Pulkit Samrat Says 'No' To Gender Roles, Makes 'Pehli Rasoi' For Kriti Kharbanda

Wedding season might be overflowing with extravagant ceremonies and dazzling outfits, but what's the secret sauce to a long-lasting marriage? Forget grand gestures and viral hashtags, Bollywood actors Pulkit Samrat and Kriti Kharbanda are serving up a refreshingly simple answer, equality. And they're proving it in the most delicious way possible, by sharing kitchen duties!

Breaking The Mould: Pulkit Makes ‘Pehli Rasoi’ His Own

Recently married, Kriti shared a heartwarming story on social media. Traditionally, the ‘pehli rasoi’ ceremony involves a new bride cooking a sweet dish for her husband's family. However, Pulkit decided to flip the script. Kriti walked into the kitchen to find him making halwa! When she questioned him, his response was simple, ‘it's my pehli rasoi too.’

This gesture, Kriti says, was a ‘Green Flag Alert.' She further wrote, "Pulkit ki pehli rasoi happened yesterday. I walked into the kitchen and realised he was making halwa. I asked him what he was doing, and he casually responded, halwa bana raha hoon, it's my pehli rasoi. I giggled and told him, pehli rasoi ladki ki hoti hai baby. To which his response was, that's so silly, we've both decided to share equal responsibility in this relationship. You cooked for our family back home in Delhi, I'll cook for our family here in Bangalore. Simple."

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The ‘Pehli Rasoi’: A Tradition In Transition

The ‘pehli rasoi’ ceremony is a long-standing tradition where a newly married bride cooks a sweet dish for her husband's family. It's meant as a showcase of her culinary skills, but in today's world, it can feel outdated. The underlying assumption that women are solely responsible for cooking reinforces traditional gender roles that many couples are moving away from.

Some families take the ‘pehli rasoi’ very seriously, judging the bride's skills and even using them as a measure of her worth. This pressure can be immense and frankly, irrelevant. However, there's a way to honour tradition while embracing modern sensibilities. This is exactly what Pulkit Samrat did by taking part in the ceremony himself.

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Reforming Traditions, Not Rejecting Them

Pulkit's act wasn't about discarding tradition entirely. It was about reforming it. He respected the ritual while fulfilling his role as an equal partner in the marriage. This isn't an isolated incident. Other couples are challenging traditional wedding practices too.

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One couple, who met on a Malayalam TV show, defied expectations during their wedding. When the bride went to touch the groom's feet, he surprised everyone by doing the same. Similarly, actors Rajkumar Rao and Patralekha redefined the sindoor ceremony, with both partners applying it to each other.

Another couple, Phalasa and Shiv, took things a step further. They created a ‘kunwar daan’ ceremony, mirroring the ‘kanyadaan’ ritual traditionally performed for the bride.

Equality: A Lifelong Commitment

These examples showcase a growing trend of couples rejecting rituals that reinforce female submissiveness. However, true equality goes beyond the wedding day. It's about mutual respect, emotional, physical, and financial support and a shared commitment to a balanced family life.