Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza get married

She wore a red sari at the nikah today, Shoaib wore a sherwani by Shantanu & Nikhil

It's the latest in the series of twists that have become part and parcel of the Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik story. Early today (April 12), their media representative told the press that the nikah between the two would be performed today. The date and time were not revealed due to security reasons, and the representative refused to answer any other questions either.

The nikah did happen at the Taj Krishna in Hyderabad, the same five-star hotel where the reception on April 15 is also expected to take place. Sania wore a red sari, the same one her mother wore at her own nikah years ago. Shoaib wore a sherwani by designers Shantanu & Nikhil. It's also been revealed that the mehendi function will be held tomorrow, while the sangeet ceremony will happen day after. The reception will take place as planned on April 15.

The developments today come after there were stories doing the rounds on Friday (April 9) that Shoaib and Sania were going to get married on the day. A qazi in the area had even confirmed that this would happen. But then problems surfaced because, apparently, Shoaib's passport and other documents were still with the police. A member of Sania's family had said then that the marriage would happen as planned on April 15.