Priyanka Chopra recently opened up about a special moment from her roka ceremony with husband Nick Jonas. The actress revealed how the American singer impressed her desi aunties with his charm and efforts to embrace Indian traditions. She shared the story during a podcast on Mythical Kitchen, giving fans a personal glimpse into her wedding celebrations.
Although Priyanka and Nick’s 2018 wedding was a grand affair combining Hindu and Christian rituals, it was the intimate roka that left a lasting impression on her family. Priyanka described how her mother, Madhu Chopra, made every detail meaningful.
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She said, “At our roka, even I didn’t know it was going to be such a thing but my mom, daughter’s getting married and don’t have dad, really wanted to make it special. So we had four pandits (Indian priests) sitting and chanting, I walked down, and my mum had changed the hall downstairs, all the couches were moved, and there was low seating and a havan kund in the middle. The whole feeling was as if I was walking into a new life. It didn’t hit me when he put the ring on my finger, but when we walked hand in hand, I was like Oh, things are shifting, this is different. I am choosing my family.”
How Nick Jonas Wowed Priyanka Chopra’s Family
Priyanka also recalled how Nick won over her relatives, especially her aunties. She recalled, “After the ceremony was over, which Nick did perfectly. Much to the joy of my aunties, they were like oh he’s saying swaha, oh wow, he can play the Dholak, they loved him. It was great. So we went back upstairs just to change and come back to lunch. He held my hand, and he said, ‘I feel like we are on our third or fourth lifetime.’ Because in Indian weddings, we walk around the fire seven times, you’re making a promise for seven lifetimes. And when he said that to me, I thought about it for a second and I asked, ‘Why did you say that?’ He said, ‘Because it’s so familiar, it feels like home, but I want to experience so much of it together.’ I mean, how are you not gonna marry that man?”
Priyanka Chopra And Nick Jonas’s Relationship
Priyanka and Nick’s love story began in 2016 when he first reached out on social media. They appeared together publicly, including at the 2017 Met Gala, and got engaged in 2018 before tying the knot in Jodhpur.
The couple welcomed their daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, via surrogacy in 2022. Even today, their relationship continues to be one of Bollywood and Hollywood’s most adored relationships.
