Amid tension in war struck Manipur, Randeep Hooda, preparing for his upcoming release, 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar,' was in Delhi to reveal the film's trailer.

He plays the independence warrior in this biography, which is his directorial debut and his first film to be released after his November wedding to actor Lin Laishram.

While discussing many of his firsts, such as his directorial debut with the film 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar' and landing the Hollywood film 'Extraction' starring Chris Hemsworth, the actor also spoke exclusively to IndiaToday.in about marrying his beloved wife in Manipur amidst state tensions.

When asked about being married in a traditional Manipuri rite, Randeep replied, "My notion of travelling to Manipur and marrying traditionally was that you normally go to the bride's home to get married. And I wanted to show Lin and her culture the respect that they deserved. So that was the concept behind it. It was a stressful moment in Manipur, and just a handful of us travelled there. And neither I nor my family expected something like that. There was no internet, and we were like, "Hey, wow!" "How come our photos are everywhere?" So my team started uploading them and all that. But we were stunned by the reception we received."

He went on to talk about the Meiti-style wedding and Lin's clothing. "I was surprised to see my her in that outfit at the moment because I had never seen it before. And I was advised to sit extremely still because I would be gone that evening. And you have a groom handler with you. And he said, 'If you relocate, you will not make a good Meiti groom.' I said, okay. The Jat in me said, 'I'll be such a fine Meiti groom.' So I'd set an example, which I did. You cannot fidget, move, or do anything like that. Even if you have to scratch, tell him, 'Hey, scratch my nose.' You cannot move. So I did it. And when she came, they made your mother sit in front of you outside the mandap. The mother sits in front of you, but there is no fire. There is simply 'tulsi'."