Mumbai: Global icon Priyanka Chopra reconnected with her Punjabi roots as she shared a happy and fun video on her social media account singing the traditional folk song “Kaali Teri Choti Paranda Tera Laal Ni”.
Taking to her social media account on Friday, the global star was seen singing the popular Punjabi folk song while showing off her long braided hair extensions with a silver hair accessory in her hand. Dressed in a white robe, Priyanka was seen in a fun mood and it seemed as if she had recognized the Punjabi girl inside her.
For those unaware, “Kali Teri Chhoti Paranda Tera Lal Ni” is a famous Punjabi folk track often associated with celebration and tradition.
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Talking about Priyanka Chopra, while the actress is now settled in the US, she was born in Jamshedpur to a Punjabi family and spent her formative years in various Indian cities, and has often expressed pride in her roots.
Priyanka now effortlessly balances her work projects in Hollywood and India, and often shares moments that reflect her deep bond with Indian traditions.
Recently, the actress was seen getting emotional while addressing students at Harvard Business School during the India Week session. The actress was heard saying how proud she felt to see the auditorium full of young students dressed in sarees and kurtas, adding that this was exactly the India she had imagined.
Sharing her experience on her social media account, Priyanka wrote, “So, this is how my day started. I had to deliver a fireside keynote speech with my closest friends and business partner Anjula Acharya at the conclusion of India Week at the prestigious Harvard Business School. The topic was ‘The India we imagine’… No big deal, I thought. You can do it, Priyanka.”
The actress further revealed that seeing the audience changed everything for her.
She said, “But looking at the audience today, only one thought came to my mind – you are the India I had imagined. Let me explain.”
Speaking at the session which was themed “The India We Imagine”, Priyanka shed light on her experience while studying in the US years ago as a teenager.
Reminiscing about his younger days in America, he talked about feeling like an outsider. “When my 12-year-old self got to high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and then Newton North High School in Massachusetts in the mid-’90s, there was no one there who looked like me.”
Priyanka also expressed her thrill and surprise at seeing so many desi faces in an international university. “I never imagined that in the next 30 years, I would be talking to you, the future of our culture, our world, on this stage, in this hallowed chamber, where so many incredible people have not only spoken, but where many of the leaders of the world as we know them were born. The audience was packed… and we were desi… and there were desi allies,” she shared.
“It made me want to cry, because this was not my teenage experience. But I’m so glad you got this. We all stand on the shoulders of the generations before us. I’m so excited that my daughter will look up to all of you.”
Expressing pride at seeing representation at one of the world’s top institutions, she wrote, “On the campus of HBS (@Harvard) in Boston, Massachusetts, where I grew up, seeing an auditorium full of students wearing sarees and kurtas… My heart swells with pride to see so many people from my community at one of the best schools in the world. You are the future.”
Priyanka ended by thanking the students for their warmth and also expressed her gratitude to her husband Nick Jonas and daughter Malti Marie for their support and called them her “forever valentines”.
On the professional front, the actress is prepping for her upcoming film directed by filmmaker SS Rajamouli. The much-awaited project is titled Varanasi and it also stars Mahesh Babu in the lead role.