MUMBAI: Karwa-Chauth is special for Gautam Rode and Pankhuri Awasthy who have been fasting together on the day since they got married.

“It is going to be our third year fasting together.”, says Pankhuri as Gautam jumps in, adding, “Shaadi se pehle bhi rakha tha!”. “No, I kept it. You did not!” chides Pankhuri.

Pankhuri further adds, “I asked him ‘Karwa-Chauth aa raha hai, tum rakhoge? And he was like, 'Of course, yeh koi poochne ki baat hai?’”.

The couple prepped up for Karwa-Chauth a day before. While this year they may not be able to go out, the couple does have a routine they follow.

Pankhuri says, “I like to put mehendi a day before Karwa-Chauth. He hogs till 12 in the night. Imagine, he also eats sargi in the morning!”.

Gautam, on the other hand, spends most of the day sleeping. He says, “Kabhi sar mein dard ho raha hota hai, kabhi pet mein. I sleep after eating sargi and wake up around 4pm. Then I watch TV and sleep again. Pankhuri doesn’t drink water that often in any case, and I always have a water bottle with me. So, fasting’s tough for me.”.

On being asked about the best part of fasting together as a couple, Pankhuri says, “I think it’s the fact that you keep it together. It’s special that you are doing something for your partner.”, to which Gautam further adds, “I think it’s inhumane that your partner is fasting while you are hogging, so that’s why I fast.”.

“Last year, I was shooting in Varanasi and he came there on the day of the festival,” Pankhuri informs while Gautam chimes in saying, “I flew there bhookha-pyaasa. Cheating kar sakta tha airplane mein, but maine nahi ki!”.

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The lockdown gave people a chance to spend ample time with their loved ones and Gautam-Pankhuri are no different.

Pankhuri shares, “The world came to a halt, and there were so many things we did together, from jhaadu-pochchha to watching shows. I also learnt how to cook. There was a phase when I tried to learn painting and also another language. We also fought, but nothing major.”

“Time seekhne sikhaane mein hi chala gaya,”, adds Gautam, who also tried his hand at TikTok. “Socho, main pehli baar TikTok par aaya aur TikTok hi ban ho gaya!”, he laughs while disclosing the same.

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Credit: ETimes