23 December,2025 01:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas and Malti Marie
Even as she navigates life across continents, Global Icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas remains desi at heart and deeply committed to ensuring her daughter Malti Marie Jonas grows up connected to her Indian heritage. During her recent appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show, the global icon opened up about how she keeps her daughter rooted in Indian culture despite living abroad. When veteran actor Archana Puran Singh asked what aspects of growing up in India Malti Marie might miss, Priyanka's response was both heartwarming and reassuring.
"She travels to India often. She accompanied me to Hyderabad, she's been to Mumbai, she's been to Delhi and even came with me to Ayodhya. I've always tried my best to make sure that she is familiarized with Indian culture and traditions, as much as possible," she shared. Clearly, ensuring that her daughter grows up with the best of both cultures and traditions is important for PC.
But perhaps the most endearing revelation came when Priyanka described her young daughter's relationship with traditional Indian attire. "Whenever she puts on her ghagra-choli, she calls herself an 'Indian princess'. She loves her ghagras and bindis and bangles, which I always take for her," the actress revealed with visible 'Mommy' pride. This sweet anecdote offered us a glimpse into how Priyanka is successfully cultivating a love for Indian traditions in her daughter through the kind of joy and wonder that only a child's imagination can create.
Priyanka's approach comes across as noteworthy because of how organic and joyful it appears. She has often shared glimpses of Indian festivals that she celebrates in LA with her family on social media. She's not preserving tradition for tradition's sake but making it come alive for her daughter in ways that feel magical and empowering.
Priyanka Chopra joined her husband Nick Jonas and the Jonas brothers for their oh-so-famous pre-show ritual. Nick posted a fun video on his Instagram, where he, PeeCee, and brother Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, were seen grooving to the old Bollywood banger, Aap Jaisa Koi from the 1980 film Qurbani.
Nick has been expressing his love for Bollywood numbers with these pre-show hype songs. Prior to this, Nick posted a clip of himself and his team members on social media tapping a foot on the Shararat song from Aditya Dhar's directorial Dhurandhar. He disclosed that he has turned the peppy number into his new pre-show hype song. The video uploaded by him on his IG showed Nick and his buddies dancing on the track with full energy.
Before that, the American singer and actor chose Hrithik Roshan and Kiara Advani's Aavan Jaavan song from War 2 as his pre-show hype track. He shared another fun clip of himself dancing to the peppy Bollywood number.
By taking Malti to different Indian cities and introducing her to customs and celebrations, as well as Bollywood songs, Priyanka seems to be building a bridge between Malti's American upbringing and her Indian heritage, a balancing act that only the global icon can nail to perfection.
