Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa tied the knot on November 15, 2021, after dating for eleven long years, and their wedding was truly breathtaking. The couple's ceremony was filled with traditional rituals. However, Rajukummar and Patralekhaa decided to put their own twist on them, which introduced an element of modernity to the affair. One such twist was Patralekhaa applying sindoor to Rajkummar, a ritual usually performed by men. Well, recently, the Stree actor opened up about this iconic moment and the deep significance it held for his and Patralekhaa's equal partnership.
Rajkummar Rao recently appeared for a chat with Barkha Dutt on her Mojo Story, during which he talked about the iconic moment when he asked Patralekhaa to apply sindoor to him. According to the actor, his decision was spontaneous, taken impulsively after seeing all that Patralekhaa had worn and done for the wedding. In Rajkummar's words:
"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.'"
Rajukummar Rao further talked about his wife, Patralekhaa's reaction to his impulsive gesture, and apparently, she wasn't surprised at all! While his act may have touched the hearts of the rest of the nation, Rajkummar stated that Patralekhaa knows him far too well, so she expects such actions from him. He said:
"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."
Rajkummar Rao also talked about a few tweaks they made in traditional rituals so his and Patralekhaa's wedding would be even more meaningful to them. This included their pheras , wherein they wanted to know the meaning of every single vachan and rejected ones that weren't valid. Rajkummar recalled:
"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 Patralekhaa 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."
In a conversation with Humans of Bombay, Patralekhaa revealed how different her and Rajkummar Rao's first impressions of each other had been. The IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack actress said that she first saw Rajkummar in the film, LSD and thought his real personality must be as weird as his on-screen character.
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Patralekhaa further revealed that Rajkummar, on the other hand, had seen her for the first time in an ad. And the actor's first thought was, 'I'm going to marry her.' Well, Patralekhaa's unfavorable impression of Rajkummar changed instantly when they first worked together on the 2014 film, CityLights . Patralekhaa stated that Rajkummar's passion was so powerful that he could 'bring everyone along with him like a tornado.' According to her, the actor had a knack for ensuring everyone did their best rather than solely focusing on himself. This led Patralekha to develop an immense respect for him, which first turned into friendship and then blossomed into love. And the rest was history.
What do you think about Rajkummar Rao's reason for asking Patralekhaa to put sindoor on him?
