Priyanka Chopra recalls Nick Jonas’ family was ‘nodding off’ during their Hindu wedding: ‘The auspicious time was 10 pm and…’

Speaking about her “magical” wedding to Nick, she continued, “It’s a very different feeling when you hold on to someone in front of everyone that’s important to you, and everyone that matters to you. You kind of realise that that’s the family you have chosen. This is my family now.”

Priyanka and Nick’s wedding also made it to the American animated show The Simpsons and Priyanka called it “really funny and ironic considering Apu was the bane of my life when I was growing up.” The character of Apu was shown to be Indian on the show but his exaggerated accent was frequently called out. Hank Azaria, who voiced the character, pulled out of the show a few years ago as the audience started making him aware about the cultural appropriation that was associated with Apu. Priyanka lived in the US during her teenage years and the show was quite popular at that time.

“Everybody kept asking me why I don’t speak like Apu? Why my accent wasn’t like Apu? Apu had a really exaggerated Indian accent as we all know now. This was really bittersweet and funny because obviously The Simpsons are an iconic part of most of our childhood but it was also the irony of me in an Indian dress marrying a white guy,” she said.

Priyanka and Nick have been married for almost five years and welcomed their daughter Malti Marie in 2022.