Hardik Pandya offers Rs 5 lakhs to get his shoes back in an unseen video from his wedding

India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya renewed his marital vows with his wife Natasa Stankovic in a grand and festive manner during the start of the year 2023. An unseen video from the same ceremony has now gone viral on the internet, where Hardik is heard offering Rs 5 lakhs to his sister-in-law Pankhuri Sharma to get back his shoes.

In the clip shared by a fan on social media, Pankhuri and Hardik can be seen having a playful conversation as the latter asks his sister-in-law to return his stolen shoes, but she asks for 1 lakh rupees in exchange. In response, Pandya agrees to give her even 5 Lakh Rupees to get back his shoe pair. Although Pandya asks someone in the crowd to transfer the amount to Pankhuri, she jokingly refuses to hand over the shoes to him until the transaction is successful.

It is worth mentioning that sisters, cousins, and other female relatives of the bride steal the groom’s shoes at Indian weddings and ask for money or gifts in return. The tradition is popularly known as the ‘Joota Chupai Ritual’.

Here’s the video:

Ameeri ho to aisi ho. Hardik Pandya jit

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