‘Don’t know if i’d love him if he didn’t’: Priyanka on Nick Jonas embracing her Indian roots

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are often seen embracing each other’s diverse traditions and religious practices. In a recent interview, the Citadel actor revealed that Nick’s willingness to embrace her distinct heritage is one of the reasons their relationship has stayed strong. Priyanka also shared the secret behind their eight-year-long happy marriage.During a chat with E! News at the New York premiere of her documentary Cycle of Love, Priyanka shared that her husband Nick makes a lot of efforts in accepting her Indian roots. She said, “I don’t know if I’d love him if he didn’t. That is a big part of any story or any relationship that is multicultural. I think it’s really important to have a sense of respect for your partner’s roots.”At home, Nick Jonas celebrates Hindu festivals, listens to Hindi music and helps their four-year-old daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, stay connected to her Indian roots.When asked about the secret to maintaining their relationship, Priyanka Chopra replied, “Being kind to your partner. That’s something that’s really important.”ALSO READ | ‘Priyanka Chopra is best thing to come out of India after yoga’: Anjula AchariaPriyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas tied the knot in 2018, celebrating their union with both Christian and Hindu wedding ceremonies. The couple welcomed their daughter Malti Marie via surrogacy in 2022.Priyanka Chopra has served as an executive producer on the upcoming documentary The Cycle of Love. The film tells the true story of PK Mahanandia, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor Dalit family who, in 1977, embarked on a 6,000-mile bicycle journey across nearly a dozen countries to meet Lotta von Schedvin, the Swedish woman he had fallen in love with.Story continues below this adAt the New York premiere of the documentary, director Orlando von Einsiedel spoke about working on the project with Priyanka. “When we began this project, and we were thinking about the ideal executive producer who might work for us, everybody said Priyanka Chopra.”He further added, “A few years later, she saw the film and got in touch and said, ‘Can I join the team?’ It blew all of our minds. Priyanka is a master of what she does. She’s a global megastar. She’s done a lot of work. You have to fight these days to get independent films. You have to fight to get the film distributed, to get it seen. Priyanka has done a lot of work helping us with that.”Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.Tags:nick jonasPriyanka Chopra