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Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha’s wedding ceremony was equal parts traditional and modern. The couple followed many traditional rituals but added their own twist to them. One of their twists included Patralekha applying sindoor to Rajkummar, a gesture that is traditionally only done by men. In a recent interaction, the Stree actor opened up about the significance of his gesture, explaining that it was a reflection of their equal partnership. He also shared how they decided to tweak some of the things in the ceremony so it becomes more meaningful for them.
Speaking to Barkha Dutt on Mojo Story, Rajkummar said, “At that moment it was very impulsive, I felt why is it just her wearing the sindoor, mangalsutra and chooda? I thought she had to wear and do so much, what I am doing? I was just wearing the ring. I just asked her, ‘You should also put sindoor on me. It should be equal.'”
When asked about Patralekha’s reaction to his gesture, Rajkummar replied, “I think she was overwhelmed but both of us were so elated to get married. That moment became huge later, but at that point we didn’t really think that it’s out of the box. She knows me very well and this is something that is expected out of me. But I am glad that it touched so many hearts.”
Talking about his pheras, he said, “Even during our pheras, we wanted to know what was the Pandit ji saying? We asked him the meaning behind every mantra. We weren’t comfortable with some of the vachans (promises) that Patralekha had to take. For instance, there was one vachan which said that she can’t get angry at me and I was like this one is not happening, it’s not valid.”
Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha tied the knot in 2021 after dating for several years. The couple had previously shared screen space in Hansal Mehta’s 2014 film CityLights. On the work front, Rajkummar was last seen in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Stree 2. The latter became a massive hit at the box office, emerging as the highest-grossing film of 2024.
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