Was given a bowl to pee: Randeep Hooda on his wedding ceremony with Lin Laishram
Actor Randeep Hooda recalled that he was given a bowl to pee during his traditional wedding ceremony with Lin Laishram in 2023. He also shared he got married in a 'civil war-like situation'.In an interview with Mid-Day, the 48-year-old said, "It was a big thing where people said I wasn't getting married to a Jatt girl. My marriage itself was a big drama since there was a problem going on in Manipur, and we were thinking of getting married."advertisementHowever, he said he was adamant that he would get married there as, 'Ladki ke ghar jaake shaadi nahi ki toh kya shaadi hui (Is it even a marriage if you don't get married at the girl's house)?"
The actor shared how a friend who was a brigadier with the Assam Rifles helped him. "I called him, and he said, 'Come, I'll get you married.' So 10-12 of us went there, and we had never been there. We had no idea about their ceremonies," Randeep said.Even though Lin tried to show him videos, he only pretended to watch them as he was busy editing 'Savarkar' at that time.He recalled having pure vegetarian food when they reached her house and worshipping all their gods before getting married. He further commented that his friends also joked about whether he had brought them to a wedding or a sacred pilgrimage.advertisementRandeep then spoke about how he was supposed to behave in a dignified manner during the ceremony and recalled the bowl incident.He said, "I had a helper with me, more like a tutor. So once the groom puts his thing on his head, you can't tilt your head. You go to the ceremony, and they give you a bowl and an umbrella. They then put you in a holding area where everyone is supposed to come and look at you, and you are supposed to look very dignified."Watch their wedding video here: "I asked what the bowl was for, and he said if you need to pee, you just open the umbrella and pee over there, you cannot move out of there because you are god," he added. Randeep said, "Haryanvi (culture) is rough and crass, theirs was so systematic and elegant.'The actor concluded that hundreds of AK-47s went off in the air as soon as the pheras finished since there was a civil war going on.On the professional front, Hooda was last seen in 'Jaat'. It is currently streaming on Netflix.Must Watch
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