The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Sania, is bestfriend. She is the most grounded and most down-to-earth person I have met, other than myself. I think we get along, because she is normal. I need to go outside of our friendship to realise what a big star she is. When we are together, we are two normal girl friends, talking about our kids, or just lying in bed and watching Bigg Boss. It’s a very normal friendship—when I see other people’s reactions to her, is when I realise that she is a legend in the sports history of our country. Who had heard of women’s tennis in our country before her? She is a genuine star who has just done what she has done, without waving the flag of feminism or using the woman card.

 We get along because we have this wicked sense of humour—we can get really dark. We find humour in most things.