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Patralekhaa and Rajkummar Rao dated for over a decade before they finally exchanged wedding vows in Chandigarh in November 2021. The pair first appeared on screen together in the 2014 movie, CityLights, directed by Hansal Mehta. Despite their separate careers taking up most of their time, Patralekhaa and Rajkummar's fans haven't seen them together in a long while. We questioned the Phule actor about whether she and her husband are willing to collaborate on a project.

Patralekhaa, speaking exclusively to Jagran English that they did come close to working on some but that they didn't work. She went on to say that it would be best if they didn't collaborate. 

Patralekhaa said, "We did come very close to doing films but it's better if we don't work together for now. I've really thought about it because I just feel like it has taken me a very long time to have my individual identity. Whatever films I am doing, big, small, it's my own journey, I am enjoying it. I hope we do work in future together but not right now."

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Patralekhaa also opened about their creative exchanges as two individuals in the same field. The actress revealed that she turns to Rajkummar when she is unsure of how to approach the character.

"We know which movie we're doing next, what've signed, it's always so exciting to exchange the filmmakers you're working with, the co-actors you're working with because there is so much exchange of creativity and the scripts that you're working on. Many a times when I feel a little confused and I don't know how to approach the character, I always ask him - 'How would you do it.' Sometimes, it matches and sometimes it doesn't," she disclosed. 

For the unversed, Patralekhaa and Rajkummar are about to take the film industry on a new adventure as producers with the upcoming comedy flick Toaster on Netflix. The ensemble cast of the highly acclaimed comedy includes Archana Puran Singh, Upendra Limaye, Farah Khan, Abhishek Banerjee and Seema Pahwa in addition to Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra. The duo hopes that Toaster will be a humorous yet significant addition to their expanding creative repertoire as they enter the production industry.

About Phule 

Patralekhaa and Pratik Gandhi led Phule showed their fight against discrimination based on caste and their demand that women be given equal access to education. Through Savitribai (Patralekhaa), the movie transports you back in time to the early days of these visionaries' fight against patriarchy, caste and conventional education. Savitribai had to also deal with dangers of death, stones and cow feces everywhere they go.

Phule is gradually gaining traction despite a sluggish start at the box office. Rajkummar Rao, meanwhile, is occupied with the promotion of his next movie, Bhul Chuk Maaf, in which he co-stars with Wamiqa Gabbi. The movie will be released in theaters on May 9, 2025.

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