FYI, biryani from Delhi and UP is the most traditional style eaten in Karachi which originated from pre-partition areas - and obviously cities and states ruled by the Mughals. You obviously are not from Lahore or Pakistan Punjab or you would know what I'm referring to. Perhaps as an Indian you are not aware of these foodie facts about Karachi or Lahore.

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Shahid Akbar Sep 25, 2015 08:22pm

When are you going to work in Indian movies?

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Atshan Azam Sep 26, 2015 02:55pm

I am at a loss to understand why..not? Hyderabadi mix-up their delicious, lazeez-cooked biryani with 'potatoes? like Calcuttans?

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raghu Sep 27, 2015 12:11pm

sania is slowly getting into aunty mode facially

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