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From Sania Mirza revealing she would play overseas matches eating ketchup-rice to Mary Kom admitting she got scared of Archana Puran Singh; revelations from The Great Indian Kapil Show

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Jun 11, 2024, 22:51 IST
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From Sania Mirza revealing she would play overseas matches eating ketchup-rice to Mary Kom admitting she got scared of Archana Puran Singh; revelations from The Great Indian Kapil Show

In a captivating episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show, Sania Mirza revealed her unconventional overseas match diet of ketchup and rice, while Mary Kom humorously admitted her fear of Archana Puran Singh. These candid confessions provided a delightful glimpse into the personal lives of the sports icons, highlighting their relatable quirks and endearing moments in the recent episode. Here are some moments that you missed in the episode:

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Kapil Sharma calls Archana Puran Singh ‘beautiful’

Kapil first compliments Archana by calling her ‘beautiful’ and the latter thanks him. Kapil then wittily says, “I know all the gold chain you are wearing they are gold-plated.” Archana replies, “Tu auraat hai na isiliye tujhe pata hai.” Kapil then narrates, “She keeps a tab on you all that Sania won a gold medal. Today, Mary Kom has got a gold medal. So she bought to gold biscuits from Dubai, melted them and made a big medal out of it. Custom waalon ne roka toh she said, ‘I won the gold medal’. He said, ‘Where did you win?’ And she replied, ‘I won in running’. He said, ‘400 meters or 800 meters?’ and Archana ji replied, ‘3.25 kilometers, from a jewellery shop to the airport the distance is 3.25 kilometers.’”

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Sania critiques Kapil’s look

Saina Nehwal calls Kapil Sharma ‘handsome’ and Sania jokes saying, “In last few shows it looked like aap jail se bhaag ke aaye ho, wearing those stripped shirts.” Kapil says, “People watching here don't know because now this show is coming in 192 countries, babes. You tell them that I've been wearing nice clothes since the beginning.” Sania then says, “Yeh achhe hai?” However, Mary Kom says, “I love what you are wearing but this is my favourite colour. I also have same jacket.”

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Mary Kom says she is afraid of Archana Puran Singh

Mary Kom reveals when she shook hands with Archana, the latter held her hands so strongly, that she got scared. Kapil says, “She lifts her husband with one hand.” Mary Kom says, “I am a boxer and I thought I have strong hands. But the way Archana squeezed my hands, I got scared.” Everyone laughs and Archana says, “Maine Mary Kom ko daara diya.”

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Kapil shares a story from his life in Jalandhar

Recalling an incident from his days in Jalandhar, Kapil said, “There was a saloon. I used to go shave sometimes. There were photos of Sania all around. I asked him, ‘you are such a big fan of Sania Mirza?’ He said, ‘Once I meet her, I can even die.’ He must be seeing this today, I know him personally.” Sania sweetly said hello to him through the show.

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Kapil asks Mary Kom if she ever gets discount because of boxing

Mary Kom shares, “I don’t know if for boxing, but I get a lot of love and discount. Sometimes I got for free also.” Sania teasingly asks her, “You got punched? What did you get for free?” Mary Kom then says, “Main gareeb hu, but 25-50% discount toh diya hai. Main toh maang leti hu free me. Agar unko mera khauf hai toh pura dukaan hi de deta.”

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Saina Nehwal is scared of air turbulence

Saina Nehwal explains saying, “I mean, it's such a thing. At that time, it feels like, God, save me. Just save me once. Everyone remembers the mantras.” Kapil says, “I'm not even scared of the flight, I was scared of the train. Because I didn't buy ticket.”

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Sania Mirza’s food experience while going to play overseas

Sharing her experience, Sania says, “Food in China is very bad. It’s too bad.” Saina says that they had to use Google translate. Sania then added, “I have played matches having only ketchup and rice. Now you still get good options but back then you would get nothing. 15-16 years back when we used to go to play, it was really bad.” Saina says that they would carry Indian food packets.

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