Randeep Hooda is one of the most popular actors in Bollywood. Just like his works, his marriage to Manipuri actress, Lin Laishram, also made the headlines. While the duo initially kept their relationship private, it was made official after the couple shared pictures from their dreamy wedding ceremony in Manipur. Earlier, the Highway actor shared about the complications he faced as he was the first one in his family to get married to a non-Jatt girl. For the unversed, in November 2023, Bollywood actor, Randeep Hooda tied the knot with Manipuri actress, Lin Laishram in a traditional Meitei wedding ceremony. Now, in a fresh interview, Randeep spoke about the strict wedding rituals, which were somewhat weird at the same time.
Randeep Hooda calls his wedding with Lin Laishram ‘a big drama‘
In a recent interview with Mid-Day, Randeep Hooda recalled the drama surrounding his wedding and talked about the strict wedding rituals. The actor revealed that there was a stereotype as he had not married a Jaat girl, and he disclosed that during the same time of his marriage, there was a political turmoil in the state. Recalling the days, Randeep said that he went to Manipur with a group of 10-12 people and admitted that no one in the group was familiar with the customs and rituals of the state. Randeep shared that earlier, his wife, Lin, tried to explain the rituals to him through videos, but at that time, he was busy editing Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. In his words:
“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. I had a friend like this brigadier with Assam rifles. 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. She tried to show me videos of it, but I was busy editing Savarkar at that time.”
Randeep Hooda shares about the strict rituals in his wedding
Further in the interview, Randeep recalled the strict rituals that he had followed in his wedding. Randeep shared that when he came to the wedding ceremony, he had a helper who guided him throughout his wedding. The actor said that he had to sit straight for two hours and was not allowed to move at all. In fact, one thing in his wedding ritual shocked him as well. At the time of his wedding, the actor was given an umbrella and a bowl, so when he enquired about its purpose, he was told that if he needed to pee, he could use the bowl and the umbrella to hide himself. The actor shared that he and his wife were treated like Gods. In his words:
“Then we came to the wedding ceremonies. I had a helper with me, more like a tutor. You go to the ceremony and they give a bowl and an umbrella. And once you are in the mandap, you are not supposed to move; they wrap a blanket around you. So if I sit in rest mode, the helper would correct me and say ‘you have to look the best, you are god today.’ For two hours I had to sit with my back straight and head up. Then I asked what was the bowl for and he said in case you need to pee, you just open the umbrella and pee over there, you cannot move out of there because you are god.”
Randeep also shared how his wife, Lin Laishram, was not allowed to smile during the wedding ceremony. The actor also spoke about the differences in the culture between his family and Lin’s. He also shared that just like him, Lin also had a helper who tutored her and scolded her a lot during the wedding ceremony. In his words:
“And when she (Lin) came, she also had a tutor. She got so much scolding. She was smiling and you are not supposed to smile, so messengers would come and tell you ‘stop smiling’. But we all were so taken in. The Haryanvi culture and the Manipuri culture is so different even though both produce the best boxers and sportsmen. Our is so rough and crass and their’s is so systematic. She was wearing so much gold and I was like ‘chalo ek picture toh yahin bann gayi’. It was a civil war going there and as soon as the pheras finished, hundreds of AK-47 went off in the air.”
Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram’s love story
Randeep got married to his lady love, Lin Laishram, on November 26, 2023. The duo had an intimate wedding in Manipur following the traditional Manipuri rituals. The couple crossed paths for the first time at Naseeruddin Shah’s theatre group Motley and eventually fell in love. As per multiple reports, Randeep and Lin started living together during the COVID-19 lockdown. Later in 2022, the two made their relationship official on Instagram.
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