Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have family support.
In an interview with Afterhrs for dna India, Priyanka’s mother, Madhu Chopra, said she approved of her daughter’s new fiancé just two months after the couple started dating.
“I always trust Priyanka’s judgment; she’s not impulsive,” Madhu said. “She gave it a lot of thought and when she decided on something, I was sure it would be good.”
Priyanka, 36, and Jonas, 25, reportedly started dating in May, and they’ve had a whirlwind romance since. Reports that the couple were engaged began to swirl in July. They finally confirmed the news in August with a series of Instagram pictures.
“Taken, with all my heart and soul,” Chopra captioned one of the photos.”
Both of Priyanka and Jonas’ families gathered in Mumbai, India to celebrate the engagement.
Family: Nick Jonas sweetly holds hands with mother-in-law Madhu as he and wife Priyanka Chopra enjoy dinner out in Beverly Hill
Madhu said Jonas took the roka ceremony, a traditional Indian ceremony that shows consent of the engagement by family and friends, seriously.
“Nick enjoyed the prayers during the puja,” Madhu said. “It was a new thing for him and he took it seriously. He followed what our panditji said, and chanted the Sanskrit mantras accurately.”
She said that she stopped pressuring her daughter to get married “in the last two to three years,” but is thrilled with Jonas joining the family.
“Nick is calm and mature,” she said. “He’s a wonderful person and everyone in the family just loves him. He’s so polite and respectful towards elders. What more can a mother want?”
As for the wedding date, Madhu said it hasn’t been determined yet.
“They haven’t decided on a wedding date yet. It’s too soon,” she said. “Both of them have work commitments right now which they need to finish. They will take some time to decide where they want it and when they want it.”