Besides Leander Paes, one thing Mahima has passion for are shoes. Walk into her room and open any drawer or cupboard. What will probably fall out are shoe pairs. "I love them! But my mom is sick and tired of them.

Whenever I`m abroad, she never allows me to even step into a shoe shop lest I pick all the ones that are shown at the window," she laughed. And the price tags take a toss when Mahima is out shoe shopping !