Hooda 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.

First films are always special. For Randeep Hooda, Monsoon Wedding — his debut — came through a traditional audition, but the story behind it is anything but typical. In a conversation with ...