The world has collapsed around him,
but he hasn’t let go of his dignity. As different news channels attribute
different reasons for his broken engagement with tennis star Sania Mirza, Sohrab
Mirza, who’s currently doing his MBA in the UK, shares his grief in an
exclusive chat.
‘
It
didn’t come out of the
blue!’
The man with an
attractive baritone voice says that “differences between us cropped up
right from the word go. After the engagement, we realised that we were
completely incompatible although we had known each other for around six years
and our families have been friends for three generations. The broken engagement
didn’t come out of the blue, I saw it
coming!”
‘
It
hurts!’
His manner is
perfectly poised, but he can’t hide the pain in his voice. On the reports,
which allude that Sania broke the engagement, he says, “It was a mutual
decision to get engaged and we mutually decided to part ways even though it
hurts. But, you have to move
on.”
‘To
me she was a simple
girl’
Sohrab remains
unfazed in the face of certain reports claiming that ‘he couldn’t
adjust to Sania’s celebrity status.’ With calm in his voice, he
says, “She was a celebrity for the world, but for me she was a simple
girl. She has worked so hard to achieve what she has and I’m proud of her
achievements. But, I also run a decent business, so there was no competition
going on between us.” And what about the news of her so-called link-ups
with Shahid Kapur and Mahesh Bhupathi? Without any hesitation he replies,
“I don’t believe in gossip. And I wouldn’t have anybody
casting a slur on a lady’s
reputation.”
‘
I’ll
not avert my eyes when we
meet’
They may not
walk down the aisle together, but Sohrab makes it clear that “I’m
not going to avert my eyes and pretend ignorance when I meet Sania next. I will
walk up to her and wish her. You have to be mature and grown up about such
things in life.” Being a gentel man, he has only benign thoughts for his
ex fiancée, but what is that one quality that he will now seek in his
future wife? There’s a catch in his voice as he says, “At this
juncture I’m not even ready to think about such things. Whatever has to
happen, will happen!”
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