Pranitha Subhash on criticism over pic of her sitting at husband's feet for ritual: I've always been a traditional girl

Pranitha Subhash has reacted after a picture of her sitting near her husband Nithin Raju's feet received criticism. She said she has always been a traditional girl at heart.

Pranitha Subhash recently shared a picture of her sitting at her husband Nithin Raju's feet during a ritual, which soon sparked a social media debate over whether the gesture was patriarchal in nature. Pranitha has now reacted to the incident. The actor defended the ritual and said that she has believed in it since her childhood.

Pramitha Subhash shared a picture of herself sitting near her husband's feet.

Pranitha had shared the picture on her Instagram account on July 28, captioning it, "Bheemana Amavasya," adding an evil eye amulet emoji. Bheemana Amavasya is reportedly observed by many Hindu women to pray for the long life of their husband and other male members of the family.

Opening up about the negative reactions to the picture, Pranitha told ETimes, "Well, everything in life has two sides. But in this case, 90 per cent of the people had a good word to say. The rest, I ignore. Just because I’m an actor and the field is known for its glamour, does not mean that I cannot follow a ritual that I have grown up watching and completely believe in. All my cousins, neighbours and friends have also done it. I did the puja last year too when I was newly married, but hadn’t shared the picture then."

Pranitha Subhash shared pictures of her performing Bheemana Amavasya on Instagram.

Pranitha tied the knot with Nithin, a Bangalore-based businessman, on May 30, 2021. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter they have named Arna, in June this year. Pranitha, who has worked in several Kannada and Telugu films since making her debut with the Telugu film Baava in 2010, made her Hindi film debut with the 2021 film Hungama 2.