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Rajkummar Rao Revealed The Reason Behind Patralekha Putting Sindoor On His Head During Their Wedding Ceremony

By Gunjan Chaudhary

November 28, 2024

Rajkummar Rao is one such actor who has worked really hard to establish himself in the industry. After working hard for years in the entertainment industry, he has successfully proved himself as one of the most talented actors. These days he is enjoying the success of his film recently released blockbuster film ‘Stree 2’ which did tremendous business at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.

Rajkummar Rao And Patralekha

The actor often remains in the news headlines for his professional and personal life. Rajkummar shares a lovely relationship with his wife Patralekha who he got married after dating each other for seven years. The couple tied the knot in the year 2021 which was attended by close friends and family members only. Recently, during an interview, Rajkummar Rao revealed his wedding ritual, in which his wife applied sindoor to him.

Rajkummar Rao And Patralekha

In a recent interview with one of the media houses, Rajkummar Rao revealed why he asked his wife Patralekha to apply sindoor during their wedding. He also clarified that he was not comfortable with some traditions that seemed patriarchal in nature. The actor said in the conversation, “It was very impulsive at that moment, I thought why is she only wearing sindoor, mangalsutra, and chooda? I thought she had to wear and do so much for me, what am I doing for her? I was just wearing the ring. I just asked her, ‘You should also apply sindoor to me, it should be equal.'”

Rajkummar Rao And Patralekha

Rajkummar further said, ‘Patralekha was quite surprised at that time after hearing this. I think she was overwhelmed, but we were both very happy to get married. That moment became very big later, but at that time we didn’t really think it was out of the box. She was very proud of me. She knows it well and it is something that is expected of me, but I am glad that it touched so many hearts.”